Secret Negotiation with Hijackers Theory Bolsters: Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Revealed

International Business Times ^ | March 12, 2014 | Gopi Chandra Kharel

[hamboy]

‘Secret Negotiation with Hijackers’ Theory Bolsters as Last Words from Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Revealed

Before the flight disappeared from radar screens, the Malaysia's civil aviation heard the words, "All right, good night", The Straits Times reported.

There is however, conflicting reports on what exactly were the last words. The BBC says that the last heard reply from flight MH370 was "All right, roger that".

The meeting held in a packed room with nearly 400 relatives at the Metropark Lido hotel in Beijing, non-the-less, is important as anguished family members were given the chance to ask direct questions to the investigating authorities for the first time.

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The official seemed to digress from the question when he said that the military was assisting investigations "at a high level".

When the family members repeatedly asked the male official present, he reportedly only said "now is not the time to reveal it."

The incident bolsters a viral theory circulating among the worried members of the family that there are some ongoing secret negotiations with terrorist who possibly hijacked the plane, the Strait Times noted. The official had also said earlier that he hoped that the passengers are alive.

[Nifster]

agreed.... so much of this whole thing is just plain nuts.... but it is what happens when we rely on dictatorships for any information

the one thing I predict is that it will not end well

[zipper]

There is NO verification that any data was sent after 1:07 am so quit speculating.

It's not me reporting it, it's the WSJ. Reading comprehension!.

Your example of programability is for one of the crucial data sets that are looked at... take off, climb, approach, landing.

That's what I said, for whatever the company programs it to transmit. And also for engine data -- though it turns out Malaysia Air didn't buy that package, according to the WSJ in another article. But RR

It is NOT a real time black box mime

Deciphering that crude syntax I think you mean the box doesn't transmit continuous real time DFDR data. I never said it did -- I said the opposite, and gave the reason why.

Malaysia Airlines' missing jet transmitted its location repeatedly to satellites over the course of five hours after it disappeared from radar, people briefed on the matter said...

WSJ: Satellite Data Reveal Route of Missing Malaysia Airlines Plane Jetliner 'Pinged' Satellites With Location, Altitude for Hours After Disappearance

[Nifster]

The WSJ has been denied by Malaysian authorities and Rolls said its last bit of data was received at 1:07am shortly after the last voice contact. Boeing has not commented.

There is no point in arguing about any of this. All we know is 1) there is a plane missing and 2) it will not end well. Beyond that we know NOTHING and speculation and rumor does no one any good

[zipper]

The WSJ has been denied by Malaysian authorities and Rolls said its last bit of data was received at 1:07am shortly after the last voice contact. Boeing has not commented.

As I said Malaysian Airlines didn't buy the data package. The pings didn't go to anyone in Malaysia, so they aren't in a position to comment. Not that I trust them anyway after a military official there said they had tracked the airplane to the Malacca Straits, then recanted! The fact that Boeing won't (officially) comment underscores the sensitivity of the information.

There is no point in arguing about any of this. All we know is 1) there is a plane missing and 2) it will not end well. Beyond that we know NOTHING and speculation and rumor does no one any good

Well of course, it's speculation. But we are all FRiends here and that's what friends do, right? It's interesting to bounce theories off each other to narrow down the possibilities. It's a great mystery, any way you look at it, and it's becoming more political as time progresses, it seems, judging from the behavior of the various countries involved.

[zipper]

From what I can glean from reading, the ACARS pings off satellites even when in "standby" mode, that is, even when not actively transmitting according to pre-programmed triggers.

That's how the folks at Inmarsat PLC know how long the airplane was functioning long after secondary radar tracking was discontinued.

[zipper]

Actual WSJ correction to their first report:

The Wall Street Journal confirms its report that U.S. investigators suspect Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 stayed in the air for up to four hours past the time it reached its last confirmed location. The Journal has since learned, however, that this belief is based on an analysis of signals sent through the Boeing 777’s satellite-communication link, and not from data sent by the plane’s Rolls-Royce engines to Rolls Royce, as was earlier incorrectly reported. Our report has been corrected.

[binreadin]

Speculation most welcome Mr. Zipper, particularly from those informed. Attempts to shut down discussion smell of censorship, which is not the purview of fellow freepers.