Wondering why nothing is said about what was in the cargo and how much fuel was loaded into flight 370 before takeoff. Might have been more fuel than usual. Has anyone heard of these reports — if any.
THAT is what I'm waiting for. Aircraft burn 10% of any excess fuel carried, because of the extra weight that excess fuel weighs. So they're keen to fuel the aircraft for the leg, with weights, winds, distance all figured, along with reserves to reach an alternate destination. Any more fuel than that will cost the airline that excess fuel burn penalty in $ so they typically don't do that.
Finding out if the pilot had the airplane fueled above and beyond the operational necessity would indicate that he was involved in the plot. The range is based on fuel aboard, so if they were planning an 'event', a little extra curricular activity, they'd have fueled for it.