An Update on the Malaysia Airlines Mystery
The incident has been mentioned on our blog, but I have been trying to somewhat follow along with the story as things happen. New developments have been made, but officials are still uncertain of what actually happened to the jet plane. It is now thought that one of the pilots might be responsible.
Authorities believe that there were attempts to escape being on radar, using tactics that only someone who really knew what they were doing would be able to make. The plane was steered off course, and appeared to have made turns that an amateur would have made (possibly on purpose?). Also, it's two main communication systems, the data responder and location/altitude transponder, were shut off within 15 minutes of each other. All of the actions are believed to be consistent, and deliberate- with no links found to terrorism.
To make matters worse, it sounds as if Malaysian officials aren't being as cooperative as the U.S. would like. They have not given permission for the FBI to help in the search on land, and has actually turned down assistance from nearby countries. It is thought that the Prime Minister could even be withholding information. Time will only tell.
Source:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/malaysia-airlines-jet-made-tactical-aviation-maneuvers-law/story?id=22922961
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