MH 777 missing - MH370 media statement

[williamsf1]

Does not sound good.. flight is listed as missing at this stage


MEDIA STATEMENT released at 7.24am/8 Mar 2014 MH370 Incident

Sepang, 8 March 2014: Malaysia Airlines confirms that flight MH370 has lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 2.40am, today (8 March 2014).

Flight MH370, operated on the B777-200 aircraft, departed Kuala Lumpur at 12.41am on 8 March 2014. MH370 was expected to land in Beijing at 6.30am the same day. The flight was carrying a total number of 227 passengers (including 2 infants), 12 crew members.

Malaysia Airlines is currently working with the authorities who have activated their Search and Rescue team to locate the aircraft.

The airline will provide regular updates on the situation. Meanwhile, the public may contact +603 7884 1234 for further info

 

[Sprucegoose]

MH 370 missing

777-200 enroute to Beijing lost contact with ground a few hours into the flight.

 

[williamsf1]

does not look good
Malaysian Airlines System (MH) #370

news reports starting to come in as well

 

[markis10]

Re: MH 370 missing

Not looking good at all.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/MAS370

 

[markis10]

Re: MH 370 missing

Could be a coincidence but the aircraft involved has had a previous mishap

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=147571
Type:
Boeing 777-2H6ER
Owner/operator: Malaysia Airlines
Registration: 9M-MRO
C/n / msn: 28420/404
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 263
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Substantial
Location: Shanghai-Pudong Intl AP (ZSPD) - China
Phase: Taxi
Nature: International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport: Shanghai-Pudong Intl AP (ZSPD)
Destination airport: Kuala Lumpur
Narrative:
A taxiing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 passenger plane (9M-MRO), flight MH389, contaced the tail of a China Eastern Airlines A340 plane, B-6050, waiting on the taxiway at Pudong International Airport.No one was injured.


The tip of the wing of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was broken off and hung on the tail of the China Eastern Airbus 340-600, according to pictures posted by passengers on the Internet.
Sources:
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/Me...assenger+planes+bump+at+Pudong+International/
http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/2012/2012.semaine.32.pdf

 

[Sprucegoose]

Re: MH 370 missing

Not looking good at all.

Malaysian Airlines System (MH) #370

Just climbed to 35000. No more entries. Flight unknown advised

 

[whatmeworry]

Just heard the news on the ABC.

[h=1]Malaysia Airlines 'has lost contact' with plane bound for Beijing[/h] Updated 2 minutes ago
Map: Malaysia

A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 239 people bound for Beijing has lost contact with air traffic control after leaving the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia Airlines 'has lost contact' with plane bound for Beijing - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

 

[samh004]

Just heard about this. Doesn't sound good at this stage

 

[kpc]

oh my gosh....

 

[markis10]

Something happened close to transition to cruise:

03:54AM 3.8187 102.1087 25° Northeast 440 814 25,600 1,380 FlightAware ADS-B (WMSA / SZB)
03:54AM 3.8740 102.1346 25° Northeast 448 830 26,200 1,260 FlightAware ADS-B (WMSA / SZB)
03:55AM 3.9316 102.1618 25° Northeast 454 840 26,900 1,380 FlightAware ADS-B (WMSA / SZB)
03:55AM 3.9968 102.1926 25° Northeast 458 848 27,700 1,320 FlightAware ADS-B (WMSA / SZB)
03:56AM 4.0740 102.2289 25° Northeast 465 861 28,600 1,320 FlightAware ADS-B (WMSA / SZB)
03:57AM 4.1430 102.2615 25° Northeast 469 869 29,400 1,260 FlightAware ADS-B (WMSA / SZB)
03:57AM 4.2042 102.2904 25° Northeast 472 874 30,000 1,200 FlightAware ADS-B (WMSA / SZB)
04:01AM 4.7015 102.5251 25° Northeast 468 867 35,000 960 FlightAware ADS-B (WMKP / PEN)
04:02AM 4.7073 102.5278 25° Northeast 468 867 35,000 FlightAware ADS-B (WMKP / PEN)
04:05AM 4.9706 102.6124 18° North Estimated

 

[cmon0005]

Quite sad to hear this, hope there to be survivors...

 

[markis10]

Something happened close to transition to cruise:

03:54AM 3.8187 102.1087 25° Northeast 440 814 25,600 1,380 FlightAware ADS-B (WMSA / SZB)
03:54AM 3.8740 102.1346 25° Northeast 448 830 26,200 1,260 FlightAware ADS-B (WMSA / SZB)
03:55AM 3.9316 102.1618 25° Northeast 454 840 26,900 1,380 FlightAware ADS-B (WMSA / SZB)
03:55AM 3.9968 102.1926 25° Northeast 458 848 27,700 1,320 FlightAware ADS-B (WMSA / SZB)
03:56AM 4.0740 102.2289 25° Northeast 465 861 28,600 1,320 FlightAware ADS-B (WMSA / SZB)
03:57AM 4.1430 102.2615 25° Northeast 469 869 29,400 1,260 FlightAware ADS-B (WMSA / SZB)
03:57AM 4.2042 102.2904 25° Northeast 472 874 30,000 1,200 FlightAware ADS-B (WMSA / SZB)
04:01AM 4.7015 102.5251 25° Northeast 468 867 35,000 960 FlightAware ADS-B (WMKP / PEN)
04:02AM 4.7073 102.5278 25° Northeast 468 867 35,000 FlightAware ADS-B (WMKP / PEN)
04:05AM 4.9706 102.6124 18° North Estimated

There are reports of ADSB contact mid gulf being the last contact, so it could well be the aircraft was out if range of any Flightaware connected sensors, given the last contact was from a Penang station that's very possible.

 

[Aussie_flyer]

flightradar24 tracked it further out than flightaware's network of ads-b volunteers

 

[Grooba]

As much as I'm an optimist this doesn't look like it's going to end well.

 

[kpc]

I just hate news like this!!

 

[trippin_the_rift]

As much as I'm an optimist this doesn't look like it's going to end well.

Same... such sad news to wake up to

 

[Foreigner]

Tragic. Not the kind of news one would like to hear...I hope wreckage is located and investigation will explain the loss.

 

[Kefci2000]

Horrible news at anytime, even worse when you have an upcoming trip

 

[markis10]

[‪#‎MASalert‬] Statement By Our Group Chief Executive Officer, Ahmad Jauhari Yahya on MH370 Incident. Released at 9.05am/8 Mar 2014 MY Local Time

We deeply regret that we have lost all contacts with flight MH370 which departed Kuala Lumpur at 12.41 am earlier this morning bound for Beijing.

The aircraft was scheduled to land at Beijing International Airport at 6.30am local Beijing time.

Subang Air Traffic Control reported that it lost contact at 2.40am (local Malaysia time) today.

Flight MH370 was operated on a Boeing B777-200 aircraft.

The flight was carrying a total number of 239 passengers and crew – comprising 227 passengers (including 2 infants), 12 crew members. The passengers were of 13 different nationalities.

Malaysia Airlines is currently working with the authorities who have activated their Search and Rescue team to locate the aircraft.

Our team is currently calling the next-of-kin of passengers and crew.

Focus of the airline is to work with the emergency responders and authorities and mobilize its full support.

Our thoughts and prayers are with all affected passengers and crew and their family members.

The airline will provide regular updates on the situation.

The public may contact +603 7884 1234. For media queries, kindly contact +603 8777 5698/ +603 8787 1276.

 

[RooFlyer]

CBC (Canada) evening news on almost continuous coverage, with crosses to Beijing and KL ... all treating it as a loss.

Hoping they are as wrong as 'usual' in early stages of a story.