Starry Night
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Hi Derryn,
Thanks for the informative posts. My old boss flew a f-111 "sparkvark" in the first gulf war, he spoke highly of it.
Also, I had no idea there were SOSUS arrays anywhere other than the north Atlantic.
Hi Derryn,
Thanks for the informative posts. My old boss flew a f-111 "sparkvark" in the first gulf war, he spoke highly of it.
Also, I had no idea there were SOSUS arrays anywhere other than the north Atlantic.
I think the 5 passengers may end up being in the normal figures for missed flights. One person on social media reassured his family and friends he had missed the flight. Mind you, it is odd their luggage was checked on.
I agree - I think that 5 passengers missing a flight may not be unusual. The odd piece is that 5 passengers with checked luggage did not board. So they were at the airport. Doesn't make sense, considering the other circumstances of this flight - the fake passports, a missing plane.
You know, it's 4am - and I'm still here... I should be sleeping.
fftobed:
North Korea almost took down a passenger plane the other day shooting off missiles.
Yes true, that is definitely odd. There are also connecting flights though, with luggage checked all the way through -maybe they take them off if you miss your connecting flight
Vu Trong Khanh ‏@TrongKhanhVu 23s
#MH370 Vietnam search and rescue authorities: naval vessel to reach the floating object around 700pm Hanoi time
(It is 3:20pm Hanoi time right now and 4:20pm Malaysia/China time.)
I wonder if they still had this system in place: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/27536251/...lines-allow-cell-phones-flights/#.UxweX9xozaM using mobile phones in flight was allowed. I imagine quite a few phones were switched on, I hope they are trying to track their location. There's a rumour on twitter that a Chinese family called their loved one's phone and heard the dial tone...
ETA
http://inventorspot.com/articles/why_werent_malaysia_airlines_passengers_texting_or_tweeting
In an airline briefing for families at a hotel, many expressed their anger over what they called inaction by the airline–and that anger extended to the Chinese government. One woman, who declined to give her name, shouted, “The Chinese government hasn’t even appeared.” One man threw a bottle at a Malaysian Airlines representative.
http://stream.wsj.com/story/malaysia-airlines-flight-370/SS-2-475558/
UPDATE [3.41pm]: Malaysia Airlines group CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said family members of MH370 passengers will be flown in to Kuala Lumpur from Beijing in stages and they are communicating with families in other countries to arrange travel to KL.
http://my.news.yahoo.com/mas-aircraft-goes-missing--says-airline-023820132.html