MH 777 missing - MH370 media statement

[burmans]

Surveys conducted have most people thinking were looking in the wrong area.
However almost 10% of Yanks believe Aliens have taken the plane. :shock:



Survey finds 77 per cent of Aussies don’t believe MH370 search teams are looking in the right area | News.com.au

None of these surveys reflect that well on either us or Americans

1. Most of us think we know better than the experts but usually based on little to no information. Little wonder that politicians and companies think we can be fooled easily, they are probably right.

2. The yanks think UFO's have taken the plane, well enough said but not convinced we are any better!

 

[Deleted member 29185]

This seems interesting.. especially as we blew a lot of dough while everyone else cheered us on.

MH370: The pings were not from the black box

That report made me feel somewhat despondent. Also a bit angry. We know technology can provide far better information than that currently relied upon to help SAR in the aviation industry (for heavens sake, we can send an explorer craft to Mars and receive photos back). About the only thing that gives me some "good" feelings after all these weeks, is that an investigation into this dilemma may result in positive outcomes for SAR devices fitted to aircraft in the future.

 

[Sprucegoose]

One of the greatest mysteries of all time?

Did they solve the Mary Celeste??

 

[browski]

1. Most of us think we know better than the experts but usually based on little to no information.

The thing that makes this situation different is that there are actually no experts in this field.

 

[Mal]

There is talk that tracking data might be immediately uploaded 'to the cloud'. Doable, feasable. Not cheap.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

About the only thing that gives me some "good" feelings after all these weeks, is that an investigation into this dilemma may result in positive outcomes for SAR devices fitted to aircraft in the future.

Inmarsat are reported to now be offering a free tracking service for all pax aircraft with data sent every 15 minutes. A positive outcome, it would seem, for all of us.

 

[BAM1748]

4 Corners this coming Monday night the 19th May is looking at flight MH370.

They should be able to put together a good summary.

Matt

 

[Warks]

It's amazing how no news makes this story fade into the background for so many. I remember the first two weeks where I was somewhat obsessed by this disappearance and couldn't get enough news. I know many on here were going through exactly the same. But as the days and weeks went by with no news apart from the occasional 'find' that was always shown to be a false alarm the interest waned. Yet a whole plane with all those souls on board is still missing and there hasn't been a single physical trace of it found. Rampant speculation is all that seems to be produced but even the media has lost interest in that.

I did post a comment after about a week where I had the feeling we would never find out anything more except perhaps a bit of debris might wash up on a beach in a year's time that may or may not be from MH370. I'd hate to think that would be the case. There are real people missing and so many families connected to them who are in limbo forever it seems.

As some have noted the only good thing that can come out of this now is that if it is ensured it never happens again.

 

[prozac]

It's amazing how no news makes this story fade into the background for so many. .............

I am surprised at the amount of money still being thrown at this exercise and wonder who is paying the bills? Certainly some efforts must be made to shore-up public confidence in aviation but in reality there is no certainty the a/c is even where we have been told to expect it.

Meanwhile in Nigeria there are 300 young girls who look certain to suffer a sad fate yet the world looks on.

 

[SeatBackForward]

The Malaysian government said that every avenue will be investigated, yet they still say some material will not be released. I'm still of the opinion that some information is being withheld by those with a vested interest in not releasing it. The whole pilot suicide theory to me is weak, Malaysia has a low suicide incident ratio, it just seems unlikely.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I am surprised at the amount of money still being thrown at this exercise and wonder who is paying the bills? Certainly some efforts must be made to shore-up public confidence in aviation but in reality there is no certainty the a/c is even where we have been told to expect it.

Meanwhile in Nigeria there are 300 young girls who look certain to suffer a sad fate yet the world looks on.

the world has been slow to act on the Nigerian incident. And there are few excuses for that.

but the MH370 also has its victims. and they are equally entitled to know what happened to their loved ones (many of whom may only have had a single child).

cost? can we really start doing a cost-benefit analysis on something like this? I don't think we can.

 

[amaroo]

the world has been slow to act on the Nigerian incident. And there are few excuses for that.

That group must be starting to feel the glare of their infamy......satellites and multiply teams of special forces is the big league.

 

[DrA]

Inmarsat are reported to now be offering a free tracking service for all pax aircraft with data sent every 15 minutes. A positive outcome, it would seem, for all of us.

And although it probably had nothing to do with the incident itself, the fact that early on it was revealed that there were passengers travelling on false documents may do something to improve airport security? I think that's a positive thing at least.

 

[BAM1748]

I am surprised at the amount of money still being thrown at this exercise and wonder who is paying the bills? Certainly some efforts must be made to shore-up public confidence in aviation but in reality there is no certainty the a/c is even where we have been told to expect it.

Meanwhile in Nigeria there are 300 young girls who look certain to suffer a sad fate yet the world looks on.

It should be found at any cost, money is not relevant in finding 300 missing people, even if likely deceased.

 

[OATEK]

I am surprised at the amount of money still being thrown at this exercise and wonder who is paying the bills? Certainly some efforts must be made to shore-up public confidence in aviation but in reality there is no certainty the a/c is even where we have been told to expect it.

Meanwhile in Nigeria there are 300 young girls who look certain to suffer a sad fate yet the world looks on.

Hard to see what action can be taken in Nigeria. Trying to get UN agreement for a rescue mission would take years, and that would be if it is not vetoed by a nation that wants to exert their influence. If they were foreign nationals, then an Entebbe like raid might be mounted, but sadly it is hard to see what legal action could be taken now that would make a difference.

So concentrating resources where a difference can be made does seem reasonable, and for the family of the missing souls on MH370, it must be a most distressing position to be in.

 

[legroom]

the world has been slow to act on the Nigerian incident. And there are few excuses for that.

but the MH370 also has its victims. and they are equally entitled to know what happened to their loved ones (many of whom may only have had a single child).

cost? can we really start doing a cost-benefit analysis on something like this? I don't think we can.

Another angle to look at, not cost - benefits analysis, is whether it will - at some stage - become futile despite best efforts and intentions.

What if despite all the re-analysis and availability of suitable submersibles they still fail to find the plane / debris in 6-12-18 months ?

Keep going for the sake of appearing to do something ?

I'd suggest a rational outcome would be to desist in that scenario until more data / equipments become available.

 

[Himeno]

And although it probably had nothing to do with the incident itself, the fact that early on it was revealed that there were passengers travelling on false documents may do something to improve airport security? I think that's a positive thing at least.

Identity is NOT security, so no, this won't do anything to improve security.

 

[defurax]

Identity is NOT security, so no, this won't do anything to improve security.

Well it potentially is if you are on a no-fly list...

 

[Deleted member 29185]

Identity is NOT security, so no, this won't do anything to improve security.

I think identity is a crucial part of security.

 

[markis10]

And although it probably had nothing to do with the incident itself, the fact that early on it was revealed that there were passengers travelling on false documents may do something to improve airport security? I think that's a positive thing at least.

It already had : https://twitter.com/airasia/status/466131103083167744

@AirAsia: Another 1st for us! #AirAsia enhances international travel security & is the 1st to pilot INTERPOL I-Checkit System! http://t.co/NqSIoZ10z1