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It would have run out of fuel by now, I imagine if it had landed somewhere everyone would know.
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.
Could be a coincidence but the aircraft involved has had a previous mishap
ASN Aircraft accident 09-AUG-2012 Boeing 777-2H6ER 9M-MRO
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
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Presumably also the MH control room has tracking.
At least noting from the QF32 where QF Engineering were getting live messages from the plane as well
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Could be a coincidence but the aircraft involved has had a previous mishap