Overview of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Passengers, Crew and Aircraft

20 13 February, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane landed at Los Angeles International Airport. Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 picture via Shutterstock) Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 left Kuala Lumpur International Airport on March 8, 20 14, and disappeared on the way to Beijing Capital International Airport 94 minutes later. This disappearance triggered an international search and rescue operation, which some people say is the largest ever, covering the South China Sea, the Gulf of Thailand and the Indian Ocean. Nearly three years later, the fate of the plane is still unknown and the search has been cancelled.

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After three years of searching, Malaysia Flight 370 crashed.

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Passenger and crew flight 370 left Kuala Lumpur at local time 12:4 1, with 227 passengers and crew 12. There are people from 14 countries on board; Most of the passengers-153-are citizens of China; All the crew members are Malaysians. Three Americans are on the plane. Other passengers came from Australia (6), Canada (2), France (4), Hong Kong (1), India (5), Indonesia (7), Iran (2), Netherlands (1), Russia (1) and Taiwan Province Province (650. The list of "KDSP" and "KDSP" issued by Malaysia Airlines includes Austria and Italy. However, these people were later confirmed to be Iranian nationals who boarded the plane with stolen passports. Investigators initially thought that these people might be * * *, but now they say they are seeking asylum.

More than two weeks after his mysterious disappearance, Malaysian officials announced that they thought Flight 370 had crashed into the sea. (See the complete infographic) (The work of infographic artist Carl Tate) The pilot of this plane is Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, 53 years old, born in Penang, North Malaysia, and his grandfather. He has more than 18000 flying hours. The co-pilot is 27-year-old Fariq Abdulla Hameed, who has 2,763 flying hours. The Associated Press reported that he was engaged and planned to hold a wedding.

Flight 370 takes off from Boeing 777-2H6ER. The code "H6" is Boeing's name for Malaysia Airlines, and "ER" stands for extended voyage. This is the 404th aircraft produced by Boeing 777. According to the aviation safety net, this plane made its first flight on May 14, 2002. * * * Flying 53,465 hours, 7,525 flight cycles (one cycle is the take-off and landing of an aircraft),

This aircraft is equipped with 282 passengers, including 35 in business class and 247 in economy class. It has two Rolls-Royce Trent 892 engines mounted under the wing of 200 feet (6 1 m). The maximum fuel capacity of the aircraft is in the range of 47380 gallons (179400 liters) and 794 1 mile (12779 kilometers). Its cruising speed is Mach 0.84 (640 mph or 897 km/h).

The last maintenance of the aircraft was on February 23rd, 20th14th. A spokesman for Malaysia Airlines said that no problems were found during the maintenance period. There was no record of major accident before the plane disappeared. However, according to Flightglobal, the company had a slight ground collision at 20 12, which caused serious damage to the wing tip.

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) was separated from Singapore Airlines Malaysia, and was established on 1947, 1972 and started to operate. Headquartered at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the airline has hubs in Kotakinabalu and Kuching. The airline operates flights all over East Asia and Southeast Asia, flying to Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, Europe and Los Angeles via Tokyo until April 20 14. Its fleet has 105 aircraft.

Aviation Safety Network listed three accidents involving MAS aircraft (excluding Flight 370):

1Sept. 2, 992: Two tires and the left main landing gear collapsed, causing a Fokker 50 to deviate from the runway of Shiwu Airport in Malaysia. No one was hurt. 1995 May 15: A Fokker 50 landed 500m away from the end of the 2220m runway in Kota Kinabalu. The pilot tried to take off and try again, but he crashed into some houses nearby. On March 5, 2000, 34 people were killed. March 15, 2000: Baggage porters unload 80 cans from Airbus A330. Firefighters and rescuers found that the tank contained oxalyl chloride, toxic and corrosive chemicals. Several cans leaked, causing serious damage to the fuselage of the plane. The plane was considered to be badly damaged beyond repair. A China company was fined $65 million for mislabeling cans and destroying airplanes.

Flight schedule 370: March 8, 20 14 (local time remains unchanged):

12:4 1 morning: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 took off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport and flew to Beijing as planned. The plane carrying 239 people is scheduled to land at Beijing Capital International Airport at 6:30 am local time.

1: 19 am: The last communication between the co-pilot Fariq Hamid and Malaysian air traffic controllers when the plane flew to Vietnam and crossed the Gulf of Thailand. Hamid reportedly said, "OK, good night."

1 am 2 1 am: The transponder of Boeing 777-2H6ER is turned off.

2: 00 a.m15: Malaysian military found an unknown object moving westward on radar. This information was made public about a week later, and the radar target was thought to be Flight 370. Subsequently, the plane disappeared from military radar about 200 miles (322 kilometers) off the coast of Penang, Malaysia.

6:30 am: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is scheduled to arrive in Beijing.

8: 00 a.m.11:The satellite detected a planar antenna.

The last signal on March 9:

A few hours later, within 24 hours, a search and rescue operation was launched over the Gulf of Thailand. The oil slick was found on the water near the plane for the last time, but the laboratory test finally showed that the oil slick came from the ship, not the plane. "KDSPe" "KDSPmarch10: The search scope of" kdsp "and" kdsp "was extended to the South China Sea, and then possible fragments were found near the port. In the end, the Vietnamese couldn't find the objects in the water.

It was also found that two passengers boarded the plane with stolen passports, which aroused people's concern about terrorism.

March 1 1:

The investigation of the stolen documents finally found that these people had no connection with known terrorist organizations. Officials speculate that these passengers may be asylum-seeking immigrants as part of a broader trip to Europe.

Malaysian officials told a local newspaper that military radar evidence showed that the plane turned around during the flight.

March 12:

An investigation has been launched, and it may be that Flight 370 was hijacked or destroyed. China released satellite images of potential debris floating between the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. The search scope was expanded, but Malaysian * * * later said that China satellite images did not show part of the missing plane.

March 13:

After air traffic controllers lost radar contact, officials tried to piece together the flight route of the plane, so the search was pushed to the Indian Ocean.

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The source told * * * that the plane lost significant altitude after losing contact with the ground controller. Intelligence officials investigated the possibility that one of the pilots or crew members played a role in the disappearance of the plane.

March 15:

Malaysia reported that the pilot's home was searched after it was suspected that someone on board might interfere with the plane's communication system. The investigation continues to investigate the possible role of the pilot in the disappearance of the plane.

Later, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said that the plane may have been "deliberately banned" from communication before it disappeared, or it may have been deliberately diverted, although there is no evidence that the plane was hijacked.

The last satellite transmission of Flight 370 was traced to the Indian Ocean off the coast of Australia.

March 16:

An international search operation has begun, mainly focusing on the Indian Ocean. The latest analysis shows that the plane continued to run for about 7 hours after the last contact with the ground controller.

March 17:

Indonesia and Australia use patrol aircraft to search most of the South Indian Ocean. Malaysian law enforcement officers expanded the scope of investigation to include all passengers, crew and ground crew present on March 8.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak asked Australia to lead the ongoing search.

March 18:

The report shows that Thai military radar may have detected Flight 370, but until now, Malaysian officials have been sharing or requesting information with Malaysian officials. The search in the Indian Ocean continues.

March 19:

The FBI joined the ongoing investigation in Malaysia by analyzing the data obtained by pilots on home flight simulators. Malaysia's defense minister confirmed that the document was deleted from the plan on February 3.

The analysis of aircraft fuel reserves narrowed the search to a smaller area in the South Indian Ocean.

On March 20th:

Satellite images obtained by the Australian Maritime Safety Administration show the wreckage of a suspected plane in the South Indian Ocean. The photos taken on March 16 show two objects that may be related to the missing plane. However, despite an organized search in an area of nearly 9,000 square miles (23,000 square kilometers), the patrol aircraft still did not find any debris.

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Once again, the search engine failed to find any debris on the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. The analysis of Inmarsat found that the stable speed and flight trajectory of the aircraft indicated that it was unlikely to be paralyzed by catastrophic events.

On March 22nd:

An Australian patrol plane found a wooden tray in the water in the search area. A China satellite orbiting the earth has taken a new picture of an object that may be related to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight. The picture shows that there is a large object about 72 feet (22 meters) by 43 feet (13 meters) in the South Indian Ocean.

The Australian Maritime Safety Administration tried to locate the objects seen by the China Earth Observation Satellite, but no debris was found in the reported search area.

On March 23:

French satellite images showing potential floating objects were sent to the Australian Maritime Safety Administration. Images generated by radar echoes from satellites or radar signals providing location information show floating at 1430 miles (2300 kilometers from Perth coast).

The search failed to find any debris in the water again.

On March 24:

The Australian Maritime Safety Administration began to investigate two objects found in the water about 1550 miles (2,500 kilometers) southwest of Perth, Australia. Possible fragments include a gray or green round object and an orange rectangular object.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak held a press conference to announce that the latest satellite information showed that Malaysia Airlines passenger plane crashed in the South Indian Ocean. Razak said that further analysis conducted by the British accident investigation department concluded that Flight 370 flew along the southern corridor, and its last known location was in the middle of the Indian Ocean, far from the west coast. .2065438+July 27th, 2006,

Two more Boeing 777 wrecks were found on the beach in Mozambique. Darren Chester, Australia's Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, said that an analysis completed on March 24th concluded that "these fragments almost certainly came from MH370". He added that the drift model explained that the wreckage might crash in the Indian Ocean and eventually in Mozambique.

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Australia, China and Malaysia agreed that the search would be suspended if the plane was not in place before covering1.2000 square kilometers (46000 square miles).

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Australia's transport minister said that a large wing part found on an island in Tanzania "probably" came from a missing plane.

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The wing fragments found in Mauritius in May this year were confirmed to come from the missing plane.

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According to China's joint statement, nearly three years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared over the Indian Ocean, the underwater search was suspended, and Australian and Malaysian officials.

Editor's Note: This page was first published on March 20th, 20 14.