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[zirk]

They already have 10 on order from Boeing but that might change in the next few weeks 
You will probably find the Airbus sales team are on a flight to Beijing with a new financial package as we speak 

Could be right TG, doubt they will have a chance in hell to secure a new Sale though.

Might have more chance if they go to Kuala Lumpur though, which is where AM are based. 

[tigers_gonads]

They already have 10 on order from Boeing but that might change in the next few weeks 
You will probably find the Airbus sales team are on a flight to Beijing with a new financial package as we speak 

Could be right TG, doubt they will have a chance in hell to secure a new Sale though.

Might have more chance if they go to Kuala Lumpur though, which is where AM are based. 

Good point that 

[05omegav6]

The Chinese already glue bits of the Boing 787 together, which incidentally was why it was so late being launched

[Kevin Wood]

The Chinese already glue bits of the Boing 787 together, which incidentally was why it was so late being launched

Let me guess... They make the batteries, too.. Now they haven't got the Dell laptop contract any more.

[zirk]

Inmarsat are now saying one of their Sat Networks was receiving 'Pings' from the Plane up to 5 hours after it went missing. 

[ngrainqey]

Inmarsat are now saying one of their Sat Networks was receiving 'Pings' from the Plane up to 5 hours after it went missing. 

It sounds a bit dodgy imo

[chrisgixer]

BBC news says 48 planes, and a number of ships, are searching the area.

I guess flightradar doesn't show military air craft then, as not a single aircraft "shown" in that area is anything other than an airline going about its normal business.

[zirk]

BBC news says 48 planes, and a number of ships, are searching the area.

I guess flightradar doesn't show military air craft then, as not a single aircraft "shown" in that area is anything other than an airline going about its normal business.

Think its about 2 or 3 in the morning out there now, so that might have something to do with it.

[05omegav6]

Military transponder frequencies are classified for reasonably obvious reasons

You could imagine the Taliban, sitting happy as Larry in their caves...
"Don't worry about putting that goat casserole on Dear, there's three Tornados just taken off from Cyprus"

[chrisgixer]

Good points well presented.

[Entwood]

A serious and very interesting piece of reporting ... not your daily fail headline seeking crap ...

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e4ca1414-ab60-11e3-8cae-00144feab7de.html#axzz2vyrndE2W

Edit ..  bugger .. looks like you need access to my account to read it .. sorry   

the major point I was trying to highlight ...

"There is an increasing suspicion among the aviation community and investigators that the aircraft could have been hijacked. The various communications systems on the jet appear to have been deliberately and systematically shut down, including the transponder which gives details identifying the aircraft, its speed, altitude and heading.

The hijackers of the 9/11 aircraft acted in the same way. The transmission of secondary data from the aircraft – which allows engineers on the ground to monitor the condition of its major systems, such as its engines, via a broadcast system known as Acars, also ceased.

But an automatic system attached to Acars kept running and sent the signals to the satellite. Malaysian Airlines was not subscribed to the satellite service, which meant no data were transferred."

[zirk]

A serious and very interesting piece of reporting ... not your daily fail headline seeking crap ...

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e4ca1414-ab60-11e3-8cae-00144feab7de.html#axzz2vyrndE2W

Edit ..  bugger .. looks like you need access to my account to read it .. sorry   

Link doesn't work, need to sign in as a member. 

[05omegav6]

I refer the honourable gent to Reply#7

Especially as they have yet to find a single scrap of debris...

[Entwood]

I refer the honourable gent to Reply#7

Especially as they have yet to find a single scrap of debris...

Not disagreeing in any way ... but it looks like the "evidence" might also be starting to point that way ...

I still ask the question who/why ??

Terrorism.. thrives on/requires publicity to impart its "terror" ... and AFAIK no group has claimed responsibility ... so terrorism without terror .. makes no sense...

Political .. also needs publicity if making a "statement" .. if "escaping"/demanding exile from some regime .. you land somewhere and make your request ... you don't "vanish"

Financial/coercion ... I suppose at the extreme it could be a "kidnapping"/ransom with the demands being kept VERY secretive .. but unlikely.. as is a "contract killing" of someone on board .. taking out the whole lot is pretty ruthless...

Still too many unanswered questions .. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

I refer the honourable gent to Reply#7

Especially as they have yet to find a single scrap of debris...

Although now they're starting to search the Indian Ocean in the vicinity of the Andaman Islands.