Malaysia Airlines loses contact with plane carrying 239 people

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Malaysia Airlines says it has lost contact with a plane with 239 aboard enroute from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

The airline said in a statement early Saturday it was attempting to locate the Boeing 777 after it lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 2:40 a.m. It was scheduled to land in Beijing at 6:30 a.m.

China's state-run news agency Xinhua reported the plane was lost in airspace controlled by Vietnam, and did not make contact with Chinese air traffic controllers.

The plane is carrying 227 passengers, including two infants, and 12 crew members. The airline said it is working with authorities to locate the plane.

Boeing said on its Twitter account it is monitoring the situation, and "our thoughts are with everyone on board."



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[alnorth]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Honestly, why don't people do that? Seems like you should have the option to bring your own parachute if you wanted. I guess they wouldn't want ppl to have an "escape plan" but seems like a right you should have as a passenger.

You'll also need to bring oxygen. Jets fly at a much higher altitude than skydivers jump. If you do have oxygen, you'll need to find out how to jump out the back, if they even have that option since it'll probably be going too fast to jump out the side.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by alnorth

You'll also need to bring oxygen. Jets fly at a much higher altitude than skydivers jump. If you do have oxygen, you'll need to find out how to jump out the back, if they even have that option since it'll probably be going too fast to jump out the side.

In the right situation, people would be willing to learn quickly.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by patteeu

I'm reading a book called "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" right now about a member of a bomber crew who ended up on a raft in the middle of the Pacific Ocean without much hope for rescue (before eventually being picked up and taken prisoner by the Japanese). I can't imagine how hopeless it must feel.

im pretty sure ive read that book, wasn't he also a distance runner?

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

im pretty sure ive read that book, wasn't he also a distance runner?

Yes. His name is Louis Zamperini and he competed in the 5000m run in the 1936 Olympics.

I just learned that they're releasing a movie based on his story later this year. The book was written by the same person who wrote the book Seabiscuit which was also made into a movie.

[Bowser]

Unbroken is a fantastic, fantastic read. Highly recommend it.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by Bowser

Unbroken is a fantastic, fantastic read. Highly recommend it.

Read it first time last year and started reading it again last week.

Good stuff.

[DTLB58]

Originally Posted by patteeu

I'm reading a book called "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" right now about a member of a bomber crew who ended up on a raft in the middle of the Pacific Ocean without much hope for rescue (before eventually being picked up and taken prisoner by the Japanese). I can't imagine how hopeless it must feel.

Thanks, I just got this for my Kindle on my ipad for only $3.09! I'm home recovering from knee and back surgery and need something to read and love WWII stories.

[planetdoc]

F.B.I. Finds Few Clues on Malaysia Air Pilot’s Flight Simulator

[Kman34]

Now the search is moving about 700 miles northeast from where the 300 pieces of debris was seen by satellite.
I don't think they've found a single piece of this plane yet.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Inmem58

Kinda odd that they can't find a Boeing 777, it's a big piece of equipment.

Not really. The ocean is a very big place.

[RockChalk]

Originally Posted by Pants

Not really. The ocean is a very big place.

Looks small on my globe, dammit

[kepp]

Originally Posted by RockChalk

Looks small on my globe, dammit

Dude, it's like...four square inches!

[alnorth]

The search planes have finally started to spot some objects in the ocean. Last night they calculated that the plane was going faster than they originally thought so it probably ran out of fuel sooner than they thought. They moved the search planes up north a bit and immediately started seeing stuff.

[Jimmya]

Finally.

[htismaqe]

Really good news.