Suspicions now rest on the pilot:
An image has emerged of the pilot of the missing Malaysia Airlines jet wearing a T-shirt with a ‘Democracy is Dead’ slogan as it has been revealed he could have hijacked the plane in an anti-government protest.
Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, a father-of-three, was said to be a ‘fanatical’ supporter of the country’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim – jailed for homosexuality just hours before the jet disappeared.
It has also been revealed that the pilot’s wife and three children moved out of the family home the day before the plane went missing.
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It comes as FBI investigators say the disappearance of MH370 may have been ‘an act of piracy’ and the possibility that hundreds of passengers are being held at an unknown location has not been ruled out.
Officials also revealed that it is possible the aircraft could have landed and transmitted a satellite signal from the ground. If the plane was intact and had enough electrical power in reserve, it would be able to send out a radar ‘ping’….
Data showing the number of plausible runways where the plane could have touched down – which need to be at least 5,000ft – offer a baffling number of potential locations.
According to a map drawn up by U.S. radio station WNYC, there are 634 locations which could fit, from Australia to the Maldives to Pakistan.
However, the true number is likely to be even higher, as estimates of how far the plane could have travelled have been increased since the calculations were carried out…
Adding to the suspicions:
Authorities have said someone on board the plane first disabled one of its communications systems – the Aircraft and Communications Addressing and Reporting System or ACARS – at 1.07am.
About 14 minutes later, the transponder, which identifies the plane to commercial radar systems, was also shut down.
The fact they went dark separately is strong evidence the plane’s disappearance was deliberate.
On Sunday, Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the final words from the cockpit – “All right, good night” – were spoken to air traffic controllers after the ACARS system went off.
Whoever spoke did not mention any trouble on board, seemingly misleading ground control.
Air force Major General Affendi Buang told reporters he did not know whether it was the voice of the pilot or co-pilot.
