Last Press Conference was at 330am MST
Quote:
- MAS confirm reports on that aircraft continues to fly after losing contact is inaccurate. Last engine data transmission at 01:07 indicates everything is normal. Confirmed by Roll-Royce & Boeing.
- Malaysia authorities found nothing at the area indicated by Chinese satellite image.
- Chinese government did not authorize the previously released satellite image on SASTIND website.
- The aircraft is fully serviced and ready to fly. Last service was at 23 Feb, and were schedule for next service at 19 Jun.
- Military radar doesn't show what aircraft is turning back. It's the authorities duty to investigate the possibilities of the flight may reached Straits of Malacca, hence the expanded SAR area.
- Main effort remained at South China Sea.
- FAA & NTSB working on the aircraft turn back with provided data, found it's reasonable to continue to search at Straits of Malacca. ICAO is also working on the radar readings.
- Malaysian authorities have shared military radar reading with their counterparts to help with investigation.
- Authorities denies report that house of MH370's crew was searched by police.
- All passenger on the manifest is being examined by authorities.
- Same amount of financial allowance is given to families of all passenger.
- No distress signal was received.
- Radar reading is requested from neighbouring data.
- Malaysia lose the aircraft from radar when aircraft is transferred from Malaysia ATC to Vietnam ATC at IGARI waypoint.
- No other data is transmitted from aircraft beyond the last engine data transmission.
- ACARS can be programmed to report at preset condition, last transmission indicate everything is ok.
- Investigation on the connecting passenger phone is still ongoing.
- 20 families from China travelled to Kuala Lumpur.
- Military will be present on next PC to brief media on the technical details of the SAR operation.
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So Malaysian Authorities now say the WSJ article, saying the plane continued on for multiple hours, is wrong?
The whole "- Authorities denies report that house of MH370's crew was searched by police." bothers me. I would hope to hell that their houses were indeed checked!
Video of Press Conference is here: