MH370 Crashed at a Rate of 20,000 f/m Due to Engine Failure

10th Aug 2016

A new report by the Australian defence scientists regarding the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 claims that the Boeing 777 suffered an engine failure in-flight. This, the report says, caused the plane to plummet at a rate of up to 20,000 feet per minute and crash into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia.

The Australian analyst issued a statement concerning his findings, saying that if a pilot went for a crash or regular landing in a body of water, the plane would descent at a rate of about 2,000 feet per minute. That’s 10 times slower than the alleged rate MH370 descended with on 8^th March, 2014.

At a rate of 20,000 f/m, it is highly unlikely that the Boeing would land undamaged in the water and then break up, as several earlier predictions stated.

Furthermore, the Australian experts also believe that MH370 made several automated signals with ground satellites near Perth in Western Australia. The plane also made up to seven automated handshake signals, with an out of sequence signal coming from the jet. One of the signals (the last one) indicated that the engine was failing most likely due to lack of fuel.

Greg Hood, Chief Commissioner of Australian Transport Safety Bureau said this body and the Australian authorities are now carefully searching the signal data from MH370.

Malaysia Airlines MH370 disappeared on 8^th March, 2014 with 239 passengers and crew members on it. The plane was scheduled to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Malaysia Airlines Names New CCO

Malaysia Airlines has also named a new chief commercial officer. Effective from 5^th September, the new CCO of MAB will be Arved von zur Muehlen. Mr. Muehlen will replace the current CCO Paul Simmons, who is set to leave the company mid-September.

Muehlen worked for Lufthansa for more than 15 years and was vice president sales international at Swiss International Airlines for another four years.

Before joining Malaysia Airlines, Muehlen was senior vice president of commercial network operations at Qatar Airways.

The new CCO has a lot of work ahead of him to develop a sustainable plan to improve MAB’s product, marketing, sales and customer service.

Announcing the new CCO, MAB's Chief Executive Officer Peter Bellew said:

On behalf of the management team, I am very pleased to welcome Arved to the Malaysia Airlines family. Arved will focus on developing a comprehensive and sustainable plan to improve Malaysia Airlines’ marketing, sales, products and customer service. He brings with him over 20 years of professional experience in the aviation industry and will add a valuable breadth of understanding across sales, marketing and technological innovation.

Bellew also added:

Arved will play a crucial role in the next phase of the turnaround, focusing on restoring  our position as a leading international carrier  and developing our innovative customer centric services. He is a welcome addition to the team as we move forward with our global marketing strategy to increase sales and promote the wonders of Malaysia.