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| Missing Malaysia plane: Co-pilot 'spoke last words' | Missing Malaysia plane: Co-pilot 'spoke last words' |
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| Officials in Malaysia say they believe the co-pilot of missing flight MH370 spoke the last words to ground controllers before it vanished. | Officials in Malaysia say they believe the co-pilot of missing flight MH370 spoke the last words to ground controllers before it vanished. |
| Investigators are looking into the possibility that the aircraft's crew were involved in its disappearance. | Investigators are looking into the possibility that the aircraft's crew were involved in its disappearance. |
| The search for the plane has extended into two vast air corridors. | The search for the plane has extended into two vast air corridors. |
| Twenty-six countries have been asked to help find the jet, which went missing over a week ago with 239 people on board. | Twenty-six countries have been asked to help find the jet, which went missing over a week ago with 239 people on board. |
| Malaysia says the plane was intentionally diverted and could have flown on either a northern or southern arc from its last known position. | Malaysia says the plane was intentionally diverted and could have flown on either a northern or southern arc from its last known position. |
| Ahmad Jauhari Yahy, chief executive of Malaysia Airlines, told a press conference on Monday that initial investigations had indicated that co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid had calmly said "all right, good night" shortly before the plane disappeared. | Ahmad Jauhari Yahy, chief executive of Malaysia Airlines, told a press conference on Monday that initial investigations had indicated that co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid had calmly said "all right, good night" shortly before the plane disappeared. |
| However it is not clear whether the last words came before or after one of the plane's tracking devices was switched off. Officials believe the communications systems were deliberately disabled. | However it is not clear whether the last words came before or after one of the plane's tracking devices was switched off. Officials believe the communications systems were deliberately disabled. |
| 'Switched off' | 'Switched off' |
| Police have searched the homes of Captain Zaharie Shah, 53, and Mr Fariq, 27. A flight simulator taken from the captain's home was being reassembled and examined at police headquarters, officials said. | Police have searched the homes of Captain Zaharie Shah, 53, and Mr Fariq, 27. A flight simulator taken from the captain's home was being reassembled and examined at police headquarters, officials said. |
| Investigators are also looking at passengers, engineers and other ground staff who may have had contact with the aircraft before take-off. | Investigators are also looking at passengers, engineers and other ground staff who may have had contact with the aircraft before take-off. |
| The plane left Kuala Lumpur for Beijing at 00:40 local time (16:40 GMT) on 8 March. | The plane left Kuala Lumpur for Beijing at 00:40 local time (16:40 GMT) on 8 March. |
| Officials say the sign-off to air traffic controllers came at 01:19 as it left Malaysian airspace. | Officials say the sign-off to air traffic controllers came at 01:19 as it left Malaysian airspace. |
| The last transmission from the plane's Aircraft and Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) was received at 01:07. | The last transmission from the plane's Aircraft and Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) was received at 01:07. |
| "We don't know when the ACARS was switched off after that," Mr Ahmad Jauhari said. "It was supposed to transmit 30 minutes from there, but that transmission did not come through." | "We don't know when the ACARS was switched off after that," Mr Ahmad Jauhari said. "It was supposed to transmit 30 minutes from there, but that transmission did not come through." |
| It disappeared from air traffic controllers' screens at 01:21, when it was over the South China Sea. | |
| Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Saturday that satellite and radar evidence showed the plane had changed course and could have continued flying for a further seven hours. | Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Saturday that satellite and radar evidence showed the plane had changed course and could have continued flying for a further seven hours. |
| 'Anguish' | 'Anguish' |
| Searches have started in two air corridors - one stretching from the border of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to northern Thailand, and another from Indonesia to the Indian Ocean. | Searches have started in two air corridors - one stretching from the border of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to northern Thailand, and another from Indonesia to the Indian Ocean. |
| "Today, I can confirm that search and rescue operations in the northern and southern corridors have already begun," Malaysian Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told a press conference on Monday. | "Today, I can confirm that search and rescue operations in the northern and southern corridors have already begun," Malaysian Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told a press conference on Monday. |
| Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Monday he had agreed to take the lead in scouring the southern Indian Ocean for the "ill-fated aircraft". | Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Monday he had agreed to take the lead in scouring the southern Indian Ocean for the "ill-fated aircraft". |
| Mr Hussein said: "Over the past two days, we have been recalibrating the search for MH370." | Mr Hussein said: "Over the past two days, we have been recalibrating the search for MH370." |
| He also responded to speculation that the Malaysian authorities had withheld information, saying they had been open throughout the investigation. | He also responded to speculation that the Malaysian authorities had withheld information, saying they had been open throughout the investigation. |
| "For the families, I understand that every day prolongs the anguish," he said. "I understand because Malaysia, too, is missing its sons and daughters. | "For the families, I understand that every day prolongs the anguish," he said. "I understand because Malaysia, too, is missing its sons and daughters. |
| "Our priority has always been to find the aircraft. We would not withhold any information that could help. But we also have a responsibility not to release information until it has been verified by the international investigations team." | "Our priority has always been to find the aircraft. We would not withhold any information that could help. But we also have a responsibility not to release information until it has been verified by the international investigations team." |
| Two-thirds of the passengers were from China and the country's state media has been criticising the Malaysian operation. | Two-thirds of the passengers were from China and the country's state media has been criticising the Malaysian operation. |
| Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in a phone call asked the Malaysian PM to provide more detailed information about the missing flight "in a timely, accurate and comprehensive manner", state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday. | Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in a phone call asked the Malaysian PM to provide more detailed information about the missing flight "in a timely, accurate and comprehensive manner", state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday. |
| Relatives of the missing passengers and crew members have now been waiting desperately for updates for 10 days since the aircraft disappeared. | Relatives of the missing passengers and crew members have now been waiting desperately for updates for 10 days since the aircraft disappeared. |
| One woman, whose older sister was making her first plane journey, told the BBC she thought the Malaysian authorities were holding information back, | One woman, whose older sister was making her first plane journey, told the BBC she thought the Malaysian authorities were holding information back, |
| "Why don't they tell us the truth?" she asked. "We are so anxious just waiting here." | "Why don't they tell us the truth?" she asked. "We are so anxious just waiting here." |
| Meanwhile, three French officials involved in the search for Air France flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, which crashed in 2009, have arrived in Malaysia to offer their expertise. | Meanwhile, three French officials involved in the search for Air France flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, which crashed in 2009, have arrived in Malaysia to offer their expertise. |