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| Missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370: Transcript shows last words from cockpit were not 'all right, good night' | |
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| Malaysian authorities have released the transcript of exchanges between the pilots of the missing flight MH370 and ground control, which shows the reported final words of one of the pilots was incorrect. | |
| The 54-minute transcript contained a new version of the last communication received between air traffic control and the cockpit of the missing flight MH370, with the final transmission being amended to a more formal “good night Malaysian three seven zero.” | |
| In a statement, Malaysia’s transport ministry said their initial account “all right, good night” had changed, but gave no explanation over the discrepancy or why it has taken so long to determine this. | In a statement, Malaysia’s transport ministry said their initial account “all right, good night” had changed, but gave no explanation over the discrepancy or why it has taken so long to determine this. |
| Investigators are still trying to establish whether the pilot or co-pilot spoke the words, a government statement added, as criticism continued to mount over Malaysia's handling of the search. | Investigators are still trying to establish whether the pilot or co-pilot spoke the words, a government statement added, as criticism continued to mount over Malaysia's handling of the search. |
| It came as the Australian air force sent an E-7A Wedgetail equipped with advanced radar to start monitoring the search zone today. The Australian Defence Minister David Johnston said 200 aviators are assisting the hunt, which takes place over approximately 120,000 square kilometres. | It came as the Australian air force sent an E-7A Wedgetail equipped with advanced radar to start monitoring the search zone today. The Australian Defence Minister David Johnston said 200 aviators are assisting the hunt, which takes place over approximately 120,000 square kilometres. |
| The Australian ship Ocean Shield left Perth to head for the search zone on Monday, equipped with a US black box detector and an underwater drone. The aircraft’s black box ultrasonic signals last for about 30 days. | The Australian ship Ocean Shield left Perth to head for the search zone on Monday, equipped with a US black box detector and an underwater drone. The aircraft’s black box ultrasonic signals last for about 30 days. |
| Australia will also deploy a modified Boeing 737 to act as a flying air traffic controller over the Indian Ocean to prevent a mid-air collision among the aircraft searching for the jetliner, an official said on Tuesday. | Australia will also deploy a modified Boeing 737 to act as a flying air traffic controller over the Indian Ocean to prevent a mid-air collision among the aircraft searching for the jetliner, an official said on Tuesday. |
| Ten planes and nine ships are taking part in the search for Flight 370, which vanished on 8 March with 239 people bound for Beijing from Kuala Lumpur. | Ten planes and nine ships are taking part in the search for Flight 370, which vanished on 8 March with 239 people bound for Beijing from Kuala Lumpur. |
| Bad weather conditions have created areas of poor visibility the Australian Joint Agency Co-ordination Centre (JACC) said. | Bad weather conditions have created areas of poor visibility the Australian Joint Agency Co-ordination Centre (JACC) said. |
| Tony Abbott, the Australian Prime Minister said that despite all these difficulties, those leading the effort remain undaunted and officials are "well, well short" of any point where they would scale back the hunt. | Tony Abbott, the Australian Prime Minister said that despite all these difficulties, those leading the effort remain undaunted and officials are "well, well short" of any point where they would scale back the hunt. |
| He said the intensity and magnitude of operations "is increasing, not decreasing". | He said the intensity and magnitude of operations "is increasing, not decreasing". |
| Mr Abbott said: "I'm certainly not putting a time limit on it. ... We can keep searching for quite some time to come. | Mr Abbott said: "I'm certainly not putting a time limit on it. ... We can keep searching for quite some time to come. |
| "We owe it to the families, we owe it to everyone that travels by air. We owe it to the anxious governments of the countries who had people on that aircraft. We owe it to the wider world which has been transfixed by this mystery for three weeks now. | "We owe it to the families, we owe it to everyone that travels by air. We owe it to the anxious governments of the countries who had people on that aircraft. We owe it to the wider world which has been transfixed by this mystery for three weeks now. |
| "If this mystery is solvable, we will solve it." | "If this mystery is solvable, we will solve it." |
| Additional reporting by AP | Additional reporting by AP |