We know the plane was on radar for over 2 hours and then disappeared. What we know: 1. Some oil slicks have been found. 2. At least 2 passengers carried fake passports which were reported missing. 3. The plane was cruising at 35000 ft altitude then suddenly lost. 4. Search area has been expanded since it is confirmed the plane changed course prior to losing contact. 5. Another plane's pilot 30 minutes ahead of MH370. He made contact with the plane on an emergency frequency but too much static and mumbling prior to losing contact. Possibilities: 1. Terrorism 2. Mid-air break-up leading to a steep dive 3. Pilot sabotage
1. Lots of oil slicks in the Pacific, doesn't mean much in itself. 2. Very common in SE Asia for fake/stolen passports to be used for all sorts of reasons.
They got a samples of the oil to test it whether it came from the plane. It would be asinine to assume these are just cons using fake passports since it is more common in that region. They should get facial recognition of these guys.
This thing had to disintegrate in mid air. Only other explanation. Kinda weird that satellite images didn't catch it, though.
Was it over the water when it went down (or even within 100 miles of it)? A crash could have been caused by any number of things, but if it were a terrorist / suicide attack, someone would have claimed it by now, IMO. Considering whole ships can "go missing" (read: sink) in the ocean, and without leaving a trace, doesn't bode well for an aircraft's wreckage, even noticeable debris, being found.
Over the Pacific? Not as hard to disappear into the Pacific as one might think. Remember the Mexican fisherman who was adrift for like 18 months? It is a third of our planet, and mostly empty. I know some of folks thought I was full of shit with my "the oil slick doesn't mean much" thing, but I wasn't kidding. The Pacific is filled with the debris and pollution of humans over the hundreds of thousands of square miles, yet has very few humans actually living there. Now someone argue with me about the passport thing. It too, means nothing. It is extremely common for passports to be stolen and then used by third parties over there. Almost any given flight has at least one stolen passport in that part of the world. There being two doesn't mean much in itself.
You won't hear this much so enjoy.... I believe you. This wasn't a terrorist act. This thing probably malfunctioned and or blew up. That much wreckage from 35,000 feet would be like a needle in a haystack.
Which makes sense, except this wasn't flying from Tokyo to Honolulu, all things considered this was a relatively "small" space of where it was.