12-26-2018, 10:42 PM
Out of curiosity, I did some research on the status of some of the other downed passenger flights covered in this thread over the past 5 years.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, 239 killed on March 8, 2014: The crash of the Boeing 777-200ER is regarded as one of the greatest unsolved aviation mysteries ever. Conspiracy theory and reasonable speculations abound, but aviation investigators from around the world still don't know for sure and can't agree on why the plane crashed. The search for MH370 is the costliest of its sort in history. Pieces of the plane have turned up or been detected in various locations over the years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_A...Flight_370
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, 298 killed on July 17, 2014: The Boeing 777 was shot down by Russian forces occupying Ukraine, according to the final investigatory report. The G7 (US, Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Itality and Japan) is demanding that Russia cooperate and be held accountable for the death of the 298 people on board. A Dutch-led investigation concluded in May 2018 that the plane was struck by a Buk surface-to-air missile controlled by Russia’s 53rd Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade based in the city of Kursk. Russia, unsurprisingly, continues to say, "who, us?" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world...92591.html
Air Asia flight QZ8501, 162 killed on December 8, 2014: The Airbus A320 plane crashed due to a rudder control system malfunction and subsequent miscommunication between the pilot and co-pilot, according to the final report. While the rudder malfunction itself likely would not have led to a crash, the voice recorder shows an apparent miscommunication between the pilot and copilot on how to address the problem. The pilot says, "pull down," but the plane was rapidly ascending at a 54-degree angle of bank, before entering a prolonged stall and plummeting into the Java Sea. https://www.flyingmag.com/technique/acci...rew-action
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, 239 killed on March 8, 2014: The crash of the Boeing 777-200ER is regarded as one of the greatest unsolved aviation mysteries ever. Conspiracy theory and reasonable speculations abound, but aviation investigators from around the world still don't know for sure and can't agree on why the plane crashed. The search for MH370 is the costliest of its sort in history. Pieces of the plane have turned up or been detected in various locations over the years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_A...Flight_370
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, 298 killed on July 17, 2014: The Boeing 777 was shot down by Russian forces occupying Ukraine, according to the final investigatory report. The G7 (US, Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Itality and Japan) is demanding that Russia cooperate and be held accountable for the death of the 298 people on board. A Dutch-led investigation concluded in May 2018 that the plane was struck by a Buk surface-to-air missile controlled by Russia’s 53rd Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade based in the city of Kursk. Russia, unsurprisingly, continues to say, "who, us?" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world...92591.html
Air Asia flight QZ8501, 162 killed on December 8, 2014: The Airbus A320 plane crashed due to a rudder control system malfunction and subsequent miscommunication between the pilot and co-pilot, according to the final report. While the rudder malfunction itself likely would not have led to a crash, the voice recorder shows an apparent miscommunication between the pilot and copilot on how to address the problem. The pilot says, "pull down," but the plane was rapidly ascending at a 54-degree angle of bank, before entering a prolonged stall and plummeting into the Java Sea. https://www.flyingmag.com/technique/acci...rew-action