Captain John Cox spoke with MH370Latest via email on Wednesday and revealed several theories regarding the missing flight, while saying that no changes to aviation can be made without finding a cause first.
“Until we understand what happened to MH370, we are unable to determine how to mitigate further risk,” Cox said while adding that even pilots have not changed much since MH370 went missing.
“Pilots remain vigilant professionals, that will not change. Until we understand what caused the event we cannot know what changes, if any, are warranted,” he said when asked whether pilots have changed operationally or mentally after MH370. Cox called MH370 an event and not an accident. “I hesitate to call it an accident,” he said.
“There are several theories that are possible, a fire in an oxygen enriched environment, deliberate actions by a pilot, a hypoxic event due to depressurization and some others. Some are more likely than others but the limited evidence requires that we maintain an open mind and continue to search for more evidence,” he added.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went missing on March 8, 2014, with 239 aboard. Aside from parts of debris discovered off the coast of Africa, no other physical evidence has been discovered.
Will MH370 ever be found?
“Based on past history, yes. However, MH370 is one of aviation’s greatest mysteries, sadly it is possible that it could become the first jet airliner with fare paying passengers onboard that crashes and is not found. I hope that it is found, we do not need such a mystery to go unsolved.”
About Captain John Cox
Captain John Cox is a veteran airline, corporate and general aviation pilot with over 10,000 flight hours as captain-in-command of various jet airliners. He has received multiple awards and recognition’s and is the CEO of Safety Operating Systems.
I would question the use of the phrase, “no other evidence has been discovered”. Why do the civilian and military radar tracks, the Inmarsat pings, the deleted route found by the police on the pilot’s computer, the route flown, the timing of the events at the time of the disappearance and the fuel figures not qualify as evidence?
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Hi Vector-1,
Thanks for the note.
What we meant was physical evidence i.e. debris. so we have edited the piece to indicate that. We are working on content highlighting what you mentioned and more.
Peter
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The radar sighting you refer to is based on the image presented to victim’s relatives at the Metro Park Lido Hotel on 21 March 2014. Other than this one image Malaysia has refused or declined to release further corroboration for their radar sighting claims, even famously after promising to you to do so in writing. How much more proof do you need Victor before the penny drops that they have not disclosed matters in good faith?
However back to the main point. There was only one aircraft in the Malacca Straits at that time. That was Emirates EK343 (also known as UAE343).
It conformed to most of the Lido radar track and with 2-3 minutes difference to the stated timeline in the Lido image.
Had there been two aircraft present the Lido Radar image would have revealed two aircraft present. If the RMAF has in any way edited out other aircraft from the Lido image then in a court of law it would be inadmissible as evidence. Doctored evidence is always inadmissible.
As to the satellite data and the 125 Hz change in BFO Doppler values in the few minutes from 18:25 UTC and also the stunning change in BTO values which inferred MH370 was flying west at Mach 5, anyone with common sense Victor would tread very lightly trying to rely on this as their proof.
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