locked when it is closed on all 777 s the boeing? ever since 20 well, 9 the-11 they had a need to bolster the security for the cockpit doors. that only applied to aircraft that were entering and leaving the state. they could say with malaysian airline 777 had a falty door. we think it is likely to have happened. what are look at these altitude changes. this was information given by the malaysian military. if what you have just told us about the transponder not being able to identify altitude malaysian governments said it was off, how is it that they can possibly say that the altitude or the height of this aircraft. great question. something i am really struggling with personally. once that transponder is off it is incredibly hard for any radar or authority to ascertain what
acars. it measures information about the pilot s performance and sends information via satellite. it s due to transmit again at 1:37 a.m. but never does. 1:19 a.m., someone inside the cockpit, believed to be the co-pilot, provides the last verbal communication with air traffic controllers. his last words all right, good night. it s a common good-bye to controllers after being handed off. at 12:1 a.m., the transponderer which identifies the plane to civilian radar goes off, critical information like the flight s plane number, height, speed, and heading are all cut off. this happens at the same time the plane is supposed to check in with air traffic control in vietnam. 1:30 a.m., authorities say all civilian radars lose contact with the plane altogether. then it appears to go through erratic altitude changes.
passengers are now the focus of the missing malaysian airlines investigation. but without concrete evidence to prove they are wrong could the 239 people on board this flight still be alive. let s ask aviation attorney and pilot michael panzia. thank you for being with us. good evening. there is a question as to whether or not given the altitude changes of this airline, based on the information we have gotten from the malaysian government, is it possible for those passengers to still be alive based upon all of the altitude changes? the other two changes would necessarily kill the passengers unless there was a sudden decompression in the airplane. this plane was seen up at 45,000 feet. the problem is, up at that altitude, the difference between excessive speed going beyond the
mentioned, judge. i think it just adds to the mystery, really, in terms of why this happened. in term of altitude changes and actually the location in which the altitude changes occurred, as well. for me, it would make sense if there was a struggle in the cockpit and a pilot was replaced, someone who hijacked who had remedial training in it. they might be having issues in either flying it straight and level. they re not well adversed in flying the 777. we know the aircraft changed 140 degrees over the south china sea. it wouldn t make sense the altitude change would occur with the heading change of 140 degrees nap doesn t seem to be the case. the altitude change seemed to occur once it is over malaysia and heading to the malacca strait. let s talk about the malacca strait. i m hearing now, i mean, this is an extremely important area where the united states has or government has a great deal
i think it just adds to the mystery, really, in terms of why this happened. in term of altitude changes and actually the location in which the altitude changes occurred, as well. for me, it would make sense if there was a struggle in the cockpit and a pilot was replaced, someone who hijacked who had remedial training in it. they might be having issues in either flying it straight and level. they re not well adversed in flying the 777. we know the aircraft changed 140 degrees over the south china sea. it wouldn t make sense the altitude change would occur with the heading change of 140 degrees nap doesn t seem to be the case. the altitude change seemed to occur once it is over malaysia and heading to the malacca strait. let s talk about the malacca strait. i m hearing now, i mean, this is an extremely important area where the united states has or government has a great deal of capabilities satellite