Visualize being a passenger on an aircraft operated by Malaysia Airlines when suddenly you take part in one of the largest unsolved disappearances in world history. On March 8, 2014, Flight MH370 suddenly lost contact with radar at roughly 1:21 a.m. The Malaysia aircraft was last perceived near the southern Indian ocean. On the aircraft were twenty employees from a tech firm, twelve Malaysian crew members and 227 passengers. The command pilot on this flight was 52-year-old Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah.
Shah first joined Malaysia Airlines as a cadet pilot in the late 1980s. In his years as a pilot, he accumulated 18,365 hours of flying experience. The co-pilot, 26-year-old Fariq Abdul Hamid, joined Malaysia Airline in 2007 as a cadet pilot. Flight 370 was his final training flight in more ways than one. He was to be examined on his next flight.
Many people ask the question “What happened on that plane?” To this day no one knows. Only parts of the plane have been identified, a bit of flotsam on this beach, more debris scattered throughout the South Pacific because of the currents. The black box on the plane (flight data recorder) remains lost.
Many people believe it’s a lost cause to keep searching for the plane, but one company disagrees. Ocean Infinity has been looking for Flight MH370 since 2018. Overall, $160 million to $200 million dollars have been spent searching for this plane. Ocean Infinity continues to search on a “no find, no fee” plan worth $70 million if they find the plane. Will the plane ever be found? That’s the $70 million question.
“Goodnight, Malaysian Three Seven Zero” – the final message received by the cockpit.
