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]]>That paper falsely claims that the Malaysian military radar data has been released by Geoscience Australia.
Mr Godfrey said that the authors further falsely claim this data:
1. “radically changes our current knowledge of the trajectory travelled by MH370 between the IGARI waypoint and leaving radar coverage at 18:22 UTC.”
2. is “new, previously unknown digital radar data”.
3. “should be understood as an update of the document on civil radar data published in their previous paper.”
4. “To some extent, this report fulfils the promise made by the Malaysian Defense Minister during the press conference to publish the radar data”
5. “goes a step beyond all previous studies on the specific segment of the trajectory of the theMH370: the one that was captured by the radars from Kuala Lumpur until the exit from the radar coverage at 18:22 UTC (LSTRP).” The abbreviation LSTRP does not appear in the JSON file.
6. “It provides evidence for almost perfect knowledge of this segment of the trajectory.
The detailed report which can be read here concludes;
“To claim this “radically changes our current knowledge of the trajectory travelled by MH370”, is“new, previously unknown digital radar data” and “goes a step beyond all previous studies” is speculation.
“To claim that the source of these 500 data points is the Malaysian military has been shown to be false, as the source is clearly the civilian radar and ADS-B data, which has been known since2015, with updates provided in 2018 and 2019.”
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]]>As a leading transporter, with over 550,000 animals including 10,000 horses flown in 2023, the airline reaffirms its commitment to animal welfare.
Mark Drusch, Chief Officer of Cargo at Qatar Airways Cargo, shares his vision: “At Qatar Airways Cargo, we recognise our responsibility extends far beyond the mere transportation of animals. We are committed to advocating for their welfare globally, ensuring our operations respect and contribute positively to their overall well-being. This holistic approach to animal care is a fundamental part of our ethos, driving us to innovate and lead in the industry. With our new Animal Centre and service enhancements, we’re not just setting new standards for animal transport, we’re actively working towards a future where every aspect of our operations reflects a deep respect for animal welfare, embodying our commitment to making a meaningful difference in their lives.”
Qatar Airways Cargo Animal Centre Highlights
- Facility Size: 5,260 square meters, featuring full temperature control for optimal animal comfort.
- Kennel Capacity: 140 dog kennels and 40 cat kennels.
- Horse Stables: 24 stables distributed in 4 zones with separate airflows for proper segregation.
- Specialty Areas: Custom spaces designed for day-old-chicks, birds, fish, reptiles and exotic animals.
- Handling Features: Includes airside and landside interfaces with multiple docks for efficient operations. Equipped with a sophisticated HVAC system for maintaining optimal air quality.
- Technology: Capacity for handling up to 47 ULD positions, with specialized ULD rooms for various operations.
Live Product Enhancements
Qatar Airways Cargo proudly introduces significant enhancements to its live animal transport services:
- Kennel Calculator Tool: An innovative online resource for determining the ideal kennel size, ensuring comfort and compliance with IATA LAR standards.
- Streamlined Customer Service: Procedures have been refined for faster and more efficient customer interactions with a dedicated Control Tower for the most sensitive shipments
- Digitalized IATA LAR Training: Ensures rapid compliance and enhances staff proficiency in animal handling.
- Pet Card Service: Continues to offer a personal touch by sharing updates and photos of pets during transit, enhancing customer experience and peace of mind.
About Qatar Airways Cargo
Qatar Airways Cargo, the world’s leading international air cargo carrier is based in Doha, State of Qatar. It serves a global network of more than 70 freighter destinations and 170 passenger destinations utilising freighters and belly-hold passenger aircraft. The airline’s freighter fleet includes 28 Boeing 777 freighters and 230 belly-hold planes. It also has an extensive road feeder service (RFS) network. The cargo airline is the launch customer for the innovative Boeing 777-8F featuring advanced technology, and a 25% improvement in fuel efficiency and emissions, with the first delivery arriving in 2027.
As a market leader, the cargo carrier provides high operating standards for the transportation of cargo, with considerable investments in digitalisation, products, facilities and services.
Qatar Airways Cargo remains committed to sustainability and giving back to communities it serves through its sustainability programme WeQare, built on the key pillars of sustainability: environment, society, economy and culture.
With considerable investments in its products, services, quality handling, infrastructure, facilities, people and procedures at each of its destinations, the cargo carrier provides high operating standards for the transportation of cargo. Qatar Airways Cargo remains committed to sustainability and giving back to communities it serves through its sustainability programme WeQare, built on the key pillars of sustainability: environment, society, economy, and culture.
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]]>The move will see the formation of a new AirAsia Group, comprising the former AirAsia Aviation Group’s airline units in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines, as well as AirAsia X and Thai AirAsia X.
This will make AirAsia the largest low-cost airline group in Asia.
Pursuant to AirAsia X Bhd’s (AAX) proposed internal reorganisation, AAG will assume the listing status of AAX before the completion of the proposed disposals.
CEO of Capital A and Advisor to the newly formed AirAsia Aviation Group, Tony Fernandes said, “Today’s announcement is more than just a transaction, but a unique and time-sensitive opportunity to elevate our aviation business to the next level, while driving growth and profitability across core non-airline business portfolios for Capital A. The divestment facilitates clear distinction between Capital A’s main portfolios of businesses – the aviation group, digital businesses, and logistics plus aviation services to optimise synergies across entities and unlock greater value for all stakeholders.”
He added, “When AirAsia was founded in 2001, our vision was clear: to establish a low-cost airline model focused on simplicity and cost-efficiency, primarily operating single-type narrowbody aircraft optimised for short-haul flights. To capture the medium-haul market, AAX was created in 2007 adhering to the same principles of low-cost, and efficient operations. The emergence of Airbus’ A321LR and A321XLR, is an unprecedented, game-changing opportunity.”
Bo Lingam, Group CEO of AirAsia Aviation Group said, “We are excited about the dawning of a new era, where AirAsia and AAX operations will unify to create a single-type fleet that can reach the entire world, without the complexities associated with a mixed fleet. With extended 7- to 10-hour range capabilities and unparalleled fuel efficiency, these aircraft can fly further and more efficiently than previous narrowbodies, allowing us to explore new destinations and pioneering new and underserved routes, which has been the hallmark of AirAsia’s success. Our ambition is to rival global giants with a profitable, low-cost network spanning the globe.”
Benyamin Ismail, CEO of AirAsia X said, “We wholeheartedly welcome the strategic acquisition. Over the next five years, we plan to leverage the extended range capabilities of the new specification aircraft to connect Asean to Europe, Africa, Central Asia, and North America, solidifying our position as a key player in the global aviation market. The “One Airline” strategy accelerates our journey, leveraging existing routes, approvals, and slots for rapid expansion. For AirAsia X shareholders, this is a rare opportunity to acquire not one, but four established and growing Asean-based airlines with existing routes, approvals and slots – at a cost outlay of just RM3 billion in new shares issuance. The proposed exercise offers AirAsia X a growth lifeline leveraging Capital A’s aircraft order book of almost 400 aircraft with an ongoing delivery timeline up to 2035. While the process has been long-winding and intricate, we remain committed to safeguarding shareholder interests.”
Fernandes explained, “Turning Capital A’s shareholders’ equity positive, which is a major step forward in exiting Practice Note 17 (PN17), is a welcome benefit but ultimately immaterial in our decision to pursue this proposed divestment. The puzzle of bringing together all AirAsia airlines under a single umbrella had been on our minds for many years and the missing piece has finally arrived in the form of the new-generation Airbus aircraft. Our driving motivation has been to unlock and realise value for our shareholders, though we also remain steadfast in our commitment to emerge successfully from PN17, propelled by our resilience and determination to navigate challenges.
“We have emerged out of the long tunnel called Covid, more resilient, refined and fortified. We have created five great companies– aviation, logistics, digital businesses, aviation services and IP business – all with enormous value and immense potential. I am confident they will evolve into the next AirAsia’s, embodying value and innovation,” he added.
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]]>The airline stated that the exact configuration of the aircraft would be decided at a later stage, and the deliveries are expected to start in 2027.
Pieter Elbers, CEO of IndiGo, (centre above) said the historic moment marks a new chapter for IndiGo and will further shape the future of the airline and for Indian aviation at the same time. “For IndiGo, after successfully pioneering the Indian skies with an unprecedented journey, its fleet of 30 Airbus A350-900 aircraft will allow IndiGo to embark on its next phase of becoming one of the leading global aviation players.”
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]]>Qantas has reported its best on time performance since February 2023, with nearly 80% of flights departing as scheduled. This marks the 19th consecutive month Qantas has outperformed its main domestic competitor in terms of punctuality.
In March, Qantas (including QantasLink) achieved a 78.2% on-time departure rate, while its major domestic competitor reached 76.2%. Although pilot industrial action in Western Australia led to over 40% of flight cancellations, the rest of the network’s cancellation rate matched the industry average of 2.2%. Meanwhile, the competitor’s cancellation rate for the same period was 2.8%.
Additionally, Qantas recorded its lowest mishandled baggage rate in six years, demonstrating a commitment to improving customer experience. The airline carried over two million bags in March, and mishandled baggage incidents were almost 35% lower than the previous year.
Jetstar, a Qantas subsidiary, also saw improvements, with more than 80% of its domestic flights arriving on time in March, and cancellation rates decreasing to 1.5%.
Despite adverse weather conditions in Sydney, Qantas’s reliability in April remains steady, with on-time performance in the high 70% range.
Daniel Dihen, Head of Qantas Operations Centre, remarked on the positive results, attributing them to efforts made over the past six months to improve reliability. He noted that the airline’s on-time performance is approaching pre-COVID levels, emphasizing that the priority for everyone at Qantas is ensuring customers reach their destinations safely and on time.
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]]>In a major revelation MH370 expert Richard Godfrey has found that key data recovered by the FBI showed Captain Zaharie Shah was checking on his home flight simulation program how far the fuel load would take him into the Southern Indian Ocean.
This new revelation adds significant weight to the mounting evidence indicating that the captain was the perpetrator of the disappearance of MH370.
The time of the simulation – February 2, 2014 – was just before the captain was due to fly MH150 to Jeddah but he did not divert it into the Southern Indian Ocean. Read more on this aspect here.
Mr Godfrey said “The major question arising from the FBI data, in the possession of the ATSB (Australian Transport Safety Bureau), but missing from the Royal Malaysian Police report is why the RMP did not include all the data from the FBI? Did the RMP have the data and decide not to include in their internal report? I doubt it.”
“In an email to the Independent Group dated 5th October 2017, the ATSB admits that they have several pages more data from the FBI, which was recovered from the home flight simulator of Captain Zaharie Shah than is contained in the leaked Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) report. This was originally thought to just be header and footer data, that was not relevant to the investigation of the disappearance of MH370. It turns out that this original assessment was wrong,” said Mr Godfrey,
“The question is then, why was the data given to the ATSB, but not to the RMP?”
“The ATSB has not disclosed the complete FBI data in their possession and this should now be done to provide transparency in the investigation. This would also enable independent investigators to analyse the data from the home flight simulator of Captain Zaharie Shah.”
Read Mr Godfrey’s full report here.
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]]>Mr Richard Godfrey, who developed the revolutionary WSPR tracking of MH370 to find a new location, contacted trise5631 and was shown how to download the data. He said that there are two files called RADAR_Polylines and RADAR_Points. How to download the files and an analysis of the data can be found in his paper here
When you download the files Mr Godfrey said that “it is clear from the descriptions, that the positions are “indicative only” and the layers are designed to support the generation of the story map application “The data behind the search for MH370” on the Geoscience website. The data files have been viewed over 145,000 times since their creation on 21st April 2017. The files have been updated in May and July 2017.”
Mr Godfrey said that “these are files supporting a Geoscience Australia website graphic and are not a Malaysian military radar official data release. The data is 7 years old and not a new disclosure. The data has been viewed over 145,000 times and is not a newly divulged secret.”
Read Mr Godfrey’s full report here;
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]]>Mr Godfrey says that the alignment of Captain Zaharie Shah’s home simulator flight path with the Weak Signal Propagation Reporter (WSPR) flight path analysis is no coincidence.
Read more here on WSPR.
Mr Godfrey told AirlineRatings.com that “the flight path from Captain Zaharie Shah’s home flight simulator passes right through the WSPR-defined crash location. The coordinates from Captain Zaharie Shah’s home simulator flight path were recovered by the Royal Malaysian Police during their investigation into the disappearance of MH370.
“There are two key coordinates on the home simulator flight path, one at the turn south in the vicinity of the Andaman Islands at around 10.2°N 90.2°E and the other at fuel exhaustion at around 45.1°S 104.1°E.
“The major difference between Captain Zaharie Shah’s home simulator flight path and the WSPR flight path analysis (below) is that the flight path is much longer in the home simulator. The reason for the longer path is the amount of fuel assumed during the simulation.
“The flight path from Captain Zaharie Shah’s home flight simulation was run on 2nd February 2014, with a starting fuel amount of 68,523.8 kg fuel on board. Capt. Zaharie Shah flew the Malaysian Airlines System (MAS) flight MH150 from Kuala Lumpur to Jeddah on 4th February 2014 and had an estimated 68,450 kg of fuel onboard following the MAS standard fuel planning practice. It is no coincidence that the two fuel amounts in the simulator and in the real world are almost identical.
“This raises the question: Was the original target actually MH150 and not MH370? If the initial plan was to hijack flight MH150, then it obviously did not happen. A possible reason is that there were two sets of crew on flight MH150 making it more risky to divert and hijack. Was MH370 then chosen instead, although there was less fuel, but because there was no extra flight crew on board?
“Flight MH370 had 49,100 kg of fuel at take off on 7th March 2014 according to the official flight plan and load sheet. Fuel exhaustion resulting in a dual flame out of both engines occurred on 8th March 2014 at around 00:17:30 UTC. The fuel range following diversion into the Southern Indian Ocean will be much shorter than would have been the case for MH150 with the estimated additional 19,350 kg of fuel.”
Mr Godfrey added that “MH370 with 239 people on board remains the worst loss of life in aviation history as a result of a diversion and hijacking since the 911 multiple hijackings on 11th September 2001.
“MH370 is the worst aviation incident in the history of commercial aviation of all 447 aircraft listed as missing or as cause undetermined in the Aviation Safety Network accident database, which goes back to 1919.
“A diversion and hijacking of MH150 to Jeddah would have been even worse news for a mainly Muslim country like Malaysia.”
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]]>On April 15 in its North Charleston facility two senior Boeing engineers shared detailed information o the testing and fatigue lives of both the 787 and 777 to the media in a briefing.
Here is a summary of the media call;
Related to the 787 Dreamliner
From Steve Chisholm, Chief Engineer for Boeing Mechanical and Structural Engineering:
- Inspections of the current in-service fleet:
671 aeroplanes have completed 6-year maintenance inspections
8 aeroplanes have completed 12-year maintenance inspections
10 aeroplanes have had intensive structural maintenance evaluations carried out by teams of engineers and specialists.
“Through all of this, there have been zero airframe fatigue findings on the 787 fleet, and all these results have been shared with the FAA,” Mr Chisholm said.
- On minuscule gaps identified in areas where the 787 composite fuselage sections are joined:
“We haven’t identified any safety issues” related to tiny gaps identified in areas where 787 composite fuselage sections are joined together. “We have not seen anything in service related to [the gaps] that would indicate that there is an issue with the in-service fleet.”
Mr Chisholm also added that Boeing is thousands of engineers and mechanics working together on these issues. “This isn’t an individual, this isn’t a leader, this isn’t a specific person deciding this is what we’re going to do. Everything’s done with the collective, with stress analysts, our tooling engineers, our liaison engineers, our production engineers, our quality personnel, our build personnel and the FAA all involved in these discussions.”
Following Boeing’s analysis and FAA review and approval, Boeing has updated certain production methods in the 787 final assembly, including using “fit up force” ranging from 5 to 150 pounds to bring two fuselage sections together before they are joined. Mr Chisholm said this fit-up force is applied to approved areas and is minimal to an airframe designed to withstand thousands of pounds of force.
The company’s full-scale fatigue testing from 2010-2015 of a 787 composite airframe stressed it to the equivalent of 165,000 flights, which was the company’s most extensive testing for any aircraft.
Mr Chisholm said: “There were no findings, zero findings of fatigue in our composite structure, over 165,000 cycles” in those tests.
Boeing 777 production line
Because the test airframe was designed and built in the same way as the first 980 aeroplanes in service, Boeing examined the test airframe and data after the more recent issues came to light.
Mr Chisholm: “We were taking out fasteners, we were looking for damage. We’re also doing the through-hole inspections to understand the build condition. And we didn’t find any fatigue, any fatigue issues in the composite structure.”
Lisa Fahl, Vice President of Engineering, Airplane Programs, Boeing Commercial Airplanes told media “Everything in our design and build system requires substantiation, testing, analysis, and validation prior to implementation on our aircraft and in our production systems. It’s required by our type certificate and our production certificate. Those systems work congruently together to ensure that what we build is approved.”
Ms Fahl added “We’re on a continuous improvement journey to ensure that our teammate’s opinions and questions get answered. We hear from them, we create processes, we continue to evolve on this process as we go forward and just welcome the feedback and encourage it and want it from our team, that’s how we make ourselves better, that’s the foundation of the Safety Management System and aerospace safety in general, is people speaking up.”
In 2020 Boeing self-reported issues with the 787 production and halted deliveries to resolve the problems. There were a series of issues and deliveries were halted for almost two years as they were resolved.
On the 787 production, Ms Fahl said that Boeing has collected “well over 1 million data points” by inspecting about 10,000 fasteners on each 787 that join the aeroplane’s composite fuselage sections.
“Every single analysis package data collection process was audited by the FAA and submitted to them for their review and approval. And we went through the comprehensive assessment of root cause corrective action, for every single one of these issues. And then only then when we had gone through all of that did we resume deliveries…And it was, I think, a really proud moment for us because we went tip to tail systemically and looked at our airplane.”
During the 787’s development in the 2000s, Boeing established a conservative standard for a gap between fuselage sections that could only be five-thousands (0.005) of an inch, or about the width of a human hair because the 787 was the industry’s first composite aeroplane.
Ms Fahl said: “What we’ve learned is that aircraft is highly capable of larger gap allowances, and that’s what we went through with the data collection” from 2020 to 2022.
Boeing also launched Boeing 777 production improvements several years ago, including assembling fuselage sections upright and increasing the use of determinant assembly (also known as part indexing) to align parts to tightly controlled tolerances.
Ms Fahl said: “Ultimately, it’s really just us looking at our continuous improvement in all of our production systems. We are looking across the board on every program how we make the build more producible, easier for our mechanics to build.”
Mr Chisholm added that airlines have completed 8-year maintenance inspections of more than 1,000 777 jets. Aircraft inspected included 27 777s built starting in late 2015 with the production improvements, and 114 777 Freighters that were built with determinant assembly for the aft fuselage.
Mr Chisholm said: “There have been no fleet findings on any of those inspections” related to newer production methods.
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]]>The analysis on his website is compelling reading and reveals once again Mr Godfrey’s deep understanding of everything Boeing 777 and how the various factors give us a clear picture of the final resting place of Mh370.
Mr Godfrey using WSPR tracking to follow MH 370 has identified an area between 39.9 nmi and 40.9 nmi from the 7th Arc at 00:19:29 UTC on March 8, 2024. That area is 1560km west of Perth, Western Australia as under;
Mr Godfrey’s post starts thus:
“There has been discussion again recently about the missing Inmarsat satellite data from the In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) setup message, which was not received as expected at around 00:21:06 UTC, around 90 seconds following the Satellite Data Unit (SDU) reboot, which started at 00:19:29.416 UTC and was acknowledged at 00:19:37.443 UTC. The SDU reboot is thought to have occurred due to the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) coming online following dual engine flameout and fuel exhaustion to the engines and just prior to fuel exhaustion to the APU.
“The APU fuel feed is lower in the fuel tank and allows 30 lbs of fuel to the APU after fuel exhaustion to the main engines, assuming the aircraft is in a normal flight attitude. The APU when electrically loaded runs for a maximum of 13 minutes 45 seconds on 30 lbs of fuel.
“When both engines flame out, the APU autostart sequence begins and takes around 60 seconds for power to come online. We know that the SDU reboot started at 00:19:29.416 UTC and from the manufacturer’s tests the SDU required approximately 60 seconds to transmit a log-on request after the power application. This means the APU came online at around 00:18:30 UTC and the autostart sequence commenced around 00:17:30 UTC and the APU fuel would last at a maximum until 00:32:15 UTC.
“The failure to receive the IFE signal is falsely used by some MH370 analysts as proof that the crash occurred before 00:21:06 UTC and therefore the crash was close to the 7th Arc.
“As Capt. Patrick Blelly points out, it is perfectly possible that one or both engines were shut down at the end of flight to preserve fuel for the APU in order to provide essential hydraulic and electrical power to the aircraft. Capt. Patrick Blelly further points out that this would enable the flaps to be extended for a controlled ditching. Capt. Patrick Blelly and Jean-Luc Marchand show that an active pilot can perform a glide with 30° flaps extended and this could result in a controlled ditching between 00:28:20 UTC and 00:35:30 UTC. The crash point in this case is between 45.4 nmi and 66.8 nmi from the 7th Arc at 00:19:29 UTC.
“However, the hypothesis that the flaps were extended is in contradiction to the ATSB findings, where they point out that the damage to the Outboard Flap recovered from Pemba Island, Tanzania that they subsequently analysed shows that it was not extended at impact.
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“The Ram Air Turbine (RAT) can also be deployed manually from the cockpit overhead panel or automatically when hydraulic or electrical power is lost from the main engines and the APU. The RAT does not provide hydraulics to be able to extend the flaps however, the pilot would require APU power for flap extension……”
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In summary, Mr Godfrey says:
The WSPR crash location aligns with the:
1. Boeing fuel endurance and fuel range.
2. Inmarsat satellite data.
3. Boeing end-of-flight simulations.
4. ATSB found that the flaps were not extended.
5. Damage to 43 items of MH370 floating debris recovered around the Indian Ocean that show the crash was a high energy impact.
6. UWA drift analysis predicted a crash area between 28.297°S and 33.172°S long on the 7th Arc.
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