Update: Malaysian Airlines CEO admits hazardous cargo on MH370. Look what can be on that plane, MASkargo certified.

See update below in red type.


"MASkargo is a subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines. Managed belly space for entire Malaysia Airlines passenger network"

Here you go:

Look under "GDR experts" heading for this.

We have been certified and licensed to handle the following Classes of Dangerous Goods:

Explosives
Gases
Flammable Liquids
Flammable Solids
Oxidizing substances
Toxic and infectious substances
Radioactive material
Corrosives
Other miscellaneous items


[link to www.maskargo.com]

UPDATE 3/21/14:
Malaysian Airlines today confirmed that flight MH370 had been carrying highly flammable lithium-ion batteries in its cargo hold, re-igniting speculation that a fire may have caused its disappearance.
The admission by CEO Ahmad Jauhari comes four days after he denied the aircraft was carrying any dangerous items and nearly two weeks after the plane went missing.
He said the authorities were investigating the cargo, but did not regard the batteries as hazardous - despite the law dictating they are classed as such - because they were packaged according to safety regulations.


[link to www.dailymail.co.uk]


Update (3/18/14):
“The data released thus far most likely points to a problem with hazardous materials. This scenario begins with the eruption of hazardous materials within the cargo hold – either improperly packaged or illegally shipped – or both,” says Vincent.

As for the reason to climb to 45,000 he says:

"The final report of a UPS B747 crash in Dubai in 2010, details how that crew similarly attempted to depressurise the freighter aircraft to slow down the fire 30 seconds after the loss of aircraft systems and flight controls. In that accident, the time interval between fire detection and the onset of aircraft system failures was around two and a half minutes"

[link to www.airtrafficmanagement.net]


Note, the expert who made the comments:

Billie Vincent who served as the FAA’s civil aviation security chief played a key policy and crisis management role in the handling of all hijackings of US aircraft in the 1980s. He was also in charge of the agency’s armed Federal Air Marshals and served as an expert witness in the trial of the Pan Am 103 terrorist bombing

Last Edited by TeamReaper on 03/21/2014 10:56 PM