THE SEARCH WIDENS FOR MISSING MALAYSIAN FLIGHT 370

Only more questions arise as the search continues for missing Malaysian Flight 370.  On March 8th, the plane disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur.  Not only is the motive of why the flight veered off track still unclear, but authorities have widened the search parameters in hopes of recovering any debris or evidence. 

The search area stretches thousands of miles, from Kazakhstan to the Indian Ocean.

The biggest question in all of this is why the flight veered off course.  All investigators are saying at this point is that they are still working on it and there is nothing conclusive yet. 

The homes of pilots, Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah, 53, and First Officer Fariq Ab Hamid, 27 have been searched for clues.  The last voice communication from the cockpit was the words, “All right, good night,” when the transponder in the cockpit was shut off. 

At this time, the plane was nearing Vietnamese air traffic control space.  It is highly unlikely a pilot would voluntarily shut off the transponder due to the vital information that it provides.  On the other hand, if the goal was to hide the flight information from air traffic control, shutting it off would be the best thing to do to avoid detection.

As to where the plane went, the search has been widened across 11 countries.  The latest intelligence suggests the aircraft turned west away from the Gulf to Thailand towards the Indian Ocean. 

Furthermore, the evidence is showing that it is likely the plane flew for several hours after losing contact with air traffic control.  The two most likely paths are either a corridor from Kazakhstan to northern Thailand or one from Indonesia to the southern Indian Ocean. 

The only thing clear in this situation is that as the investigation continues, more and more questions arise without any concrete answers.