‘Pings’ could lead investigators to missing Malaysia Airlines plane
As the search for the Malaysia Airlines jetliner expands to include the Indian Ocean, a satellite firm confirmed today that it recorded “keep alive’’ signals from the plane after it went missing. Signals like these could estimate the plane’s location.
According to The New York Times:
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David Coiley, the vice president of Inmarsat, said the communications provider had equipment aboard the Malaysia Airlines flight. The New York Times reported:
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Authorities have extended their search to include the Indian Ocean, after “technical indicators’’ suggested that the plane continued to fly – potentially for hours – after its radar signal was lost.
CNN is also reporting that authorities are looking into the chance that lithium batteries in the cargo hold could have played a role in the disappearance of the flight:
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