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Old 15th Mar 2014, 11:45
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mseyfang
 
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Simple crewing question...that I think hasn't been discussed here yet.

Since when were both pilots rostered on MH370 flight? Was it long term planning random assignation, specific request of one or both pilot or was it a last minute crew assignation decided by Crew planning?
In case of foul play, which is highly suspected, we can guess that whatever happened to MH370, it has required serious planning and preparation.
This could at least give an indication if pilots could be involved or not.
Good question and one investigators should looking into.

From a purely legal angle, this incident is still in limbo as there is technically not yet an "accident" to investgate. ICAO gives primary responsibility for an accident investigation to the country in whose territory the aircraft came down in with "party to" rights guaranteed to the nations of registry and manufacture. If the incident occurred in international waters, primary investigatory responsibility is on the nation of aircraft registry with party to the investigation rights guaranteed to the nation of aircraft manufacture. From that perspective, the only two nations guaranteed to be part of the investigation are the US and Malaysia. Unfortunately, the latest satellite telemetry has caused even greater uncertainty over the issue of which nation will have primary responsibility for conducting the investigation. Moreover, it is not altogether clear that there has been an accident. KUL-ALA/UUAA (Almaty, Kazakhstan) was well within the range of the aircraft as fuelled. Until there is wreckage found, this matter will remain in limbo.
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