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The theory of MH370 continuing to fly a further 4 to 5 hours after last point of contact appears to be weakening
MAS and the Malaysian authorities are not the source of truth for these transmissions that they are denying exist.
The US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorised to discuss the situation by name, said the Boeing 777-200 wasn’t transmitting data to the satellite, but was instead sending out a signal to establish contact.
Boeing offers a satellite service that can receive a stream of data during flight on how the aircraft is functioning and relay the information to the plane’s home base. The idea is to provide information before the plane lands on whether maintenance work or repairs are needed.
Malaysia Airlines didn’t subscribe to that service, but the plane still had the capability to connect with the satellite and was automatically sending pings, the official said.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...-1226854490107