Turn was programmed, Acars still recorded change writes NYT
March 18
"Flight 370’s Flight Management System reported its status to the Acars, which in turn transmitted information back to a maintenance base, according to an American official. This shows that the reprogramming happened before the Acars stopped working. The Acars ceased to function about the same time that oral radio contact was lost and the airplane’s transponder also stopped, fueling suspicions that foul play was involved in the plane’s disappearance."
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/18/wo...t.html?hp&_r=1