oldoberon
MAS no satellite contract...
Has that been positively established? I remember this a one of the statements to be debunked afterwards. For example this "source" says:
“It is Mas procedure to switch ACARS, VHF, and High Frequency selection off but this is only for flights to China as the service provider for Mas does not cover China. Some if not all pilots switch them all off for a while and then later switch SATCOMM back on to force the system into SATCOMM mode.”
MISSING MH370: ACARS cannot be disabled - Latest - New Straits Times