Deliberate Stealth Route
"Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 flew north of Indonesia and around Indonesian airspace in its journey to the southern Indian Ocean, a senior Malaysian government source told CNN.
The conclusion was reached by investigators after reviewing radar track data from neighboring countries.
The plane did not fly over Indonesia or its airspace after making a westward turn in the South China Sea and flying across the Malaysian Peninsula, the source said."
I had opined several hundred pages ago that there was no way the aircraft flew over Sumatera without being detected and challenged, especially in view of the sensitivity of Aceh Province to Indonesia.
Whilst I understand that neither source is entirely credible, this is the first report that, indeed, the aircraft deliberately avoided radar tracking by both Thailand AND Indonesia.
So the aircraft turned West, then North, Then West again, and finally South/South West towards the South IO. This would appear to eliminate ALL possibility that the aircraft was flying out of control as a result of a technical problem, after the ACARS and SSB had been "Lost".
The Black boxes, if ever found, might not really help explain. The CVR is only good for 2 hours and whilst the DVDR might eliminate technical difficulties, can it really show what actually happened? It seems clearer by the day that SOMEONE didn't want the aircraft's flight path to be recorded or any "Evidence" found afterwards and deliberately chose the South IO to "Loose" all trace?
The question as to who is that SOMEONE or SOMEONES may never be answered?