Malaysia Airlines

Early Saturday morning, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 lifted off at Kuala Lumpur with 227 passengers and 12 crew members; and started to make its way to Beijing, and then, it disappeared.





And now, even with the efforts of search clues from 10 different countries, the mysterious disappearance is leaving airline officials scratching their heads; and terrified family members of those onboard the flight, waiting for any type of information.





34 planes and 40 ships are scouring a 100-nautical mile stretch of sea where radar first picked up the flight before it vanished. But still, there's no trace of the plane, and no tiny wreckage has been located.



Data indicates that Flight MH370 may have double-backed and turned around near Thailand's border but the pilot provided no verbal indication or signal of distress.



As of now, authorities are not ruling out anything: the plane could have simply malfunctioned, went down in the ocean, disintegrated at 35,000 feet due to mechanical failure, or the passengers could be the victims of terrorism.



But then, on Sunday, a group that no one has ever heard of before – called the Chinese Martyrs' Brigade – claimed responsibility. But, many authorities and news agencies are dismissing it as a hoax.



There were big reports that there was an oil slick found in the ocean, but it's been reported that it is not the plane.



Then, it's been reported that during the search, they found debris – a yellow object they called it.



But, it's seeming like authorities are believing it's not the plane.



Now, authorities are beginning to focus on the identities of 2 men that they know boarded the plane with stolen passports.



Now, although it's alarming that they made it through screening, it's important to know that the region is notorious for illegal immigration to a Western country. So, officials are not jumping to the terrorism conclusion. Those fake passports belong to Christian Kozel of Austria; the other to Luigi Maraldi in Italy. Additionally, the tickets purchased under those names were one-way tickets. While fake passports might be related to terrorism, it also might be related to human trafficking. There are lots of possibilities.

5 very fortunate people didn't board the plane that day, for one reason, or another.



Situation is tragic, and crazy, and I can't imagine what all the family members are going through right now. Hopefully, they'll have some answers soon. I'll keep my eyes and ears open for any updates to this story, and I'll be sure to update you guys here.

The Asiana Airlines Flight 214 Plane Crash

You've probably already heard about the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 plane that crashed at the San Francisco International Airport, on Saturday, July 6, 2013. Or probably not. Nonetheless, I just want to blog about all I know about the plane crash. For starters, I know that the plane was a Boeing 777 that took off from Shanghai, went to Seoul, and then was on its way to San Francisco. A lot of the earlier reports are conflicting on the number and how extensive the injuries are. Reports are saying there were two deaths (and that being two 16-year-old Chinese girls), and upwards of 180 injured. What's even worse, is that there's an autopsy on one of the 16-year-old girls, indicating she didn't die on the plane. The girl's body was found on the evacuation slide, and the San Francisco fire chief said, "Her injuries are consistent with having been run over. It could've been one of our vehicles that added to the injuries, or another vehicle. This could've been something that happened in the chaos, and will be part of our investigation." So, apparently, one of these teenage girls might've survived the plane crash, then got hit by emergency services -- supposedly a fire truck. As I write this, the FBI and a handful of other agencies, are all looking into why this happened. This includes everything from criminal activity, terrorism, mechanical failure, and of course, human error. Although, the CEO of Asiana Airlines has ruled out mechanical failure (I don't know how). I mean, how odd is it that the Airlines doesn't want to admit that it was their plane that messed up. According to a passenger, the crew gave no sign of being in trouble, or worrying about anything, moments before impact. Numerous eye witnesses say that the plane appeared to be approaching lower than its normal, for an approach, at San Francisco, and they heard the plane's engine accelerate hard, just before impact. It appears that the plane's tail, or the landing gear, hit the seawall, at the edge of the runway, before bouncing, and coming to a stop, off the runway. The jet then caught fire, with many passengers receiving burn injuries. The cockpit voice recorder (otherwise known as the black box) was also recovered. From that they found out that the flight was cleared for visual approach to runway 28 left, and this was confirmed by the crew. The approach proceeded normally throughout the descent. There was no discussions on aircraft abnormalities, nothing really wrong, and then, seven seconds prior to impact, a crew member called for more speed. Then, four seconds before impact, the sound of the stick shaker, indicating a stall, sounded off. And then, one and a half seconds prior to impact, there was a call for an aborted landing. But then of course, the question is, what about the pilots? Interestingly, the Airlines is now saying that the pilot who tried to land this Boeing 777, was in training, and that this was his first time trying to land a 777, in San Francisco International. Conclusively, that's everything I know right now. And, I really don't want to throw a blame on anyone, until the FBI (and the other agencies) finish their investigation.