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Thursday, 31 July 2014

The mysterious disappearance of MH370

Bangalore: A scheduled passenger flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing that disappeared on March 8, 2014, after losing contact with air traffic control less than an hour after takeoff, made international headlines for months together. The disappearance of MH370 flight carrying 12 Malaysian crew members and 227 passengers from 15 nations remains a mystery till date. Captain Samir Kohli's  Into Oblivion: Understanding MH370 presents the science and the math behind this tragedy which claimed more than 235 lives.

This book is published under Creative Commons attribution — Share Alike license as the Captain believes that nobody can have a copyright on safety. The author presents a comprehensive scientific evaluation of each and every theory regarding the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.


While this book doesn't speculate on how and why the flight was lost, it scientifically interprets whatever little evidence is available at this point of time. An explanation on the scientific basis of the search techniques and methodology has also been provided in this book.

Into Oblivion doesn't sensationalise but merely informs and educates people by sifting facts from fiction. It is a must-read for all those intrigued by the sudden and unexplained disappearance of the aircraft. The author has  dedicated the book to all the men and women who work around the clock to keep a commercial aircraft flying. He says that they are always blamed when they are not around to defend themselves.
Read news in full 29/07/14 Meera Bhardwaj/New Indian Express

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