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One is that that aircraft was taken over and that the systems were intentionally shut down. the other side would be that there was a singular failure at a common location, and that singular mechanical failure would have done exactly the same thing. at this point in the investigation, theres no evidence one way or the other. >> but there would be piles of evidence if acars hadnt stopped transmitting. >> youd know the air condition of the engines, the route it was taking, the altitudes it was taki...

>> there was no particular challenge there for a seasoned captain and that first officer to handle that flight without any problem. >> and at 1:07 a.m., all seems well. according to an automatic message sent from the aircrafts communication system called acars. richard quest is an aviation correspondent for cnn. >> think of acars as a giant smartphone that will send out huge amounts of information via satellite or by radio transmission. >> then at 1:19 a.m., a standard handoff with air traffic c...

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>> the passengers are cruising comfortably at 35,000 feet. even the pilots can relax a little. the plane is basically flying itself. >> there was no particular challenge there for a seasoned captain and that first officer to handle that flight without any problem. >> and at 1:07 a.m., all seems well. according to an automatic message sent from the aircrafts communication system called acars. richard quest is an aviation correspondent for cnn. >> think of acars as a giant smartphone that will sen...

In the middle of the night on march 8th, at 1:21 a.m., malaysia airlines flight 370 vanishes into thin air. theres been silence from the cockpit, and by 1:37 a.m., a second flight communication system, acars, isnt working either. >> acars was either switched off or it failed. we dont know which because whatever did happen, this is the crucial moment. we pretty much know that all the comes are disabled, switched off, broken, blown up. >> is an investigator looking at this, what would the determin...

And so why its being -- not being transmitted -- and it doesnt have to be transmitted at one time. currently what happens, too, is if they use the acars data which a lot of this is similar to acars data some airlines wait until the aircraft lands and the gear is actually sitting on the ramp before it starts uploading data about the flight that it was just finished. but if its sent a little piece at a time it would make this much easier. wed know a lot more about where this airplane went down. >>...

In the middle of the night on march 8th, at 1:21 a.m., malaysia airlines flight 370 vanishes into thin air. theres been silence from the cockpit, and by 1:37 a.m., a second flight communication system, acars, isnt working either. >> acars was either switched off or it failed. we dont know which because whatever did happen, this is the crucial moment. we pretty much know that all the comes are disabled, switched off, broken, blown up. >> is an investigator looking at this, what would the determin...

Message sent from the aircrafts communication system called acars. richard quest is an aviation correspondent for cnn. >> think of acars as a giant smartphone that will send out huge amounts of information via satellite or by radio transmission. >> then at 1:19 a.m., a standard handoff with air traffic control as the plane leaves malaysian air space and enters vietnamese air space. >> malaysian 370. >> the controller here speaking to ho chi minh. he says good night 370. something i would do. >> ...

Not only does it provide information to the crew by centering data but it also provides its own automatic data with reference to air speed, altitude various types of parameters. as long as that particular company subscribes to allowing that data to be released to the airline, itself. so that, like dave gallo indicated, that type of information is going to be very helpful, if its available, of course, in helping. >> to you, david, someone whos an expert at searches in the sea, how important is it...