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Back about 30-odd years we started flying together. >> nick huslan a former chief pilot for malaysia airlines. >> my wife is a chief stewardess. so if my wife is onboard the aircraft, i would like zaharie to fly the plane, then, because ive got great confidence in the guy. >> and there was real confidence in the aircraft theyre about to fly, the boeing 777. >> its a great airplane. its got a sterling record of safety. >> that aircraft is actually the pinnacle of all the aircraft that i have flow...

>> he does not -- he did not have that kind of makeup. >> he got married fairly early. socially, great guy. extremely helpful, and always willing to share. >> nick huslan met zaharie at malaysia airlines during the rigorous days of flight school 35 years ago. >> we had to polish our shoes until we can see -- we can count our teeth in it, you know. everything was very, very regimented. >> above all, huslan remembers his friend as a skilled and seasoned pilot who loved to fly, seen here in a video...

Making the plane go dark. >> the plane was dark and silent. there was still no check-in with vietnam air traffic control, a call former chief pilot nick huslan has made thousands of times. >> you have to be like a drunk for you to forget to check in after somebody tells you immediately to check in. every pilot would want to do that as soon as possible. anything more than two to three minutes, already abnormal. >> around 1:27 a.m., ho chi minhs control center tries to reach the aircraft. >> they ...

And i took the decision that we must search both areas, the south china sea and the northern part. >> but no one was willing to comment either on the biggest unanswered question. did mh370 vanish because somebody with intent took over its controls? >> there is some level of human intervention. this is undoubted. >> nick huslan has piloted the plane thousands of times. >> we do not know who the perpetrator are. we will never know the reasons why. >> no matter what scenario you go with, were deep ...

After, he became -- he hedged. he hedged. he suddenly, im not talking about that. im not saying that. were not commenting on that. >> weeks after the flight vanished, richard quest put some of those questions to malaysias then prime minister. >> what would you say to the critics, and be blunt, prime minister, who say malaysia wasted time at various parts of the investigation. >> i dont think they were fair criticism. you remember when the plane was reported lost, i was briefed that morning. and ...

Reputation. >> kept zahari and me, we go back about 30 years. we started flying together. >> nick huslan a former chief pilot for malaysia airlines. >> my wife is a chief stewardess. so if my wife is onboard the aircraft, i would like zahari to fly the plane, then, because ive got great confidence in the guy. >> and there was real confidence in the aircraft theyre about to fly, the boeing 777. >> its a great airplane. its got a sterling record of safety. >> that aircraft is actually the pinnacle...

Channel news asia months after the planes disappearance. >> he does not -- he did not have that kind of makeup. >> he got married fairly early. socially, great guy. extremely helpful, and always willing to share. >> nick huslan met zaharie at malaysia airlines during the rigorous days of flight school 35 years ago. >> we have to polish our teeth, you know. everything was very regimented. >> he remembers his friend as a skilled and seasoned pilot who loved to fly, seen here in a video tribute pos...