cnn aviation expert richard quest. richard, i am intrigued by the notion that's now popping up in various stories that this plane might have and could have disintegrated in air at 35,000 feet. >> candy, pretty much from the moment this story began, those who cover those sort of things pretty much say this was a very real possibility. and the reason for that is the lack of information from the aircraft itself. no mayday warning, no call from the cockpit. but also no telemetry being sent automatically by the aircraft. these planes are built and structured so they're constantly sending information to air traffic control, radar, and to the airline itself for maintenance. the complete lack of information, even on this term,