At 17:44 30 March 2015, Mike Schumann wrote:


There have been 3 fatal airline accidents in the last 17 months that
appear
to be the result of pilot suicides. How many hijackings have there been?

There is no evidence as yet to prove, beyond reasonable doubt that the
above statement is at all true.
In the case of MH370 there is very little evidence to support any cause.
The fact that the aircraft appeared to continue at altitude, in the wrong
direction for a long time would seem to indicate that the crew was
incapacitated or dead. The most likely cause of that would have to be lack
of Oxygen. The circumstances would also tend to show that the passengers
suffered the same fate as the crew. There is little or no evidence that the
cause of the disappearance was a deliberate act.
The same applies to the current case. There is evidence to show that the
co-pilot did some very strange things, took actions which were unexpected.
There is no evidence to show that he did this "deliberately". We are in a
position where we think we know but really we do not.
We do however know that terrorists gained access to the cockpits of
airliners and deliberately crashed them into buildings, do you remember
that Mike? In those cases we know what happened because there is evidence
which confirms it.
As with all air accidents the conspiracy nuts and speculators are in
hyperdrive. Until we know for certain what occurred it would be stupid to
reverse an action which we know prevents a known threat. If it is shown
that pilot suicide is a greater threat than terrorists taking over an
aircraft then that will be the time to consider making changes.