Lithium-Ionen-Akkus in aufgegebenem Fluggepäck ab April verboten.ZDF heute
Der Transport von Lithium-Ionen-Akkus im Laderaum von Passagiermaschinen soll ab April verboten werden. Das beschloss die Internationale Zivilluftfahrtorganisation (ICAO) am Montag im kanadischen Montréal. Lithium-Ionen-Batterien sind unter anderem in Laptops und Smartphones verbaut. In die Kabine dürfen sie dem Beschluss zufolge aber weiterhin mitgenommen werden.http://www.focus.de/reisen/flug/verbot-von-lithium-ionen-akkus-laptops-und-smartphones-duerfen-bald-nicht-mehr-mit-in-flug-gepaeck-genommen-werden_id_5307179.html
Hintergrund der Entscheidung der UN-Sonderorganisation sind Sorgen um eine Feuergefahr durch die Batterien. Erst kürzlich hatte die US-Luftfahrtbehörde FAA gewarnt, dass Lithium-Ionen-Akkus im aufgegebenen Gepäck explodieren könnten. Tests ergaben demnach, dass die standardmäßig vorhandenen Feuerschutzanlagen in Passagierflugzeugen die dadurch ausgelösten Brände nicht löschen konnten.
Der Beschluss der ICAO ist nicht bindend. Die meisten UN-Mitglieder folgen jedoch den Vorgaben der Behörde. Laut ICAO hatten sich Fluggesellschaften und Pilotenvereinigungen für ein Verbot des Akku-Transports ausgesprochen.
Das Verbot soll vorerst bis 2018 gelten. Dann will die ICAO ein Maßnahmenpaket zum Umgang mit Lithium-Ionen-Akkus beschließen.
Die Akkus waren vor einigen Jahren in die Schlagzeilen geraten, weil sich in Boeing-Maschinen verbaute Exemplare überhitzt hatten. Bei einem am Boden geparkten Flugzeug brach dadurch ein Feuer aus. Im Januar 2013 wurden wegen der Probleme sämtliche Boeing 787 Dreamliner weltweit für mehrere Monate aus dem Verkehr gezogen.
On Mar 11th 2014 Malaysia's Air Force reported their primary radar data suggest, the aircraft may have turned west over the Gulf of Thailand at about 1000 meters/3000 feet below the original flight level (editorial note: another possible interpretation could be: at 1000 meters of height compared to 10000 meters original level) and flown past the east coast near Kota Bharu and the west coast of Malaysia near Kedah, the radar return was last seen at 02:40L near Pulau Perak in the Straits of Malacca, about 285nm westsouthwest of the last known (secondary) radar position. Local Police at Kota Bharu confirmed a number of locals reported lights and a low flying aircraft at Kota Bharu at an estimated height of 1000 meters/3000 feet.also hier schonmal das dementi! die FI lehrt uns, dass dann aber doch was dran war...
Early Mar 12th 2014 the commander of Malaysia's Air Force stated, he did not make statements about the aircraft being tracked across Malaysia into the Strait of Malacca. The Air Force does not discount the possibility of an air turn back however, as stated in a press conference on Mar 9th 2014.
On Mar 12th 2014 officials of Malaysia's Civil Aviation Authority talking to families of occupants of MH-370 in Beijing reported that the aircraft was just in the process of being handed off to Vietnam, the last radio transmission heard from the aircraft was "Okay, good night". The crew did not report on Vietnam's frequency anymore. About three minutes later Vietnam's control center noticed that the aircraft had disappeared from radar and had not reported on his frequency. There had been no emergency or distress calls on any means of communication, although radio coverage of the area is generally good. Malaysia's CAA officials stressed, that they do not have any indication that the aircraft may have turned back or deviated from the planned route. The aircraft "suddenly disappeared". So far the aircraft has not been found although a total of 1788 ships are participating in the search for the aircraft.erstmal die später "korrigierte" abmeldung. und dann die klare aussage, dass vietnam keine wende gesehen hat.
Editorial note on Mar 12th 2014: On Mar 10th Malaysia expanded the search area into the Strait of Malacca assigning substantial forces to that large search area (much larger than the search area in the Gulf of Thailand with a radius of 100nm around the last known secondary radar position east of Malaysia). It remains unclear why this has been done given the Mar 12th denials of reports of Mar 11th that the aircraft may have been tracked by primary radar into the Strait of Malacca explaining that widened search. It also remains unclear why on Mar 12th the search is now moving northwest into the Andaman Sea west of Malaysia, especially when there are/were no indications of the aircraft turning back as Malaysia officials told families in Beijing on Mar 12th.bis heute nicht erklärt! (INMARSAT kam erst später!!!)
In the evening of Mar 12th 2014 the commander of Malaysia's Air Force confirmed in a televised news conference, that an unidentified radar target was last seen at FL295 about 200nm northwest of Penang (Malaysia) at 02:15L after a number of intermittent returns (editorial note: this translates to just off the coast of Phuket (Thailand) in the Andaman Sea). As the primary radar does not identify which aircraft produced the return (other than secondary radar identifying the aircraft via the aircraft's transponder), it is not clear whether that unidentified target was MH-370. This radar observation however prompted Malaysia's Authorities to expand the search into the Strait of Malacca and Andaman Sea.und da isser wieder... also doch radar (dementi des dementi)!
Late Mar 12th 2014 China's State Administration of Science (SASTIND) reported, they discovered three large objects sized 13x18, 14x19 and 24x22 meters at position N6.7 E105.63 (121nm eastsoutheast of the last known secondary radar position), all three objects within a radius of 20km (11nm) and published the satellite images, taken on Mar 9th 2014 at 11:00 Beijing time (03:00Z), see below. SASTIND stated they are committed to provide further search services to locate flight MH-370.nie wieder was von gehört. aber interessant ist auch chinas beteiligung. "try harder!"
On Mar 13th 2014 two Vietnamese aircraft reached the position identified by SASTIND but did not find any debris scanning the area for about 3 hours. China's head of government ordered Chinese ships to the position to "try harder" to find the debris identified by the satellite images. The head of China's Civil Aviation Authority (CAAC) stated, that the SASTIND satellite images show smoke and floating objects, however, "at this time the CAAC can not confirm these objects are related to MH-370" (editorial note: media reports converted this statement into "the debris is not from MH-370").
On Mar 13th 2014 afternoon Malaysia's Transport Minister said in a televised press conference, that the last ACARS transmission was received from the aircraft at 01:07L (17:07Z), there were no later transmissions via ACARS (editorial note: which effectively states a report by a single US "news" paper of the engines monitoring recording information via ACARS for 4 more hours is untrue), the last transmission received from the aircraft indicated all systems were operating normally. Boeing, Roll Royce, and NTSB confirmed the last data transmission received from the aircraft was at 01:07L. Malaysia's Search Control Center consulted with the NTSB and other agencies with respect to the unidentified primary radar returns and it was a common decision, that there were sufficient grounds to dedicate forces to search for the aircraft west of Malaysia. The aircraft dispatched to the location identified by SASTIND did not find anything, China did not intend to release the satellite images to the public. Malaysia is committed to find the aircraft and is going to intensify search efforts further.und hier die triebwerks-pings... und warum will china die satellitendaten unbedingt geheimhalten?!
In the afternoon of Mar 14th 2014 Malaysia's Transport Minister re-iterated, that there was a primary target seen indeed, it may be MH-370 but could be any other aircraft too. It can neither be confirmed nor ruled out that this radar target was MH-370. As result the search areas are being widened into the Indian Ocean beyond Andaman Islands to the west as well as to the east further into the South China Sea. Two oil slicks have been discovered near the position of last contact, one of these oil slicks contained jet fuel, however, it is not clear whether this jet fuel comes from MH-370 or not. Malaysia is sharing data that would normally not be shared with the public in the interest of national security. Media reports that the aircraft transmitted any data beyond the point of last contact are not true.jaaa, wir haben verstanden, dass es doch radardaten gibt! ob von mh370 war aber bis zur FI immer noch fraglich.
During the press conference in the afternoon of Mar 14th 2014 Malaysia's Transport Minister provided more details about the primary radar observation stating, the target was first picked up at waypoint IGARI at FL350 (editorial note: waypoint IGARI nearly conincides with the last secondary radar position of MH-370) at 01:21L moving towards waypoint VAMPI, then waypoint GIVAL and finally turning northwest towards waypoint IGREX. The target was lost at FL295 after GIVAL at 02:15L.welche richtung bei IGARI? hin- oder schon rückflug? VAMPI & co sind westlich von malaysia, IGARI östlich... und dazwischen???
On Mar 14th 2014 Inmarsat released following statement on their website: "Routine, automated signals were registered on the Inmarsat network from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 during its flight from Kuala Lumpur. This information was provided to our partner SITA, which in turn has shared it with Malaysia Airlines. For further information, please contact Malaysia Airlines." (Editorial note: this statement does NOT state at which times this occurred, nor does it state that those signals were registered after 17:22Z on Mar 7th).und dann kam INMARSAT und das ursprüngliche suchgebiet mit ölteppich und alle debris-sichtungen und augenzeugen waren über den haufen...
On Mar 15th 2014 Malaysia's Prime Minister stated in a press conference: "based on new satellite communication we can say with a high degree of certainty that the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) was disabled just before the aircraft reached the east coast of peninsular Malaysia. Shortly afterwards, near the border between Malaysian and Vietnamese air traffic control, the aircraft’s transponder was switched off." Movements of the aircraft until the aircraft left Malaysia's primary radar coverage were consistent with deliberate action by someone on the aircraft. The primary radar target, so far believed but not confirmed to be MH-370, could today be identified as MH-370 with the help of new data received from the satellite data provider. The aircraft could have flown on for 7 hours, the last trace of the aircraft was identified at 08:11L (00:11Z Mar 8th).
However the SIO search must not be based on the oft cited but incorrect assumption that MH 370 could not have followed the northern arc or gone west because the radars of numerous different countries would have detected it. During my travels my interviews with officials, air traffic controllers, and pilots have demonstrated that those assumptions are false regarding radar capabilities in Myanmar, Laos, and the Maldives. Indian radar capabilities in the Andaman Islands were damaged by the tsunami, and even if fully restored are normally switched off at night to save power. I have received separate confirmation of these findings relating to the entire region from an additional separate reliable source. Thailand claimed after the fact to have spotted MH 370 as it crossed the Malay peninsula, but paid no attention to it at the time, so their radar capability is questionable. The reality is that radar usually fails to detect planes flying low, and many countries don’t pay attention to planes flying high above their airspace, if they even notice them at all. Many countries have very limited radar and turn it off at night when planes are not flying in and out. Malaysia claims to have tracked MH 370 to the Andaman Sea, however from there MH 370 could have flown west to the Maldives or north into Tibet undetected, as there is no radar in Northern Myanmar. I have also spoken with an Indonesian pilot who says that Indonesian radar would NOT have detected MH 370 if it flew straight over North Sumatra at that time of night, so it need not have taken the radar evasive manoeuvres around the island that the Malaysian officials and search authorities claim it did. The search in the SIO should be based only on evidence, of which some exists, but not on false assumptions. such as radar permeability to the north west and south,...which is a myth.
