The mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 on March 8, 2014, brought attention to the pilot, Zaharie Ahmad Shah. Shah, a veteran pilot with 33 years of experience, was well-respected and had a spotless record.
He was a Type Rating Instructor and Type Rating Examiner on the B777 aircraft. Despite his good standing, speculations arose regarding his involvement in the crash.
A fellow pilot and friend suggested that Shah locked the co-pilot out of the cockpit and orchestrated a murder-suicide. Aviation expert Larry Vance supported this theory. The pilot’s mental state and his alleged troubled personal life were cited as possible motives for his actions.
After the crash, disturbing details about Shah emerged. He allegedly sent sexually suggestive messages to twin sisters and displayed anti-government sentiments on social media. Aviation expert Geoffrey Thomas criticized the airline for not addressing Shah’s inappropriate behavior.
The co-pilot, Fariq Abdul Hamid, was on his first flight as a fully approved first officer. He had prior experience flying other aircraft and was planning to get married. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished while en route to Beijing with 239 people on board, and its fate remains shrouded in mystery.
Several theories have been proposed about the plane’s disappearance, and physical evidence has recently been found to suggest deliberate actions were involved. Despite extensive search efforts, the ultimate fate of MH370 and the individuals on board remains unknown.
