Gavinnocuous

This picture isn't that relevant to the story, but it comes from the first insightful piece of journalism I've seen regarding this missing airliner. A software bug connection is made to another A330 in flight catastrophe (which was averted) over Australia.

Even if it turns out that a computer error is not to blame, this is a reasonable hypothesis. Much better than just repeating the known facts over and over again, without adding any insights (e.g., why do we still use physical, localized data collection? why aren't satelite communications or tracking used to manage aircraft locations? why can't a patchwork of inflght radar systems be used to create an ad hoc radar field "in the blind" left by expansive oceans?)

I haven't seen much/any detail around these key questions which remain part of the cause for mystery in this crash.