Flight
370:
The
Missing
Links,
a
one-hour
special
TV
program,
will
bring
together
foremost
thinkers
in
aviation
and
security
to
explore
key
questions
surrounding
the
disappearance
of
the
lost
Malaysia
Airlines
flight.
The
show
will
be
aired
on
Discovery
Channel
in
more
than
220
countries
and
territories
worldwide
April
21.
The
riddle
of
flight
MH370,
which
vanished
mysteriously
about
an
hour
after
taking
off
from
Kuala
Lumpur
shortly
after
midnight
March
8,
has
garnered
worldwide
attention
and
generated
widespread
speculation
about
how
the
events
unfolded.
Flight
370:
The
Missing
Links
will
look
to
industry
experts
to
account
for
just
how
it
is
possible
to
lose
track
of
an
airliner
-
analysing
evidence,
deliberating
the
global
frailties
of
aviation
and
divulging
potential
solutions
to
prevent
the
disappearance
of
an
aircraft
from
happening
again,
said
a
statement.
The
show
will
primarily
address
seven
missing
links
-
airport
security,
air
traffic
control,
on-board
communication
systems,
mechanical
failure,
tracking
-
both
radar
and
satellite,
international
cooperation,
and
the
black
box.
"With
the
help
of
seasoned
aviation,
tracking
and
satellite
industry
experts,
the
show
explores
the
events
which
have
unfolded,
focussing
on
just
how
this
could
have
happened,
and
examining
the
inherent
flaws
in
the
eco-system
of
modern
international
travel," said
Tom
Gorham,
executive
producer,
Discovery
Networks
International.