The Vanishing of Flight MH370, Richard Quest
The Vanishing of Flight MH370, Richard Quest
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The Vanishing of Flight MH370
The True Story of the Hunt for the Missing Malaysian Plane

Author: Richard Quest

Narrator: Richard Quest

Unabridged: 10 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 03/08/2016


Synopsis

CNN Aviation Correspondent Richard Quest offers a gripping and definitive account of the disappearance of Malaysian Airline Flight MH370 in March 2014.

On March 8, 2014, Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared with barely a trace, carrying 239 people on board—seemingly vanishing into the dark night. The airplane’s whereabouts and fate would quickly become one of the biggest aviation mysteries of our time...
 
Richard Quest, CNN’s Aviation Correspondent, was one of the leading journalists covering the story. In a coincidence, Quest had interviewed one of the two pilots a few weeks before the disappearance. It is here that he begins his gripping account of those tense weeks in March, presenting a fascinating chronicle of an international search effort, which despite years of searching and tens of millions of dollars spent has failed to find the plane.
 
Quest dissects what happened in the hours following the plane’s disappearance and chronicles the days and weeks of searching, which led to nothing but increasing despair. He takes apart the varying responses from authorities and the discrepancies in reports, the wide range of theories, the startling fact that the plane actually turned around and flew in the opposite direction, and what solutions the aviation industry must now implement to ensure it never happens again.
 
What emerges is a riveting chronicle of a tragedy that continues to baffle everyone from aviation experts to satellite engineers to politicians—and which to this day worries the traveling public that it could happen again.
 
INCLUDES PHOTOS 

About The Author

Richard Quest is a CNN Aviation Correspondent and business anchor for CNN International who has covered the airline, aviation, and travel industry for more than twenty-five years. Quest, one of the most respected aviation correspondents in the world, anchors the flagship Quest Means Business program weekdays at 4 pm ET on CNN International. He regularly chairs panels of airline CEOs and has presented CNN Business Traveller for more than ten years. He has been awarded the Carlton Wagonlit Travel Journalist of the Year Award, the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and the International Association of Broadcasters Television Personality of the Year Award in 2014.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David on July 12, 2016

Richard Quest, the unforgettably weird CNN correspondent has written a very thorough book on the mystery of the missing Malaysian airliner that disappeared on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in 2014. Quest explains the technical aspects of the case well, (perhaps too well, since there is a lot......more

Goodreads review by Tina on February 20, 2016

I remember the CNN coverage of the disappearance of MH370. I also remember how I felt - sadden and yet, at the same time, mesmerized. While CNN presented their coverage non stop and had a myriad of "experts" and "correspondents" one did stick out for me - Richard Quest. I liked him because he was ex......more

Goodreads review by Soo on October 25, 2018

As a Malaysian with a soft spot for the national carrier, reading this 4.5 years after the event still sent chills down my spine. The book was rather well written, neither too boring nor too technical, and it read like an extra long news article. I think Quest did a good job in providing a sane, eve......more

Goodreads review by Sarka B on September 25, 2023

CNN correspondent Richard Quest deals with missing Malaysian Plane MH 370 which disappeared in 2014. He describes all that followed this disappearance, its investigations and possible causes. The book is very interesting, we get to know a lot of useful information while reading. So it is really wort......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on June 02, 2016

As a Malaysian, how can I be unaffected by what this book reveals? Not only were Malaysian lives lost, our airline - which many of Malaysians are proud of - was severely affected and has since yet to recover. On top of that, this book reveals flaws in our government that so many of us are only too a......more


Quotes

“From day one, Richard Quest’s reporting on the mysterious disappearance of MH370 gripped our CNN viewers around the world. His new book now tells the story behind the story with clarity and precision. His expertise on aviation comes through on every page. What also comes through is his passion for uncovering the truth. Even if you think you know a lot about the greatest aviation mystery of our time, you must read The Vanishing of Flight MH370.”—Wolf Blitzer, CNN Anchor
 
The Vanishing of Flight MH370 is as enthralling as it is accurate. Nobody tells the unfinished story better than CNN Aviation Editor Richard Quest, who was pivotal in getting the Malaysians to make public more details of the disappearance. His book makes compelling reading even though, at the time of publishing, we have yet to find the Boeing 777.”—Geoffrey Thomas, Editor-In-Chief of AirlineRatings.com
 
“Richard Quest was at the forefront of the MH370 coverage for CNN. His knowledge and experience helped many to understand how industry, governments and individual people responded to a situation for which there was no precedent. His book presents unique insight into the challenges that the media faced in doing their job. It’s great reading.”—Tony Tyler, Director General, International Air Transport Association