Malaysia releases full MH370 transcript, says nothing 'abnormal'

Malaysian authorities have released the full transcript of communications between the pilots of missing flight MH370 and air traffic controllers, saying the exchanges showed nothing unusual.

The 43 separate transmissions over nearly 54 minutes are thick with air-traffic and navigational jargon and give no hint of trouble aboard the ill-fated plane, which disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8 with 239 people aboard.

The transcript - and particularly the final words from MH370 - have been the subject of much speculation following earlier statements by authorities and the airline that the last transmission from the plane was a casual "All right, good night".

That apparent non-standard sign-off fuelled speculation that one of the pilots - either captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, 53, or first officer Fariq Abdul Hamid, 27 - diverted the plane on purpose.

more: Malaysia releases full MH370 transcript, says nothing 'abnormal'

Malaysian authorities have released the full transcript of communications between the pilots of missing flight MH370 and air traffic controllers, saying the exchanges showed nothing unusual.

The 43 separate transmissions over nearly 54 minutes are thick with air-traffic and navigational jargon and give no hint of trouble aboard the ill-fated plane, which disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8 with 239 people aboard.

The transcript - and particularly the final words from MH370 - have been the subject of much speculation following earlier statements by authorities and the airline that the last transmission from the plane was a casual "All right, good night".

That apparent non-standard sign-off fuelled speculation that one of the pilots - either captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, 53, or first officer Fariq Abdul Hamid, 27 - diverted the plane on purpose.