MH370 vanished 8 years ago carrying 239 passengers. Ever since, there has been uncertainty as to where it disappeared to on March 8, 2014.

8 years on, Richard Godfrey, a retired British Aerospace Engineer and Physicist has come up with a new theory that could finally crack the mystery as to what happened to that fateful Boeing 777 as it flew into the Indian Ocean. 

His theory is that the HAM radio system on board the plane suffered several disturbances before the plane vanished into the Indian Ocean. In 2014-15, nearer the time of the incident, the Australian Travel Safety Bureau or ATSB searched an entire 120,000 square kilometres with no luck of finding the wreckage of the aircraft. Richard Godfrey, and his research has shown that the search area is shown to be just 300 square kilometres, of which some was searched by the ATSB. Richard Godfrey's research almost mimics the satellite transmissions and location of the aircraft but, with some differences.

About 3 hours into the flight, the pilot made and maintained an oval holding pattern, sustaining this holding pattern for 20 minutes before proceeding onwards. Previous research showed that after this holding pattern the aircraft continued straight down into the Indian Ocean, Godfrey says however that this path into the Indian Ocean was not straight and there were increased interferences when the plane flew further down into the ocean. Its last moments are still unknown, but this research is a breakthrough. 

In 2018, the search for the aircraft was called off, and ever since there have been no new searches for this aircraft and its 239 passengers and crew. Godfrey's research has been sent to the Malaysian Government and has been acknowledged, although not with the expected reception. The Malaysian Government simply said that "it will be reviewed but they are too busy at the current." 

The Malaysian Government is the only government that can authorize a search for the missing wreckage of the aircraft since it is the owner of the airline. Godfrey's research, however, revealed a concerning worry regarding the flying pattern and oval pattern: the possibility that the pilot was in a political dispute with the Malaysian government and so, in a rage, hijacked and crashed the aircraft, killing the 239 passengers and crew.

While the reality may never be fully known, this news that the aircraft could be found has brought some closure to the families of the 239 passengers and crew.