A new and plausible theory has hailed the pilot of missing MH370 flight a hero. "A windshield heater fire can explain both the loss of the transponder signal and the interruption to the satellite communications link," Gilbert found. Gilbert claims there were at least 39 windshield heater problems between 2002 and 2014 and eight of them happened on B777s. Gilbert suggests the crew oxygen system was also leaking because in the months leading up to the disappearance, the oxygen system was dropping in psi quicker than usual. He speculates the fire and windshield heater failure would have caused rapid depressurisation in the cockpit.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 15, 2016 05:15 UTC