'I'm an engineer and missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will be found here'

An aviation expert and engineer has shed light on the potential fate of the ill-fated flight MH370, following the devastating cessation of the search for the aircraft. He believes this "perfect crime" may have ended in a crash-landing at one of only a few possible sites.

The recent search efforts by marine robotics firm Ocean Infinity have been put on hold due to seasonal constraints, dashing renewed hopes of locating the infamous Boeing 777, which disappeared on March 8, 2014, with 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board during its journey from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. This disappearance remains one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history and is the deadliest incident involving an aircraft that has yet to be found.

Malaysia's transport minister, Anthony Loke, informed AFP: "They have stopped the operation for the time being, they will resume the search at the end of this year. Right now, it's not the season."

Ismail Hammad, Chief Engineer at Egyptair, is confident he holds the key to saving "money and time" and ultimately discovering the whereabouts of the plane that has caused turmoil for both authorities and relatives, .

Ismail, first and foremost, believes the answer is straightforward. Despite numerous conspiracy theories, he is convinced that a "hijacker" is responsible, with the only question being where the plane crashed when their plan went awry.

He said: "If the hijacker was looking for the perfect crime that would remain a mystery for a hundred years, he would have to land on one of the abandoned airstrips or lakes in the maze of the Philippine archipelago, which consists of 7,641 islands.

"Such airstrips are spread out and end in the sea, lakes or swamps, and not fly in a straight line to fall into the waters off the city of Perth , in an area that can be predicted by calculating the rate of the fuel consumption."

However, Ismail also pointed out that the presumed lack of experience of the hijacker could provide clues as to where the massive aircraft might have ended up.

He explained: "Whatever the pilot's experience he would not be able to fly easily and accurately in a straight line on such a long straight route, above an open area of water, at night for such long hours".

The engineer suggested that navigation from the coast of Malaysia to the south of Indian ocean could result in the plane falling in front of Perth. However, whether the pilot was navigating solely with a compass or had access to a GPS system, they would have been able to navigate over the Philippines islands if they were familiar with them and their city lights."

Ismail noted that programming the autopilot computer is no small task, requiring more than just inputting space coordinates.

He explained: "Likewise, a pilot alone would not be able to continue flying a big aircraft like B777-200 for 9 hours since take off till vanishing, including the 3 hours on average it takes to check the condition of the aircraft and its documentations before the taking off according to the aviation regulations."

He stressed with insights into the search process, asserting that without reliance on the autopilot system or navigation aids, and using only the aircraft's magnetic compass, the search should focus from the Malacca Strait right through to Perth coast in light of "all those stresses".