Via NY Post:
The first mysterious turn that steered missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 off its intended path was made by an automatic computer program in the pilot’s cockpit, according to a report.
The westward turn that diverted Flight 370’s path was programmed by several keystrokes into a device on a pedestal between the captain and co-pilot, said a senior US official interviewed by The New York Times.
The sophisticated system is most likely programmed inside the plane and was probably utilized by someone familiar with the aircraft and well-versed in its complex computer systems, the paper reported Monday night.
The new information reinforced investigators’ theory that the airplane was deliberately steered in the wrong direction, and increased scrutiny on the pilots who might have commandeered it.
Malaysian authorities said over the weekend they suspected that the pilots may have been involved in the plane’s disappearance because the aircraft’s radars were turned off to avoid detection.