Missing Malaysia Plane Stuns Air Lobby as Search Drags On

Airline chiefs are as stunned as the public by the disappearance of a Malaysian airliner and the failure of efforts to locate the wide-body plane even after six days of searching, the head of industry group IATA said.

“Everyone is very surprised that it could happen like this and we share that surprise,” International Air Transport Association Chief Executive Officer Tony Tyler said. “The fact that an aircraft has disappeared we all find extraordinary.”