'I'm an aeroplane engineer and this powerful move will solve MH370 mystery'

Wreckage believed to be from MH370 (Image: Ismail Hammad / Provided)

An aviation expert and engineer has disclosed one "powerful move" that could finally solve the enduring mystery surrounding the disappearance of flight MH370.

After the devastating halt to the search operation, which has now been relaunched using underwater robots, Ismail Hamad told The Mirror: "I have a strong sense that it will be a powerful step for everyone concerned to put an end to this tragedy."

Recent efforts by marine robotics company Ocean Infinity were abruptly suspended in April, with Malaysia's transport minister, Anthony Loke, informing AFP: "Right now, it's not the season."

The ill-fated Boeing 777, which was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members, disappeared on March 8, 2014, during its journey from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

The plane remains at the centre of aviation's greatest puzzle and stands as the deadliest single occurrence involving a vanished aircraft.

Ismail alleges that the plane will be somewhere near Perth (Image: Ismail Hamad/ Google Earth)

Mr Loke stated: "They have stopped the operation for the time being, they will resume the search at the end of this year."

Nevertheless, Ismail Hammad, Chief Engineer at Egyptair, claims he holds the answer to saving everyone "money and time" whilst finally locating the aircraft that has caused immense distress for authorities and grieving families. Scrutinising photographs of the aircraft's wreckage retrieved from the ocean, Ismail argued that "the condition of the plane's paint is not consistent with what would happen if it had been lying in salt water for as long as it had."

Despite numerous conspiracy theories circulating, Ismail remains convinced that a "hijacker" was behind the incident, with the crucial question being where the aircraft came down when their scheme failed.

He explained: "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."

Ismail added: "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 pointed out that navigation from the Malaysian coastline towards the southern Indian Ocean would indicate a crash site near Perth.

However, he noted that if the pilot had access to GPS technology, they could have navigated across the Philippines islands "if they knew them and their cities' lights well". Ismail made clear that inputting mere spatial coordinates into the autopilot computer presents considerable difficulty.

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

Ismail determined that without autopilot technology or navigational assistance, relying solely on the aircraft's magnetic compass, the search zone ought to be confined to the stretch between the Malacca strait and Perth coastline when taking into account "all those stresses".