Full audio transcript of Flight 370 communications between cockpit, air traffic control

Malaysian authorities on Tuesday released their full transcript of the audio communications between Flight 370’s cockpit and air traffic controllers before the plane disappeared March 8. The conversation, heavy with aviation shorthand, is in English with the one Indonesian comment meaning, “Good morning.” The conversation, as it was released, between the cockpit and various units of air traffic control, Delivery, Ground, Tower, Approach and Radar, the time the audio was recorded, and what was spoken:

Cockpit at 12:25:53: Delivery MAS 370 Good Morning

Delivery at 12:26:02: MAS 370 Standby and Malaysia Six is cleared to Frankfurt via AGOSA Alpha Departure six thousand feet squawk two one zero six

Delivery at 12:26:19: … MAS 370 request level

Cockpit at 12:26:21: MAS 370 we are ready requesting flight level three five zero to Beijing

Delivery at 12:26:39: MAS 370 is cleared to Beijing via PIBOS A Departure Six Thousand Feet squawk two one five seven

Cockpit at 12:26:45: Beijing PIBOS A Six Thousand Squawk two one five seven MAS 370 Thank You

Delivery at 12:26:53: MAS 370 Welcome over to ground

Cockpit at 12:26:55: Good Day

Cockpit at 12:27:27: Ground MAS370 Good morning Charlie One Requesting push and start

Ground at 12:27:34: MAS370 Lumpur Ground Morning Push back and start approved Runway 32 Right Exit via Sierra 4

Cockpit at 12:27:40: Push back and start approved 32 Right Exit via Sierra 4 POB 239 Mike Romeo Oscar

Ground at 12:27:45: Copied

Cockpit at 12:32:13: MAS377 request taxi.

Ground at 12:32:26: MAS37….. (garbled) … standard route. Hold short Bravo

Ground at 12:32:30: Ground, MAS370. You are unreadable. Say again.

Ground at 12:32:38: MAS370 taxi to holding point Alfa 11 Runway 32 Right via standard route. Hold short of Bravo.

Cockpit at 12:32:42: Alfa 11 Standard route Hold short Bravo MAS370.

Ground at 12:35:53: MAS 370 Tower

Ground at 12:36:19: (garbled) … Tower … (garbled)

Cockpit (no time given): 1188 MAS370 Thank you

Cockpit at 12:36:30: Tower MAS370 Morning

Tower at 12:36:38: MAS370 good morning. Lumpur Tower. Holding point.. (garbled)..10 32 Right

Cockpit at 12:36:50: Alfa 10 MAS370

Tower at 12:38:43: 370 line up 32 Right Alfa 10.

Cockpit (no time given): Line up 32 Right Alfa 10 MAS370.

Tower at 12:40:38: 370 32 Right Cleared for take-off. Good night.

Cockpit (no time given): 32 Right Cleared for take-off MAS370. Thank you Bye.

Cockpit at 12:42:05: Departure Malaysian Three Seven Zero

Approach at 12:42:10: Malaysian Three Seven Zero selamat pagi identified. Climb flight level one eight zero cancel SID turn right direct to IGARI

Cockpit at 12:42:48: Okay level one eight zero direct IGARI Malaysian one err Three Seven Zero

Approach at 12:42:52: Malaysian Three Seven Zero contact Lumpur Radar One Three Two Six good night

Cockpit (no time given): Night One Three Two Six Malaysian Three Seven Zero

Cockpit at 12:46:51: Lumpur Control Malaysian Three Seven Zero

Radar at 12:46:51: Malaysian Three Seven Zero Lumpur radar Good Morning climb flight level two five zero

Cockpit at 12:46:54: Morning level two five zero Malaysian Three Seven Zero

Radar at 12:50:06: Malaysian Three Seven Zero climb flight level three five zero

Cockpit at 12:50:09: Flight level three five zero Malaysian Three Seven Zero

Cockpit at 01:01:14: Malaysian Three Seven Zero maintaining level three five zero

Radar at 01:01:19: Malaysian Three Seven Zero

Cockpit at 01:07:55: Malaysian…Three Seven Zero maintaining level three five zero

Radar at 01:08:00 Malaysian Three Seven Zero

Radar at 01:19:24: Malaysian Three Seven Zero contact Ho Chi Minh 120 decimal 9 Good Night

Cockpit at 01:19:29: Good Night Malaysian Three Seven Zero