Another press release by the airline identified the pilot as Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, who has 18,365 flying hours under his belt.
Taarifa nyingine kwa vyombo vya habari iliyotolewa na shirika hilo la ndege limemtambua rubani wa ndege hiyo kuwa ni Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, ambaye ana masaa 18,365 ya kurusha ndege kwenye mkanda wake.