Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 About the Author David Soucie is CNN’s safety analyst and was a frequent guest during its coverage of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. He has thirty years of experience working with the Federal Aviation Administration as an aviation safety inspector and accident investigator, and has worked in the cockpit, on the hangar floor, and within the aviation boardroom. He is the author of Safer Skies, and has fought to obtain congressional approval for international safety program legislation put forth by the FAA.