(Reuters) — Malaysia said on Wednesday (July 29) it has sent a team to Reunion Island off the east coast of Africa to determine whether washed-up debris may be from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 that is believed to have crashed in the Indian Ocean last year. No trace has been found of the Boeing 777, which disappeared in March last year carrying 239 passengers and crew from Kuala Lumpur, bound for Beijing. Most […]
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Search area for Flight MH370 to double if plane not found
GOVERNMENT ministers from Australia, China and Malaysia on Thursday (April 16) said they would double the search area for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 if wreckage is not found in the current target area. No trace has been found of the Boeing 777 aircraft, which disappeared in March last year carrying 239 passengers and crew in what has become one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history. Most of the passengers were Chinese. The extended search […]
Family and friends of MH370 passengers emotional on first anniversary of plane’s disappearance
It was an emotional day for family and friends of those who disappeared on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, with a ceremony marking the first anniversary bringing together Malaysian, Chinese and other nationalities, as well as Malaysia Airlines staff. People of different races, religions and nationalities were united by the disappearance of their friends and relatives one year ago aboard flight MH370, and by the worry that they might never know what happened to them. […]
Australia says search for MH370 plane may be called off
(Reuters) — The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 cannot go on forever, Australia’s deputy prime minister said, and discussions are already underway between Australia, China and Malaysia as to whether to call off the hunt within weeks. No trace has been found of the Boeing 777 aircraft, which disappeared one year ago this week, carrying 239 passengers and crew shortly after taking off from the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, bound for Beijing. More […]
Chinese relatives of MH370 arrive in Malaysia to demand answer
Relatives of passengers aboard the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 that disappeared nearly a year ago arrived in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur today to seek answers from the Malaysian government and the airline itself. A group of mainly Chinese relatives arrived at the airport wearing red t-shirts that read “Pray for MH370”, in a trip arranged after the government declared flight MH370 an accident, clearing the way for the airline to pay compensation to […]
Malaysia formally ends search for MH370
Malaysia officially ends the search for MH370 after the Malaysian Civil Aviation Authority declared that said incident was due to an accident and that all aboard were already dead. Authorities will fully compensate the relatives of the passengers of said flight.
Police violence, abiding grief for China families of missing on Malaysia jet
(Reuters) – Six months after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 went missing, relatives of those lost, desperate for any hint of what happened, say Chinese authorities have become openly hostile toward them. In interviews, several relatives described how they had been detained and physically abused by police – seemingly in retaliation for publicly pressing Chinese and Malaysia Airlinesauthorities for information about the hunt for the plane. “In the beginning, Beijing police were protecting us, but their attitude has completely […]
Malaysia Airlines set to announce second-quarter results and major restructure
(Reuters) — After losing colleagues in two plane disasters this year the 19,500 staff of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) now face a new ordeal – a quarter of them may lose their jobs at the unprofitable airline. Deep job losses, route cuts and a change of leadership are expected to feature in a restructuring plan being prepared by Malaysia’s government, likely to be announced when MAS also reports second-quarter results, probably the last before being de-listed. The numbers are […]
Missing Malaysian airlines MH370
The Malaysian government and British satellite firm Inmarsat release the data used to determine the path of missing flight MH370 Lady Christel Regalado reports from Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia
Acoustic ‘pings’ unrelated to missing MH370 jetliner
A U.S. Navy official says, the acoustic ‘pings’ which were at the center of the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 are no longer believed to be from the aircraft’s black box. Lady Christel Regalado reports from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysia, UK satellite firm release data on missing flight
(Reuters) – Malaysia’s Department of Civil Aviation and British satellite firm Inmarsat on Tuesday released the data used to determine the path of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, following mounting calls from passengers’ relatives for greater transparency. Relatives of passengers on the missing flight said they had received the data report compiled by Inmarsat and Malaysian officials and they published it on their Facebook page. The data communications log comprises 14 pieces of data from seven “handshakes,” or pairs […]
Search for Flight MH370 heads to site of first ‘ping’
(Reuters) – An Australian naval vessel carrying an underwater drone involved in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 left port on Saturday on its second mission to scan part of the Indian Ocean where the longest sonar “ping” was heard over a month ago. The Ocean Shield is heading to the area where a signal was first located and heard for some two hours on April 5, about 1,600 km (1,000 miles) northwest of Perth to […]





