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Flight MH370
Flight MH370 disappeared without a trace on May 8th, 2014
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'Fresh set of eyes needed'
Sarah Bajc, whose partner was on Flight MH370, says she thinkss information is being withheld.
MH370 'ping' search fails
A search for the wreckage of the missing airliner based on acoustic signals thought to hail from MH370's black box has not been successful. Recovery efforts will continue, but are temporarily on hold.
MH370 raw data released
Malaysian authorities have released the raw satellite data that was used to determine that flight MH370 ended in the Indian Ocean. Analysts say drawing fresh conclusions from the data will be a lengthy procedure.
Back to the drawing board
Authorities searching for a missing Malaysian airliner will go back to the drawing board and re-examine all data to make sure crews are looking in the right place. Flight MH370 disappeared more than eight weeks ago.
MH370 report released
The Malaysian government has called for real-time tracking for commercial aircraft. The recommendation comes in its preliminary report on what’s known about the mysterious circumstances surrounding missing flight MH370.
Search for MH370
Hopes fade that missing flight MH370 will ever be found as search enters next phase.
Conspiracy lives
Hopes fade as the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 continues.
'New phase' in MH370 search
Australia has announced the next phase in the search for the Malaysian Airlines plane, which disappeared on March 8. The undersea search is to be expanded and all search efforts from the air will be brought to an end.
Lessons learned from a missing plane
It's been over 6 weeks now, and there are still no definite answers as to the fate of Malaysia Air Flight 370. How it is even possible, many have wondered, that an airplane could just disappear without a trace? Well, Charles Maynes recently traveled to the Ural Mountains city of Serov in Russia to revisit a similar story and to find out what happened next.
Debris 'not a lead' on MH370
Australian authorities have said they are sure that the debris found on the western coastline south of Perth is "not a lead in terms of the search for MH370." The Boeing 777 disappeared seven weeks ago without trace.
MH370 search at all costs
Australia has said cost is not a concern in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. Searchers are also investigating "unidentified material" that washed up on the country's southwest coast.
Search at 'critical juncture'
Malaysia’s transportation minister has asked people to support the search for a missing passenger jet by offering their prayers. Officials say the search for the Boeing 777 is at a ‘critical juncture.’
Deep dive for MH370
An intial dive by a mini-submarine to search for debris from missing flight MH370 has turned up nothing. Officials believe an underwater search is now the only way any wreckage can be found.
Sub to be used in MH370 search
Australian officials have said they will deploy a submarine to search for any wreckage of missing flight MH370 on the seafloor. The move will bring the search underwater 38 days after the plane disappeared.
Search for MH370 intensifies
The search for flight MH370 has intensified as the batteries in its black box weaken. Meanwhile, a Malaysian newspaper has reported the plane's co-pilot may have activated his cell phone as the plane vanished from radar.
Plane signals still unconfirmed
Australia's prime minister says he is "very confident" that searchers have detected signals from the missing flight MH370. However, search leaders remain skeptical that the pings are from the plane’s black box.
Possible new MH370 signal
An Australian plane involved in the search for a passenger jet has picked up another possible signal from its black boxes. Searchers are racing against time with the signals from the flight data recorders due to fade.
Economic effects of MH370
Rajiv Biswas says anti-Malaysian sentiment in China is having an impact on bilateral economic ties.
Race for MH370's black box
An Australian ship has detected electronic transmissions that are consistent with a flight data recorder. Search teams hope the signals will lead them to MH370's black box.
Closing the gaps in flight monitoring
Flights like MH370 can seemingly vanish because there are often vast gaps between radar stations. Researchers at the DLR in Bremen are promoting satellites as the best way of achieving blanket coverage.
Sub on hold as searchers listen
Officials in charge of tracing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have said they will hold off on sending a robot sub deep below the Indian Ocean surface. Instead, the team will listen for any final clues to narrow the hunt.
New lead in MH370 search
An Australian ship searching for missing Malaysian flight MH370 has detected signals matching those from a black box transponder. The signals have been described as the "most promising lead so far."
Race to track down signals
Ships and planes are heading to an area where a Chinese ship searching for missing airliner MH370 reported hearing two electronic pulses. Authorities are encouraged by the lead but warn they still need to investigate it.
'Hope, not certainty' over MH370
A Chinese ship that is part of the international search for the missing Malaysian airliner MH370 has detected a "pulse signal." Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he was hopeful but far from certain.
MH370 search goes underwater
The search for the black box of missing Malaysia Airline flight MH370 is continuing with underwater sonic detectors. Only days are left before the device stops emitting signals that could allow it to be located.
MH370: Malaysia PM visits Perth
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has warned there’s no certainty that missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 will ever be found. Visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has vowed that "we will not give up."
Chinese seek MH370 info
Several Chinese families of passengers who were on board missing flight MH370 have gone to Malaysia seeking information on the incident. A search for the plane in a new area has so far been fruitless.
Ships search for MH370
Two Chinese ships are searching a new area of the Indian Ocean west of Australia in their hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. More objects have been spotted by rescue planes.
MH370: 'difficult case'
Maritime expert David Jardine-Smith says missing MH370 is a particularly tough case.
Flight 370: search area shifts
Investigators searching for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 say they are shifting the focus of their search. New analysis of radar data indicates the plane flew faster than thought, and may have ditched into the sea more than 1,000 km further north than previously assumed.
MH370: 'New credible lead'
Planes and ships searching for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 have shifted their search corridor 1,100 kilometers to the northeast. The revised zone is based on a 'credible new lead,' according to Australian authorities.
Objects spotted in MH370 search
Thailand has said its satellite images showed 300 floating objects near the search zone in the southern Indian Ocean. Meanwhile, thunderstorms and strong winds have forced search teams to temporarily suspend operations.
Race against time in plane hunt
Crews have been sweeping the remote southern Indian Ocean near to an area in which 122 potential objects were detected by a French satellite. The urgency in the search for MH370 has been heightened by poor weather.
More 'potential' debris in search
New satellite images have revealed what Malaysia has called more 'potential' debris from MH370. The news came just hours after rescue teams resumed their search for the aircraft in the southern Indian Ocean.
Search goes on for Malaysia jet
Search efforts for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane continue. Malaysian government officials confirmed that the search zone has narrowed thanks to satellite images, but there is still no way to tell how long it will take to find the wreckage. In China, families of the passengers reacted angrily to Monday’s announcement that the plane crashed in the southern Indian Ocean.
The Doppler effect
DW looks at the Doppler effect, which helped scientists determine what happened to flight MH370.
Unraveling the mystery
Expert Chris Yates says investigators may never fully know what happened to flight MH370.
MH370 search causes uproar
Bad weather has forced a halt to the search for the wreckage of a Malaysian jet that went missing more than a fortnight ago. The news prompted relatives of the missing to march on the Malaysian embassy in Beijing.
Malaysian government confirms MH370 wreck
Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak says the plane diverged thousands of kilometers from its flight path, before crashing into the sea.
Flight ended in Indian Ocean
Malaysia’s prime minister has said new data shows the last position of missing flight MH370 was in the southern Indian Ocean. He said the families of the passengers and crew on board the flight had been notified.
Search for MH370 continues
As the search for MH370 continues, Chinese search crew have spotted new suspicious objects floating in the southern Indian Ocean. French satellite images also show potential debris north of the current search site.
Race to retrieve objects
An Australian search aircraft searching for missing flight MH370 has spotted two objects which could be retrieved for investigation in a matter of hours. An international search is focused on the southern Indian Ocean.
Debris sightings investigated
Searchers are targeting suspicious objects spotted by a Chinese plane looking for missing flight MH370. Ships, planes and satellites have been scouring the southern Indian Ocean. The US has sent a black box detector.
Australia widens MH370 search
Australia has widened its search for a missing Malaysian airliner after more airpower joined the effort. The move comes as China says one of its planes spotted "suspicious objects" in the sea, according to a report.
'Credible leads' in MH370 hunt
Australia's prime minister has said there is "increasing hope" in the hunt to find a missing Malaysian Airlines flight. French satellite images of possible debris from the plane have provided additional leads.
New pictures clue to missing airliner?
Chinese authorities say they have picked up satellite images of what could be debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The objects are about 120 kilometers from an earlier sighting of debris by Australia.
Time of the essence
Heinrich Großbongardt says time is crucial as the search for Flight MH370 enters its third week.
Chinese satellites spot debris
International search teams have stepped up their hunt in the remote southern Indian Ocean near Australia for a missing Malaysian Airlines flight. Chinese satellites have reportedly captured new images of debris.
No sign of jet as new countries join search
Search efforts for the missing Malaysian Airlines plane have zeroed in on a remote area of the southern Indian Ocean - more than two thousand kilometers off Australia's coast. But so far they've found nothing.
US mulls Malaysia undersea plea
The US has said it is considering a request from Malaysia for underwater equipment to search for missing flight MH370. Efforts led by Australia to locate traces of the plane have so far yielded no concrete results.
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