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Graffiti on a wall commemorates the victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crash in 2014 in Koog aan de Zaan, The Netherlands. The aircraft was shot down by Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine using a Russian-made surface-to-air missile.

Australian Couple Who Lost Children In MH17 Lambaste Trump For Not Confronting Putin

Jul 18, 2018
Russia has repeatedly denied any involvement in the destruction of the Malaysia Airlines flight shot down by a Russian missile over eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing 298 passengers and crew.
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The Two-Way
Flight Officer Jack Chen uses binoculars at an observers window on a Royal Australian Air Force P-3 Orion during the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the southern Indian Ocean in March 2014.

Final Report On MH370 Says Failure To Locate Airliner Is 'Almost Inconceivable'

Oct 03, 2017
The report on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished in 2014, found that a flight simulator at the pilot's home contained a route similar to the one investigators think the missing plane took.
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Police board a Malaysia Airlines plane in Melbourne, Australia, after a man who said he had a bomb was tackled and tied up by passengers.

After Bomb Threat, Malaysia Airlines Passengers Tackle Man — And Then Wait On Tarmac

Jun 01, 2017
When the jet returned to the airport, the suspect was already tied up. Police took him away — but they left the device he had held on the plane, along with the passengers, for 90 minutes.
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Malaysia Airlines says the new system, which is expected to be operational in 2018, will use 66 low-earth-orbit satellites.

Malaysia Airlines Says It Will Use Satellites To Track Its Fleet

Apr 19, 2017
Three years after MH Flight 370 disappeared from radar, Malaysia's national carrier says it will use satellites to track its planes at all times and that it will be the first airline to do so.
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A waiter walks past a mural of Flight MH370 in Shah Alam outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in February 2016. The flight disappeared nearly three years ago with 239 people on board, and the search for the plane has now been suspended.

Search For Missing Flight MH370 Suspended After Almost 3 Years

Jan 17, 2017
In March 2014, the flight vanished from radar with 239 people on board. Search crews have examined more than 45,000 square miles of the Indian Ocean, to no avail.
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A piece of engine cowling covered in barnacles recovered from a South African beach. Debris such as this has led to a revision of the search area.

Missing Malaysian Aircraft Is Likely Outside The Search Area, Report Finds

Dec 20, 2016
A new analysis of existing data suggests that MH370, which vanished in March 2014, might have gone down to the north of the existing search area in the Indian Ocean.
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The Two-Way
Computer simulations show a range of possible paths for the aircraft's final moments.

Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet Plunged Into Sea, New Report Suggests

Nov 02, 2016
A new analysis of debris found from the plane suggests it was not attempting an emergency landing.
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Relatives of passengers on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 hold placards following a joint news conference on the search for the missing airliner Friday. The search will be suspended if nothing turns up in the current area, officials say.

Search For Missing Malaysia Airlines Jetliner Will Be Suspended

Jul 22, 2016
Of debris that has turned up, officials note that "none of it had provided information that positively identified the precise location of the aircraft."
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Europe
Journalists walk near parts of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 near the Grabove village in eastern Ukraine on Nov. 11, 2014.

Russian Military Involved In Shooting Down Flight MH17, Researchers Say

May 07, 2016
As investigations continue into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine two years ago, the Kremlin has dismissed a new report that directly implicates the Russian military.
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This piece of suspected aircraft wreckage was found early this month off the coast of Mozambique.

New Debris 'Almost Certainly' From Missing Malaysian Flight MH370

Mar 24, 2016
Air crash investigators have looked at debris found on the coast of Mozambique, and say it "almost certainly" came from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.
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French officers carry a wing fragment, called a flaperon, that washed ashore on La Réunion island in the Indian Ocean on July 29.

French Investigators Confirm Wing Fragment Came From Flight MH370

Sep 04, 2015
French authorities say they know "with certitude" that a piece of debris found in July is from the Malaysia Airlines plane. The reason why the Boeing 777 disappeared remains a mystery.
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Surrounded by journalists, a relative of passengers of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 wears a sign reading "Must return safely!" during a protest held by victims' families Thursday outside the Malaysia Airlines office in Beijing.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: More Debris And Confusion Over Findings

Aug 06, 2015
Malaysian officials say a wing fragment found on Reunion Island is from the missing plane; French investigators say they're almost — but not quite — certain.
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A piece of a wing, apparently from a Boeing 777, has been found on Reunion, an island the Indian Ocean. It's not clear yet whether the debris from the Malaysia Airlines jet that disappeared from radar during a flight last year.

Debris In The Indian Ocean May Have Come From Vanished Airliner

Jul 29, 2015
A source tells NPR a piece of wing found on an island appears to be from a large passenger plane. Other media say sources link it to a Boeing 777 like the Malaysian jet that disappeared last year.
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Malaysia Airlines planes sit on the tarmac last year at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia.

Malaysia Airlines Plans To Cut A Third Of Its Workforce

May 26, 2015
The airline has been losing money for several years, and its brand was irreparably damaged by the loss of two planes last year.
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Reuters graphic showing the equipment that have been used in the search and may be used in the recovery of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 if it is ever found.

MH370 Had Expired Battery On Black Box 'Pinger,' Report Says

Mar 08, 2015
It said the battery had expired 15 months prior to the Malaysia airliner's disappearance. The report also said there was no evidence the plane's crew acted abnormally ahead of the flight.
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Sgt. Trent Wyatt, a crew member of a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3 Orion, looks out in the search for MH370 over the Indian Ocean in April of last year. A Malaysian official says the search will continue through the end of May 2015, but if nothing is f

Malaysian Official: Search For MH370 To Continue Through May

Mar 07, 2015
The ill-fated airliner disappeared a year ago and despite an intensive search in the southern Indian Ocean, no definitive clues have turned up.
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Science
SkyTruth followed the ship <em>Shin Jyi Chyuu 33 </em>during one week last month. Planes are connected to a satellite network just like ships, but the information is only collected if the airline pays for it.

Listeners To NPR: Why Don't We Track Planes Like We Do Ships?

Feb 06, 2015
Geoff Brumfiel, the physics guy on our science desk, helps us land on the right answer.
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U.N. Agency Sets New Standards For Tracking Aircraft In Flight

Feb 05, 2015
After Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished over the Indian Ocean, air safety authorities have argued for more frequent contact in order to better locate aircraft in the event of tragedy.
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