News | Latest Breaking News Stories & Headlines

Bluefin-21 is craned over the side of Australian Defence Vessel Ocean Shield in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH 370

Deep-sea drone continues search for MH370

Hopes that a deep sea drone scouring the Indian Ocean floor might soon turn up a missing Malaysian jetliner were fading, as the remote-controlled submarine embarked on a fifth mission with still no sign of wreckage.

News • 18 Apr 14

The launch of the Blue-fin 21 marked a new phase in the six week search for flight MH370

Underwater drone use halted in Malaysia search

A US Navy underwater drone sent to search for a missing Malaysian jetliner on the floor of the Indian Ocean has had its first mission cut short after exceeding its 4.5km depth limit.

News • 15 Apr 14

Flight Lieutenant Timothy McAlevey of the Royal New Zealand Airforce during the search

Oil slick spotted in search for missing plane

An oil slick has been detected in the Indian Ocean within the search area for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

News • 14 Apr 14

The Haixun 01 has picked up a signal twice in recent days (Pic: EPA)

Three 'acoustic signals' detected in Indian Ocean

Chinese and Australian ships hunting for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane have picked up separate acoustic signals in different parts of a vast Indian Ocean search area

News • 06 Apr 14

Search teams have found no sign of the plane in the three weeks since it disappeared (Pic: EPA)

Malaysia corrects last words from missing plane

The last words from the cockpit of a missing Malaysia Airlines jet were a standard "Goodnight Malaysian three seven zero", Malaysian authorities have said.

News • 01 Apr 14

60 aircraft and ships are involved in the search for the missing plane

Search for Malaysian plane 'could take years'

The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 could take years, a US Naval Officer has suggested.

News • 30 Mar 14

Chinese ships search new area for missing plane

Chinese ships are searching a new area in the Indian Ocean for a missing Malaysian passenger jet, but only rubbish unrelated to the plane has been taken from the sea.

News • 29 Mar 14

Able Seaman Kurt Jackson keeps watch on the forecastle of the Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Success during the search for the plane (Pic: EPA)

Thai satellite spots '300 objects' in plane search

Thailand has spotted 300 floating objects in the southern Indian Ocean during a satellite search for the missing Malaysia Air passenger jet, its space agency has said.

News • 27 Mar 14

Another 777 in the Malaysia Airlines fleet

19th Century discovery used to track flight MH370

Britain's Inmarsat used a wave phenomenon discovered in the 19th Century to analyse the seven pings its satellite picked up from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 to determine its final destination.

News • 24 Mar 14

Relatives were told by text that the plane had crashed with no survivors

US deploys 'black box' locator in plane search

The US military has sent a black box locator and a robotic underwater vehicle to the Indian Ocean to help search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, now assumed lost with no survivors.

News • 24 Mar 14

A family member of a missing relative is escorted from the news conference

Obama vows search for plane is 'top priority'

US President Barack Obama has said the search for the missing Malaysian airliner is a "top priority" for the United States and offered every possible resource, including the FBI.

News • 20 Mar 14

The search for the missing Malaysian aircraft continues ten days after it vanished (EPA)

Malaysia plane search area the size of Australia

Authorities say an international land and sea search for a missing Malaysian aircraft is covering an area the size of Australia but a clear motive to explain its disappearance has yet to be established.

News • 18 Mar 14

Crew members from a Malaysian Air Force aircraft during a search over the Strait of Malacca

Co-pilot spoke last words heard from missing plane

The co-pilot of a missing Malaysian jetliner spoke the last words heard from the cockpit, the airline's chief executive has said.

News • 17 Mar 14

Photographers gathered outside the residence of Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah (Pic: EPA)

Police examine Malaysian pilot’s flight simulator

Malaysian authorities have said that police had searched the homes of a missing airliner's two pilots and were examining the captain's home flight simulator, but warned against "jumping to conclusions".

News • 16 Mar 14

Indonesian Search And Rescue personnel on a rescue ship heading to the Andaman sea(Pic: EPA)

Timeline: The hunt for flight MH370

A timeline of major developments since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished last week with 239 people on board, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

News • 15 Mar 14

Photographers gather outside the home of co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid (Pic: EPA)

Malaysia Airlines investigation 'refocused'

Police began searching the home of the pilot of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight today, after the country's prime minister confirmed the plane was suspected to have been deliberately diverted.

News • 15 Mar 14

Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein says reports are 'inaccurate' (Pic: EPA)

Malaysia denies plane 'flew on' for four hours

Malaysia's acting transport minister has said that reports that the missing Malaysian airplane flew for a number of hours are "inaccurate".

News • 13 Mar 14

A Chinese government website shared a still image of possible debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight

Satellite finds 'floating objects' in plane search

China says that one of its satellites has detected three large "floating objects" in a region of the sea where it suspects the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 had an accident.

News • 13 Mar 14

Another Malaysia Airlines 777 seen in Kuala Lumpur (Pic: EPA)

Timeline: Malaysia Airlines plane disappears

A timeline of events in the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner, which vanished from radar screens on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing early on Saturday.

News • 10 Mar 14

Military personnel scan the sea aboard a Vietnamese Air Force aircraft in the search for flight MH370

Officials suspect plane disintegrated mid-flight

Officials investigating the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines plane suspect it may have disintegrated in mid-flight, a source has said, as Vietnam reported a possible sighting of wreckage.

News • 09 Mar 14

A relative of a passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 cries as she waits for news at Beijing International Airport

Oil slicks spotted in search for Malaysian plane

Officials in Vietnam have said that rescue planes searching for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane that vanished from radar screens over the South China Sea with 227 passengers and 12 crew on board have spotted oil slicks.

News • 08 Mar 14

Malaysia Airlines