Flight MH370

Debris from an airplane that was found on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion has been transported to France, where technicians will try to determine whether it is from a missing airliner, Flight MH370.

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MH370 Update: Recovered Jet Section Arrives At French Lab For Testing

1:37pm August 01, 2015

by Bill Chappell

After the large piece of debris was discovered on the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean this week, Malaysia Airlines said it "is almost certainly part of a Boeing 777."

Experts: Flight MH370 Debris Could Have Reached Western Indian Ocean

4:00pm July 30, 2015

by Scott Neuman

A scientist who studies ocean circulation patterns tells NPR that it's "highly likely" that floating wreckage from the airliner could have reached the island of Reunion near Madagascar.

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

1:41pm May 26, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The airline has been losing money for several years, and its brand was irreparably damaged by the loss of two planes last year.

Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss (left), Malaysia's Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai (center) and Chinese Transport Minister Yang Chuantan shake hands after a news conference about Flight MH 370 on Thursday. The search zone for the missing

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Ocean Search Area For Lost Malaysian Airliner Is Set To Double

9:49am April 16, 2015

by Bill Chappell

It has been more than a year since Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370 vanished with 239 people on board. Officials now say they'll double the already huge search area to 46,000 square miles next month.

About 30 people believed to be relatives of Chinese passengers of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 that went missing a year ago, protest near the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing on Sunday.

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

4:22pm March 30, 2015

by Scott Neuman

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.

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 fo

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Malaysian Official: Search For MH370 To Continue Through May

7:37am March 08, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The ill-fated airliner disappeared a year ago and despite an intensive search in the southern Indian Ocean, no definitive clues have turned up.

A relative of a passenger of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 holds a picture of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak with the writing "Please bring back my husband."

Malaysia Says Disappearance Of MH370 Was An Accident

11:08am January 29, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

While the aircraft has yet to be found, the government also said it presumes all 239 people onboard are dead.

Sarah Bajc's partner, Philip Wood, disappeared along with Flight MH370. "The issuance of the death certificate is an emotional thing," she says, "because we're not convinced that they're dead."

A Vanished Jetliner Still Haunts Families Of The Missing

12:35pm December 24, 2014

by Geoff Brumfiel

Months after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared from radar screens, families of the lost passengers and crew struggle to cope. Many are unwilling to declare their loved ones dead.

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A photo made available on Monday of the Fugro Discovery search vessel moored at Fremantle Port in Perth, Australia. The vessel is one of three that will resume the search for possible wreckage from MH370.

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Australia Resumes Search For Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

10:56am October 06, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Six months after the Boeing 777 disappeared without a trace, searchers are hoping something can still be found on the seabed.