Malaysia Airlines News

New Plan Wanted for Missing Malaysia Plane Jet Search

Their hopes raised and dashed, relatives of passengers on a missing Malaysia Airlines plane want a new plan to find it after the search was suspended following a new setback. The 84-year-old mother of Australian passenger Rod Burrows no longer …

Malaysia Airlines Lawsuits Unlikely to be Heard in U.S.

Since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing, some lawyers have claimed they can get several millions of dollars in damages for each lost passenger by taking the cases to the United States. But past lawsuits show U.S. federal courts are …

Search for Missing Jet Centered on Large, Deep Seabed

Two miles under the sea where satellites and planes are looking for debris from the missing Malaysian jet, the ocean floor is cold, dark, covered in a squishy muck of dead plankton and – in a potential break for the …

Time Running Out as Missing Plane’s ‘Black Box’ Pings Continue

Equipment inside two nearly indestructible boxes aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines plane recorded critical information that would help investigators reconstruct what went wrong. The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder have beacons that are sending out “pings” which searchers …

Liability Questions Surround Jet’s Mystery Disappearance

As the final hours of Malaysian Air Flight 370 remain wrapped in mystery, the question of who bears full liability for the jet’s disappearance is also unresolved. This much is clear: Families of the 227 passengers aboard the flight that …

Allianz Issues Insurance Payments for Missing Plane

German insurance company Allianz says it has made initial payments in connection with the missing Malaysian Airlines plane. Allianz’s global head of communication Hugo Kidston confirmed Wednesday that the Munich-based insurer and “other co-reinsurers of Malaysia Airlines aviation hull and …

Boeing 777 Has Good Safety Track Record

The Boeing 777 flown by Malaysia Airlines that disappeared Saturday morning over the South China Sea is one of the world’s most popular – and safest – jets. The long-range jumbo jet has helped connect cities at the far ends …