Several canisters had leaked, causing severe damage to the aircraft's fuselage. The Associated Press reported that he was engaged and was planning his wedding. "He frequently swaps Sim cards. The extra fuel was enough to divert to alternate airportsJinan Yaoqiang International Airport and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airportwhich would require 4,800kg (10,600lb) or 10,700kg (23,600lb), respectively, to reach from Beijing. Part: A section from the plane's right wing that helps to control speed and position. Investigators at first thought the men may have been terrorists, but now say they were seeking asylum. [25][26] Since its first commercial flight in June 1995, the type has suffered only seven other hull losses: the crash of British Airways Flight 38 in 2008; a cockpit fire in a parked EgyptAir Flight 667 at Cairo International Airport in 2011;[27][28] the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in 2013, in which three people died; Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot down over Ukraine, killing all 298 people aboard in July 2014;[29][30] Emirates Flight 521, which crashed and burned out while landing at Dubai International Airport in August 2016;[31] and in November 2017, the seventh Boeing 777 hull loss occurred when a Singapore Airlines 777-200ER was written off after catching fire and burning out at Singapore Changi Airport.[32]. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority tries to locate the objects seen by the Chinese Earth-observation satellite but is unable to find any debris within the reported search area. Indonesia 7 4. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Blaine Gibson has found more than a dozen pieces of debris understood to have been part of MH370 before it crashed into the sea, Blaine's first discovery was a large fragment of wing with 'no step' written on the side, The fragment finder has dedicated his life to tracking down the lost flight, A piece of debris from MH370 that was discovered after the plane vanished mid flight, A piece of debris discovered in Souillac, Mauritius, Grace Subathirai Nathan, daughter of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 passenger Anne Daisy, shows a piece of debris, The fate of the flight has been unknown for five years, It is believed to have disintegrated upon impact with the southern Indian Ocean, Chinese relatives of a missing passenger weep after hearing news of the disappearance in 2015, Students from an international school in east China city Zhuji pray for the passengers onboard the flight by lighting candles, MH370 wreckage is seen for the first time on camera, shattered on impact in the southern Indian Ocean, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). It was initially reported as six "handshakes" or "pings" with one "partial handshake or ping" sent at 00:19UTC by Flight 370, unprovoked by the ground station. [345], In the days following the disappearance of Flight 370, relatives of those on board became increasingly frustrated at the lack of news. It left radar range 200 nautical miles (370km; 230mi) northwest of Penang Island in northwestern Peninsular Malaysia. The code "H6" is Boeing's designation for Malaysia Airlines, and "ER" stands for Extended Range. The pair had lived in Montreal and Chicago before moving to China, where 37-year-old Ms Bai was born. [270][271], Public communication from Malaysian officials regarding the loss of Flight 370 was initially beset with confusion. [370][371], In May 2014, Inmarsat said that it would offer its tracking service for free to all aircraft equipped with an Inmarsat satellite connection (which includes the vast majority of commercial airliners). [20]:106, Lithium-ion batteries can cause intense fires if they overheat and ignite, which has led to strict regulations on their transport aboard aircraft. His daughter Maira posted heartbreaking messages on Twitter, calling for his return, Stay up to date with our daily newsletter, Black girls 3 times more prone to invasive strip-search by Met police: Report, Indian parents kill daughter after finding pregnancy test kit, After the silence, body bags: Turkish town counts its dead, Church of England backs blessings for same-sex couples, Fighter planes for Ukraine, a complex challenge for Kyiv's allies. [48] Altogether, 115 family members of the Chinese passengers flew to Kuala Lumpur. Within 24 hours, search operations begin over the Gulf of Thailand. [20]:2 At 01:21:13, Flight 370 disappeared from the radar screen at Kuala Lumpur ACC and was lost at about the same time on radar at Ho Chi Minh ACC, which reported that the aircraft was at the nearby waypoint BITOD. The agency's name changed on 1 July 2015. [360][361][362][363], The International Air Transport Association (IATA)an industry trade organisation representing more than 240 airlines (accounting for 84% of global air traffic)and the ICAO began working on implementing new measures to track aircraft in flight in real time. At various stages of the investigation, possible hijacking scenarios were considered, including crew involvement, and suspicion of the airplane's cargo manifest; many disappearance theories regarding the flight have also been reported by the media. [319], Air force experts raised questions and the Malaysian opposition levelled criticisms about the state of Malaysia's air force and radar capabilities. The two men were believed to be asylum seekers. "The flaperon was the first item of debris positively confirmed to have come from MH370. [210] Malaysia also announced, on 6April 2014, that it had set up three ministerial committees: a Next of Kin Committee, a committee to organise the formation of the JIT, and a committee responsible for the Malaysian assets deployed in the search effort. The couple also owned a petrol station at Miranda in southern Sydney and balanced business and family life across Australia and China. Editor's Note: This page was first published on March 20, 2014. The images show a large object measuring about 72 feet (22 meters) by 43 feet (13 m) in the southern Indian Ocean. Before that,Malaysian authorities believe the last words heard from the plane, from either the pilot or co-pilot, was "Good night Malaysian three seven zero". [100], In late January, it was reported that the AIS tracking system had detected the vessel reaching the search zone on 21January. [382][383], Several documentaries have been produced about the flight. "Only people who know God can survive things like this.". [o] The Malaysian government and the airline released imprecise, incomplete, and occasionally inaccurate information, with civilian officials sometimes contradicting military leaders. Aug 25, 2022 - Entire rental unit for $62. An analysis of the plane's fuel reserves narrows the search area to a smaller region within the southern Indian Ocean. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370/MAS370)[a] was an international passenger flight operated by Malaysia Airlines that disappeared on 8March 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia to its planned destination, Beijing Capital International Airport in China. Director of Nanjing's Social and Technology Statistics Bureau, https://www.mh370wiki.net/w/index.php?title=Category:Passengers_by_Occupation&oldid=33459, Royal Malaysia Police Forensic Investigation. Reports say Mr Li, 33, was a partner in software firm Beijing Landysoft Technology. [371] The new regulations do not require modifications to be made to existing aircraft. [71][229], Although the ACARS data link on Flight 370 stopped functioning between 01:07 and 02:03 MYT (most likely around the same time the plane lost contact by secondary radar),[57]:36 the SDU remained operative. "Another warned he would die of polonium poisoning. Malaysia's former Transport Minister Anthony Loke had attended one of the events, expressing regret at being unable to table the compensation documents at the Cabinet level as per his original intent. The underwater search for Malaysia Airlines Flight370 is suspended nearly three years after the plane vanished without a trace over the Indian Ocean, according to a joint statement from Chinese, Australian and Malaysian officials. Data analysis was completed on 14March, by which time the AAIB had independently arrived at the same conclusion. [392] In August 2018, the television series Drain the Oceans, which airs on the National Geographic channel, highlighted the disaster, the methods used in the search, and the potential discoveries. [113][114] Satellite imagery of the region was analysed;[115] several objects of interest and two possible debris fields were identified on images made between 16 and 26March. The airline's home base is Kuala Lumpur International Airport, with hubs in Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. Several pieces of marine debris found on the coast of Africa and on Indian Ocean islands off the coast of Africathe first discovered on 29July 2015 on Runionhave been confirmed as pieces of Flight370. [127][128], In late June 2014, details of the next phase of the search were announced;[129] officials have called this phase the "underwater search" despite the previous seafloor sonar survey. But at 12.14am onMarch 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines lost contact withMH370 close to Phuket island in the Strait of Malacca. [22][23] Its last maintenance "Acheck" was carried out on 23 February 2014. [126] Between 4 and 8April, several acoustic detections were made that were close to the frequency and rhythm of the sound emitted by the flight recorders' ULBs; analysis of the acoustic detections determined that, although unlikely, the detections could have come from a damaged ULB. [197], On 24 June 2016, Australian transport minister Darren Chester said that a piece of aircraft debris had been found on Pemba Island, off the coast of Tanzania. Information released and reported publicly about SATCOM transmissions from Flight 370 have been inconsistent, especially the use of the terms "ping" and "handshake". The radar position symbols for the transponder code used by Flight 370 vanished after the transponder is thought to have been turned off. Flight 370's captain was a supporter of Anwar and the two men were acquainted. [87], On 17 January 2017, the official search for Flight 370which had proven to be the most expensive search operation in aviation history[88][89]was suspended after yielding no evidence of the aircraft other than some marine debris on the coast of Africa. [163][164][165] It was discovered in late July 2015 on a beach in Saint-Andr, Runion, an island in the western Indian Ocean, about 4,000km (2,200nmi; 2,500mi) west of the underwater search area. His father had also worked for IBM before retiring. A Chinese company was fined $65 million for mislabeling the canisters and destroying the aircraft. [55]:35, The analysis of the flaperon showed that the landing flaps were not extended, supporting the spiral dive at high speed theory. It had flown a total of 53,465 hours on 7,525 flight cycles (a cycle is one takeoff and landing of an aircraft). At just 23 months old, Wang Moheng was one of the youngest passengers on board flight MH370. She said she is getting through the trauma. Indonesia has an early-warning radar system, but its ATC radar did not register any aircraft with the transponder code used by Flight 370, despite the aircraft possibly having flown near, or over, the northern tip of Sumatra. Ahmad stated in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that the airline's "primary focusis that we do take care of the families in terms of their emotional needs and also their financial needs. [270][271][272] Some airlines have stopped carrying bulk shipments of lithium-ion batteries on passenger aircraft, citing safety concerns. [230]:4. [1] The crew of the Boeing 777-200ER, registered as 9M-MRO, last communicated with air traffic control (ATC) around 38minutes after takeoff when the flight was over the South China Sea. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. [332], Questioned about why Malaysia did not scramble fighter jets to intercept the aircraft as it tracked back across the Malay Peninsula, acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin noted that it was deemed a commercial aircraft and was not hostile, remarking: "If you're not going to shoot it down, what's the point of sending [a fighter jet] up? Twenty-two employees from Texas-based technology company Freescale Semiconductor were also on the flight to Beijing. View our online Press Pack. [288] Similarly, submarines patrolling the South China Sea might have information in the event of a water impact, and sharing such information could reveal their locations and listening capabilities. [84], A search-and-rescue effort was launched in southeast Asia soon after the disappearance of Flight 370. A total of 34 people on board were killed. The remaining passengers were from 12 different countries. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority begins investigating two objects detected in the water, roughly 1,550 miles (2,500 kilometers) southwest of the Australian city of Perth. The ULB manufacturer predicted the maximum battery life was 40days after immersion. [233][55]:33, An analysis by the ATSB comparing the evidence available for Flight 370 with three categories of accidentsan in-flight upset (e.g., stall), a glide event (e.g., engine failure, fuel exhaustion), and an unresponsive crew or hypoxia eventconcluded that an unresponsive crew or hypoxia event "best fit the available evidence" for the five-hour period of the flight as it travelled south over the Indian Ocean without communication or significant deviations in its track,[55]:34 likely on autopilot. Based on analysis of the satellite communications, the aircraft was postulated to have turned south after passing north of Sumatra and the flight continued for six hours with little deviation in its track, ending when its fuel was exhausted. Malaysian authorities say they now believe missing flight MH370 crashed into the southern Indian Ocean with no survivors. US$5,000) "comfort money",[324] but some rejected the offer. Brisbane couple Rod and Mary Burrows were on a long-planned overseas trip with friends. [83] Three months later, The Daily Telegraph reported that a British woman sailing in the Indian Ocean claimed to have seen an aircraft on fire. In the absence of a definitive cause of disappearance, air transport industry safety recommendations and regulations citing Flight370 have been intended mostly to prevent a repetition of the circumstances associated with the loss. A group of Chinese artists and calligraphers, including the flight's oldest passenger, 76-year-old Liu Rusheng, were on their way back from staging an exhibition in Kuala Lumpur Captain Zaharie. He had built a homemade Boeing 777 simulator at his home, Fariq Abdul Hamid, 27, was the co-pilot of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Andrew Nari was the chief steward on Malaysia Airline flight MH370. He was on his way home for the first time in 15 months, Firman Siregar, one of seven Indonesians on the flight, was heading to Beijing to take up a job with Schlumberger, an oilfield services company, Muhammad Razahan Zamani (bottom right), 24, was on his honeymoon with his wife Norli Akmar Hamid, 33, Sugianto Lo's mother holds photos of her son and his wife Vinny Chynthya, both from Medan in Sumatra, Indonesia, Indonesian engineer Guan Huajin, 34, was one of 20 employees of American technology company Freescale Semiconductor on the flight, and was on her way to Beijing on a business trip, Nikolai Brodskii, 43, was a scuba diving instructor from Irkutsk in Siberia, who had been on a diving holiday in Bali, Philip Wood, 50, from Dallas, Texas, had worked for IBM in Beijing for two years and was excited about moving to Malaysia, A group of Chinese artists and calligraphers, including the flight's oldest passenger, 76-year-old Liu Rusheng, were on their way back from staging an exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, 53, was the chief pilot on Flight MH370. The plane has a maximum fuel capacity of 47,380 gallons (179,400 liters) and a range of 7,941 miles (12,779 kilometers). Among them were calligraphists 79-year-old Lou Baotang and 73-year-old Zhao Zhao Fang, who were both well known in the field. [110][111], From 18 to 27 March 2014, the search effort focused on a 305,000km2 (118,000sqmi) area about 2,600km (1,400nmi; 1,600mi) southwest of Perth. According to local newspapers, the 50-year-old was working for IBM in Kuala Lumpur and had previously lived in Beijing. 12:41 a.m.: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 takes off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport on a scheduled flight to Beijing. [20]:21 Shortly after departure, the flight was transferred from the airport's ATC to "Lumpur Radar" air traffic control on frequency 132.6MHz. The first confirmed debris are found on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. [349] The Chinese ambassador to Malaysia defended the Malaysian government's response, stating that the "radical and irresponsible opinions [of the relatives] do not represent the views of Chinese people and the Chinese government". [362], The intensive and urgent search for the flight recorders in early April 2014, due to the 30-day battery life of the underwater locator beacons (ULBs) (or "pingers") attached to them, drew attention to their inherent limitations. Razak says further analysis conducted by the U.K. [192][193], On 21 March 2016, South African archaeologist Neels Kruger found a grey piece of debris on a beach near Mossel Bay, South Africa, that had an unmistakable partial logo of Rolls-Royce, the manufacturer of the missing aircraft's engines. 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Posted 25 Mar 2014 25 Mar 2014 Tue 25 Mar 2014 at 12:49am , updated 28 Mar 2014 28 Mar 2014 Fri 28 Mar 2014 at 1:11am Similar messages would be expected following the 08:19 handshake, but none were received, supporting the fuel-exhaustion scenario. He was due to start work on Marco Polo, a new Netflix series created by John Fusco (pictured above with Ju Kun), Hu Xiaoning and Zhang Na, both 34, were travelling back to Beijing with their three-year-old daughter Hu Siwan, Muktesh Mukherjee, 42, and his 37-year-old wife, Xiaomao Bai were returning to their home in Beijing. [364] The IATA created a task force (which included several outside stakeholders)[364] to define a minimal set of requirements that any tracking system must meet, allowing airlines to decide the best solution to track their aircraft. The vessel then started moving to 3536S 9248E / 35.6S 92.8E / -35.6; 92.8 (CSIRO crash area), the most likely crash site according to the drift study by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). The aircraft had no history of major incidents before its disappearance. Here are the names, ages and nationalities of the passengers: 1. Bad weather, including gale-force winds and heavy rain, stall search efforts for possible debris from the missing plane. [302] China was the third-largest source of visitors to Malaysia prior to Flight 370's disappearance, accounting for 1.79million tourists in 2013. [14] Neither the crew nor the aircraft's communication systems relayed a distress signal, indications of bad weather, or technical problems before the aircraft vanished. The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of 2 hours. Ocean Infinity believed that the most probable location was still somewhere along the 7th arc around the area identified previously and upon which its 2018 search was based. Suspected debris has been found in the massive joint search of various nations including India, but no one can say the materials belong to the fated airplane. It also examines new technologies, such as flight recorder streaming and automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B), which may help prevent similar disappearances in the future. Flight 370 left Kuala Lumpur at 12:41 a.m. local time carrying 227 passengers and 12 crewmembers. Heres how it works. [90][141], On 17 October 2017, Dutch-based Fugro and American company Ocean Infinity offered to resume the search for the aircraft. The aircraft sent a log-on request at 08:19:29, which was followed, after a response from the ground station, by a "log-on acknowledgement" message at 08:19:37. They are listed in the order they appeared on the flight's passenger manifest. BAI XIAOMO - Canadian - 37 4. [336], On 8 March 2020, six years after the disappearance, two memorial events were held to mark the anniversary. 8:11 a.m.: A satellite detects the last signal from the plane's antenna. 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Chen et al. [58]:9 The last verbal signal to air traffic control occurred at 01:19:30, when Captain Zaharie acknowledged a transition from Lumpur Radar to Ho Chi Minh ACC:[g][20]:2,21[54][59], Lumpur Radar: "Malaysian three seven zero, contact Ho Chi Minh one two zero decimal nine. Local newspapers reported Indian-born Mr Mukherjee, 42, worked as vice-president of China operations for US-based company Xcoal Energy & Resources. The IATA itself did not support the deadline, which it believed could not be met by all airlines, but the proposed standard had the support of the ICAO. A readable copy of the ground station log of transmissions to and from Flight 370 is available, The exact amount of this compensation is 113,100. The flaperon was the first piece of potential . In yet another setback, officials say the oil slick discovered in the search area did not come from the missing plane. Mr Burrows' mother Irene Burrows spoke to her son just days before the plane's disappearance. The last satellite transmission from Flight 370 is traced to the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Australia. [20]:30, At the time that the transponder stopped functioning, the Malaysian military's primary radar showed Flight 370 turning right, but then beginning a left turn to a southwesterly direction.