5 Flight Disappearances That Shook Aviation World
The modern day aviation industry is one of the most technology oriented and advanced transportation network, connected with radars and other satellites, tracking a plane throughout its flight path. Yet, disappearance of Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 reminds us that in such a day and age, vanishing of plane as big as Boeing 777 is still a possibility. Here we have a look at 5 such aviation mysteries involving flight disappearances. While few were found, a couple of them were never found, including MH370, vanished 9 years ago.
Mar 10, 2023, 21:49 PM IST
9 Years And Counting: On This Day In 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Disappeared
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, with 239 onboard, disappeared on March 8, 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Beijing, China.
Mar 08, 2023, 14:33 PM IST
Netflix Announces Documentary on Disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370
Titled "MH370: The Plane That Disappeared", the docu-series will be released on March 8, 2023, on the ninth anniversary of the plane's disappearance.
Feb 17, 2023, 12:24 PM IST
China plane crash: Sabotage or accident? Another MH370 in making
A China Eastern Airlines' Boeing 737-800 crashed in the mountains of southern Guangxi on March 21 and is considered as one of the deadliest aviation disasters on the mainland China.
May 18, 2022, 16:36 PM IST
This fisherman claims seeing MH370 crash landing in sea. Will mystery be finally solved?
The Indonesian fisherman says that the damaged plane floated in the sky like a kite before crashing.
Jan 17, 2019, 08:45 AM IST
Malaysia aviation chief Azharuddin Abdul Rahman resigns over MH370 lapses
Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said the report had highlighted failures by air traffic control to comply with standard operating procedures but had not suggested the aviation authority was to blame for the loss of the aircraft.
Jul 31, 2018, 12:32 PM IST
Bullet-riddled MH370 debris near Mauritius, claims man; authorities say not possible
An Australian mechanical engineer, Peter McMahon, has claimed that he has discovered the debris of Malaysian Airline plane MH370.
Mar 20, 2018, 13:27 PM IST
Malaysia yet to give up on MH370 search, to pay US firm $70 million for finding debris
The disappearance of the aircraft en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in March 2014 with 239 people aboard ranks among the world`s greatest aviation mysteries
Jan 10, 2018, 15:59 PM IST
MH370: Missing Malaysian plane's enduring mystery 'almost inconceivable', says final report
The captain of the Malaysian Airlines aircraft that vanished somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean with 239 people on board had flown a route on his home flight simulator six weeks earlier that was "initially similar" to the one actually taken, Australian authorities said on Tuesday.
Oct 03, 2017, 18:48 PM IST
MH370 mystery: Australia has 'better understanding' of missing aircraft's location
Only three fragments of MH370 have been found, washed up on western Indian Ocean shores, including a two-metre wing part known as a flaperon
Oct 03, 2017, 08:57 AM IST
Drift analysis says MH370 likely crashed north of search
Analysis of a genuine Boeing 777 wing flap has reaffirmed experts' opinion that a missing Malaysian airliner most likely crashed north of an abandoned search area in the Indian Ocean.
Apr 21, 2017, 10:48 AM IST
Permanent MH370 memorial to be built in Australia
A permanent memorial to honour the 239 people who were on board the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will be built in Perth, Australia's Transport Minister Darren Chester said.
Mar 09, 2017, 10:04 AM IST
Lawsuit suggests electrical failures led to Flight 370 crash
A series of catastrophic electrical and other failures may have led to the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 over the Indian Ocean, according to a lawsuit filed in the US on behalf of the families of 44 people on board the still missing plane.
Mar 08, 2017, 11:04 AM IST
Australia, China, Malaysia say underwater search for MH370 is suspended
Australia last month dismissed an investigators` recommendation to shift the search further north, saying that no new evidence had emerged to support that.
Jan 17, 2017, 12:51 PM IST
Search for missing flight MH370 to end in two weeks: Malaysia
The hunt for missing flight MH370 will end in two weeks, Malaysia's transport minister said on Friday, as relatives of passengers demanded authorities push on with the search.
Jan 06, 2017, 14:07 PM IST
Experts `highly confident` MH370 not in search zone
Missing Malaysian flight MH370 is almost certainly not in the current search zone in the remote Indian Ocean but could be further north, officials said Tuesday.
Dec 20, 2016, 07:13 AM IST
MH370 search ship leaves Australia for perhaps final time
A lone survey vessel has left an Australian port for perhaps the final time to search for the Malaysian airliner that mysteriously crashed into the southern Indian Ocean two years ago.
Dec 13, 2016, 11:17 AM IST
MH370 passengers' kins to search for debris in Madagascar
The airplane disappeared on March 8, 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 239 people on board including crew and passengers.
Nov 21, 2016, 15:24 PM IST
MH370 plunged rapidly, wing flap not out for landing: Report
The report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau found the plane's final satellite communications were "consistent with the aircraft being in a high and increasing rate of descent" .
Nov 02, 2016, 10:06 AM IST
MH370 report says plane in ''increasing rate of descent'' when it vanished
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau report released on Wednesday said analysis of wing flap debris showed the aircraft was not configured for a landing.
