

World Jul 31

Malaysia's civil aviation chief said Tuesday he has resigned to take responsibility after an independent investigative report highlighted shortcomings in the air traffic control center during Malaysia Airlines Flight 370's disappearance four years ago.
By Associated Press
World Jul 30

A Malaysian-led independent investigation report released Monday, more than four years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared, highlighted shortcomings in the government's response and raised the possibility of "intervention by a third party."…
By Eileen Ng, Associated Press
World May 24

In our news wrap Thursday, international investigators say the missile that destroyed a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine in 2014 came from a Russian military unit. Moscow denies any responsibility. Also, war monitors say airstrikes killed 12 pro-government fighters in…
World May 24

The Boeing 777 passenger jet was headed from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when it was blown out of the sky over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. All 298 passengers and crew were killed.
By Mike Corder, Associated Press
After three years of searching for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the underwater search for the plane's wreckage has been suspended, transport officials announced Tuesday.
Mar 02

By Joan Lowy, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Debris washed up over the weekend in Mozambique has been tentatively identified by experts close to the investigation as a part from the same type of aircraft as the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a U.S. official said…
Jan 05

By Joan Lowy, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — There were more airline deaths worldwide due to deliberate acts in 2015 than from accidental air crashes, for the second year in a row, according to an industry tally.
Oct 13

By PBS NewsHour
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which crashed last July in Eastern Ukraine, was likely blown apart by a Russian-built missile, according to Dutch investigators. The safety board also concluded that the missile was shot from an area controlled by Russian-backed separatists.
Dutch investigators have concluded that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by a Russian-made Buk missile from a rebel-held area in Ukraine last year.
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