Oct 13 Watch 3:10 MH17 crash report findings sharpen suspicions and denials By PBS News Hour 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. Continue watching
Oct 13 Investigators conclude Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shot down by Russian missile By Joshua Barajas 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. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 6:12 News Wrap: UN warns female and child casualties are on the rise in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, civilian casualties among Afghan women jumped 23 percent this year, and among children the number rose 13 percent, according to a report by the United Nations. Also, international experts confirmed that plane debris found in… Continue watching
Aug 05 Malaysia’s leader confirms wing fragment from missing MH370 By News Desk Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Wednesday that experts in France have confirmed that the wing fragment found last week is from the missing Malaysia Arlines that disappeared last year, the Associated Press is reporting. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 6:39 Will debris help narrow search for MH370? By PBS News Hour Even though it seems more and more likely that the debris recovered on the island of Reunion is part of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, many questions still remain. Judy Woodruff learns more from science correspondent Miles O’Brien and… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 2:13 Debris may be first trace of missing Malaysian plane By PBS News Hour A large piece of debris that washed ashore on the island of Reunion is being sent to a French military lab. Aviation investigators will determine whether it's the first trace of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, missing for more than a… Continue watching
Jul 30 U.S. official: Washed up plane debris appears to match Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 By Joan Lowy, Lori Hinnant, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press According to the Associated Press, a U.S. official says debris found earlier today matches that of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that went missing last March. Continue reading
Feb 01 Officials meet to confront safety concerns after aviation disasters By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Government and aviation industry officials from dozens of countries are meeting in Montreal this week to try to find consensus on how to keep from losing airliners like the one that vanished without a trace in Asia and another shot… Continue reading
Jan 29 Malaysia deems airplane disappearance an ‘accident’ By News Desk Malaysia’s Department of Civil Aviation officially called the March 8 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 an accident, clearing the way for the airline to pay compensation to the victims’ relatives. Continue reading
Jan 26 Malaysia Airlines website latest cyber target of Islamic State supporters By Anna Sillers For a few hours on Monday, visitors to MalaysiaAirlines.com were unable to purchase airline tickets or access schedules. Instead, the airline’s website showed a picture of a Malaysia Airways A380 plane and the words “404-Plane Not Found,” and “Hacked by… Continue reading