mh370 search extends to andaman sea while vietnam scales back

MH370 search extends to Andaman Sea while Vietnam scales back

The international search for a missing Malaysian airliner has been expanded into the Andaman Sea, hundreds of kilometres (miles) to the northwest of the original search radius said a Malaysian official while Vietnam said it would suspend its air search.
reports missing plane was tracked to the west unconfirmed

Reports missing plane was tracked to the west unconfirmed

Vietnamese authorities said they have not received any confirmation from the Malaysian government regarding a plane reportedly tracked by their military to their west, in the Strait of Malacca.
vietnam scales down search for missing mh370

Vietnam scales down search for missing MH370

Vietnam will suspend most of the search activities for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in its waters today, pending official confirmation from the Malaysian government on reports that its military had last tracked the plane far to the west of its course over the Strait of Malacca.
vietnam uses satellite to search for missing plane

Vietnam uses satellite to search for missing plane

Vietnamese authorities have started to use the VNRedsat-1 satellite to capture images of Tho Thu Island to aid the land search for the missing Malaysian airliner.
net cast wider in search for malaysian plane

Net cast wider in search for Malaysian plane

search for missing jet covers mountainous forest areas

Search for missing jet covers mountainous, forest areas

Massive search for the missing Malaysian plane will be expanded to scour mountainous and forest areas, said Lieut. Gen. Vo Van Tuan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.
vietnam airports tighten security following mh370 disappearance

Vietnam airports tighten security following MH370 disappearance

The operators of two international airports in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have become more cautious after the discovery of two passengers using stolen passports to board a Malaysia Airlines plane which mysteriously vanished on the weekend.
vietnam boeing experts talk mh370 scenarios

Vietnam Boeing experts talk MH370 scenarios

Two Vietnamese pilots with extensive experience flying Boeing 777s spoke with Tuoi Tre on Monday about what may have happened to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 with 239 people onboard.
search for missing plane moves east

Search for missing plane moves east

Vietnamese aircraft and ships have been able to spot and pick up "strange objects" near Tho Chu Island, but no conclusion has been reached about their links to the Malaysia Airlines MH370 passenger jet that has been missing since Saturday, a high-ranking Vietnamese official said yesterday.
vietnam founds mh370 search command center on phu quoc

Vietnam founds MH370 search command center on Phu Quoc

Many international reporters are heading to Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island, where a frontline command center was set up Monday to coordinate search operations for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.
orange object not mh370 life raft vietnam aviation authority

Orange object not MH370 life raft: Vietnam aviation authority

Vietnamese navy boat HQ 637 has salvaged a floating objectnear the purported crash site of a Malaysia Airlines plane but found out it is not a life-raft as earlier suspected, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.
malaysia says mystified as no jet debris found

Malaysia says "mystified" as no jet debris found

Malaysia said Monday there is still no trace of wreckage from a jet that vanished with 239 people on board, deepening the anguish of relatives two days after the "mystifying" disappearance.
deputy pm orders round the clock search for missing jet

Deputy PM orders round-the-clock search for missing jet

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has directed that the search and rescue operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner MH 370 must continue round the clock and the search should be expanded to the west.
malaysia airlines shares lose 10 over missing jet emailprint

Malaysia Airlines shares lose 10% over missing jet EmailPrint

Malaysia Airlines shares lost 10 per cent on Monday, the first trading day since the company was rocked by the weekend disappearance of a passenger jet with 239 people aboard.
missing jet a big blow for struggling malaysia airlines

Missing jet a big blow for struggling Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines, which was rocked Saturday by the disappearance of one of its planes, has long been a respected name in regional aviation, enjoying an enviable safety record.