Malaysia Airlines Systems

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  MH17 Airline Probe Ended Despite "Indications" Of Putin's Involvement

  International prosecutors said on Wednesday they had found "strong indications" that Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the use in Ukraine of a Russian missile system that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) over eastern Ukraine.

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  Putin Approved Missile That Shot Down Malaysia's MH 17, Investigators Say

  The international team investigating the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 by a missile has convincing evidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally signed off on a decision to allow the Russian missile system into Ukraine

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  Chinese Ship To Search For Missing MH370 Plane In Indian Ocean

  China today said it will send a ship equipped with a sophisticated sonar system to join the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 as its fate remains unknown nearly two years after it mysteriously vanished along with 239 people on board, including five Indians.

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  Question and Answer: Will We Ever Know Who Brought Down MH17?

  After a 15-month probe, Dutch-led international investigators on Tuesday release a final report into last year's crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.

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  UN Vote Wednesday on MH17 Tribunal, Russia Likely to Block: Diplomats

  The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Wednesday on a bid for an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a passenger airliner last year in Ukraine, but Russia is likely to block the move, diplomats said.

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  Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia to Trial New Jet Tracking System

  Australia today said it was trialling a "world first" system with Malaysia and Indonesia that increases the tracking of aircraft over remote oceans, allowing authorities to quickly react to abnormal situations such as the disappearance of MH370.

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  Malfunction Forces AirAsia X to Abort Flight, Turn Back

  A system malfunction forced the pilots of an AirAsia X flight from Kuala Lumpur to Jeddah to abort the flight and return to Malaysia today, the AirAsia Group's CEO said.

• GMR Buys 44.61% Stake in JV With Malaysian Firm

  GMR Infrastructure on Friday said its subsidiary operating the city airport has acquired a 44.61 per cent stake in joint venture firm MAS GMR Aerospace Engineering Company (MGAE) from its Malaysian partner.

• State Fund to Pay 1.4 Billion Ringgit to Take Malaysia Airlines Private

  Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) said on Friday that state investor Khazanah Nasional will offer 27 sen for each share in the company it does not own, amounting to nearly 1.4 billion ringgit ($435 million) to take the troubled airline private.

• In International Flight, Volatile Conflicts Abound

  In Libya, militias armed with shoulder-launched missiles are battling for control of the country's main airport. In Africa, the entire Sahel region is awash with weapons that include portable air defense systems leftover from the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi.

• Russia Faults Ukraine for Letting Malaysia Airlines Flight Through

  Russia's ambassador to the UN has questioned why Ukrainian aviation authorities allowed a passenger flight through an area of armed clashes where anti-aircraft systems were working.

• The Missile That Reportedly Shot Down Malaysia Airlines Plane: 10 Facts

  The Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17 is believed to have been shot down by an advanced Russian built surface-to-air missile system called the 9K37 BUK.

• Malaysian Airlines Downing Puts Spotlight on Buk Missile System

  As Russia and Ukraine trade blame over the apparent shooting down of a Malaysian airliner, they appear to agree on one thing: the type of Soviet-era missile that brought it down.

• Blog: How The Autopilot Works

  Captain SS Panesar explains in context of the missing MH370.

• State Fund Plans to Take Malaysia Airlines Private for Restructuring: Sources

  Malaysian state investor Khazanah Nasional Bhd plans to take Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) private as the first step in a major restructuring of the loss-making airline following the disappearance of its Flight MH370, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.