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Flight missing
MAS CEO confirmed MH370 lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 2.40am. -
Search and Rescue
Acting Minister of Transport of Malaysia announced the setting up of the Operations Coordinating Centre (OCC) to efficiently manage SAR efforts amongst all relevant agencies Vietnam lent 3 airplanes and 1 helicopter to the SAR effort. Philippines joins in with 3 navy ships and 2 aircraft. Singapore also sends in its aircraft, helicopter and navy frigate. -
Oil slick
Oil slick found off Kelantan coast. Subsequent tests proved negative for jet fuel. -
Two passports recorded as lost or stolen used by passengers
Acting Transport Minister addressed air turn-back, CCTV footage of two passengers with stolen passports at KLIA and assets deployed for SAR efforts.
The two Iranian men are later revealed as suspected illegal immigrants, and background checks on those on board go on to produce no red flags. -
SAR effort
Australia sent two air force P3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft to help in the rescue efforts. China sends in 2 amphibious transport docks, helicopters and a navy destroyer. Indonesia sends a navy corvette, patrol boat, three fast patrol vessels and a maritime patrol aircraft. The U.S deploys 2 aircraft, 2 navy ships and a helicopter. -
SAR effort
DG of DCA announced that 34 aircraft and 40 ships have been deployed for MH370 SAR efforts. Acting Transport Minister announced that the China delegation arrived to help with SAR efforts, intelligence and in engaging families. -
2 NTSB members brought to MAS Hanger for documentation inspection
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Immigration Department clarified the matter of passengers travelling with stolen passports
INTERPOL says that two false identities are not linked to the disappearance. -
SAR effort
The Indian Air Force joined the multinational search for MH370 and is conducting operations off the west coast of peninsular Malaysia. Brunei also sent an offshore patrol vessel while South Korea lends 2 aircraft. -
SAR effort
Bangladesh sent 2 navy frigates and 2 maritime patrol aircraft. -
Potential debris
Assets deployed to investigate potential debris shown on Chinese satellite images. -
Expansion of SAR Operation
SAR operation team to include 25 countries and the arrival of Inmarsat team. -
SAR efforts
SAR efforts for MH370 progressed to involving an international taskforce to narrow down areas within the northern and southern corridors. A high-level team was assembled to give briefings and updates families in Beijing. -
Potential objects
Malaysian PM received a call from Australian PM about ‘two possible objects related to the search’ for MH370 had been identified in the Southern Indian Ocean. -
Possible wreckage spotted
Two possible objects related to the search for MH370 had been identified in the Southern Indian Ocean. AMSA continues co-ordinating the search for the missing MAS aircraft within Australia’s SAR area. -
SAR effort
Australian authorities are intensifying their search efforts southwest of Perth. China has deployed 5 ships and 3 ship-borne helicopters to the southern corridor. Japan is deploying assets to Perth, including 2 P-3 Orions, to assist with search efforts. -
No sightings
In the northern corridor, China, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Laos, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan have verbally informed that based on preliminary analysis there have been no sightings of the aircraft on their radar. -
French satellite spots more objects
New satellite images from French authorities show potential objects in the Southern Corridor. -
Potential objects
18,500 sq nautical miles searched in one day (23 March). Objects being sighted in the ocean by planes flying over. HMAS Success to retrieve objects in its vicinity. -
Malaysia Prime Minister confirms the flight ended in the southern Indian Ocean
Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak confirms that the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 took a course along the Southern Corridor where it is expected to have ended its journey in a remote part of the Indian Ocean. MAS announced that it is assumed beyond reasonable doubt that flight MH370 has been lost. -
AAIB findings
Acting Minister of Transport explains the AAIB findings which led to the assumption that flight MH370 ended over a remote part of the Indian Ocean. -
Potential objects
Malaysian Acting Minister of Transport announces that 122 objects potentially belonging to MH370 were identified 2,557 kilometres from Perth. -
Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC)
JACC
Announcement of the setting up of a Joint Agency Co-ordination Centre (JACC), which will be based out of Pearce Air force base in Perth. -
Full transcript of communication
Full Transcript
The full transcript of communications between flight MH370 and Air Traffic Control Kuala Lumpur was released to the public. There is no indication of anything abnormal in the transcript. -
SAR effort
The UK's Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond, confirms that the nuclear submarine, HMS Tireless, will join the MH370 search efforts. -
Pulse signal
HMS Echo en route to assist the Chinese vessel Haixun 01, which detected pulse signals in the Indian Ocean.
