Malaysia approves new search for MH370 wreckage

March 21, 2025 - The Malaysian government has approved a fresh search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, more than a decade after the aircraft vanished.

Related Graphics

View More

A faster jet stream is pushing aircraft to record-breaking speeds

Joby Aviation electric air taxi

Spotlight on world’s most turbulent flight routes

Investigation launched after Boeing 737 engine cover loss

Japan relaxes defence export rules for new jet fighter

WindRunner – the world’s largest aircraft

At least 50 injured on flight from Sydney to Auckland

China’s homegrown passenger jet

Key bolts missing from Alaska Airlines plane

Second Boeing model to be inspected after Max 9 incident

Door fittings critical to safety probe

Missing part of Alaska Airlines plane found

Japan urges U.S. military to ground Osprey aircraft

“SAF” fuel flight highlights aviation’s greener future

Pyka electric cargo aircraft

Europe’s worst and best airports

“Queen of the Skies” reign comes to an end

China’s rival to Boeing and Airbus delivers first homegrown plane

Aviation crisis exacerbated by departure of younger staff

Russia’s $10 billion plane heist

Volcano erupts near Iceland’s capital

Cancellations plague airline recovery

Green fuel takes off at Farnborough

Airline orders blimps for passenger service

Tom Cruise’s latest move offers peek at secret jet

World’s longest passenger flight plans to avoid Russian skies

5G threat to aircraft

Airbus keeps top planemaker spot

More airlines raise concerns over A350 paint flaws

Boeing 787 Dreamliner struggles

The search will cover a 15,000 sq km area in the southern Indian Ocean, under a “no find, no fee” agreement with the exploration firm Ocean Infinity. The company will receive $70m if the wreckage is found.

Flight MH370 disappeared in 2014 with 239 people on board while travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Its disappearance is one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries, which continues to haunt the families of the passengers.

Despite extensive searches in the years since it vanished, no wreckage has been found. Previous efforts, including a multinational search that cost $150m, ended in 2017.

The governments of the three nations involved – Malaysia, Australia and China – said the search would only be resumed “should credible new evidence emerge” of the aircraft’s location.

A 2018 search for the wreckage by Ocean Infinity under similar terms ended unsuccessfully after three months.