Category Archives: Plane crashes

MH370 search: glimmer of hope remains with Malaysia open to fresh hunt

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Transport minister’s comments give families glimmer of hope five years after flight’s disappearance

Five years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Malaysian government has said it is open to renewing the search for the missing plane.

Two large-scale searches, covering a total of 200,000 sq km, have so far failed to find MH370 since it disappeared on 8 March 2014, with 239 people on board.

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Plane crash deaths jump sharply in 2018 – but fatalities ‘still rare’

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Analysis shows that 500 people died in major accidents last year compared with none in 2017

The number of people killed in plane crashes jumped sharply in 2018, according to new analysis.

There were more than 500 deaths stemming from passenger airline crashes in 2018, according to Dutch aviation consulting firm To70 and the Aviation Safety Network, but both groups emphasised that fatal crashes remain rare.

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