Why did FBI get involved in MH370?


Why did FBI get involved in MH370? A US law enforcement official told the Reuters news agency the Malaysian officials gave the FBI access to data generated by both pilots including from a hard drive attached to the captain's flight simulator and electronic media used by a co-pilot.


Did the families of MH370 sue?

Gary Chong, a lawyer for Jee's relatives, said the suit was filed in a Malaysian court on Friday. The family is suing the airline for breach of contract, saying the deeply troubled carrier failed in its contractual responsibility to deliver Jee to his destination.


Did MH370 victims get paid?

In 2014 all the families of passengers and crew on board MH370 were offered interim payments of US$50,000, non-conditional and regardless of any legal action, which some accepted. But as the third anniversary of the disappearance of the plane nears, no other resolution seems in sight.


How many victims were in MH370?

MH370 disappeared with 239 people on board. This included 12 crew members and 227 passengers from 14 different countries. All of the crew members – two pilots and 10 cabin crew – were Malaysian. Of the 227 passengers, 153 were Chinese and 38 were Malaysian.


Is movie MH370 a true story?

MH370: The Plane That Disappeared is a British docuseries released on Netflix and directed by Louise Malkinson about the 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.


How many planes have disappeared without a trace?

Some 83 aircraft have been declared “missing” since 1948, according to data compiled by the Aviation Safety Network. The list includes planes capable of carrying more than 14 passengers and where no trace — bodies or debris — has ever been found. Related Graphic: Where Could Flight 370 Be? >>


Why did MH370 phones ring?

According to reports from The Daily Star in 2018, the ringing tone families were hearing is just a psychological trick used internationally to keep callers waiting while the network tries to connect.


Who investigated MH370?

It is the responsibility of the Malaysian Government, under Annex 13 of the international aviation treaty arrangements to investigate the cause of MH370's disappearance.


Was MH370 debris found in the China sea?

Cyndi Hendry, a volunteer for now-defunct satellite imagery company Tomnod, found what looked like plane debris in the South China Sea only days after the plane vanished on March 8, 2014. She said her discovery was ignored at the time when it was thought to have crashed into the Indian Ocean.


Who was the wife of MH370 cabin crew?

Intan Maizura Othaman, 43, whose husband Mohd Hazrin Mohamed Hasnan was among the 239 crew and passengers aboard the plane that has been missing since March 8, 2014, said this in a heart-wrenching tribute to her husband on the ninth anniversary of the plane's disappearance on Wednesday (March 8).


Did the families of MH370 sue the airline?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court decision to dismiss nationwide litigation over the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in which victims' families sought to hold the carrier, its insurer Allianz SE and Boeing Co liable for the still-unexplained disaster.


What is the most mysterious missing plane?

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370/MAS370) was an international passenger flight operated by Malaysia Airlines that disappeared from radar on 8 March 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia to its planned destination, Beijing Capital International Airport in China.