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SATURDAY MARCH 8
12.40am Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 leaves Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for Beijing, China, with 239 people on board.
1.20am Plane’s communications with civilian air controllers disabled before aircraft reaches east coast of Malaysia.
8.11am Last confirmed signal between the plane and a satellite.
Vietnamese planes spot two large oil slicks near the plane’s last known location, but proves a false alarm.
SUNDAY, MARCH 9
Malaysia says it is investigating potential terror link to the jet’s disappearance.
It also reveals for the first time that the aircraft may have veered dramatically off course, turning west back towards Kuala Lumpur for no apparent reason
Meanwhile, Interpol confirms that at least two passports recorded as lost or stolen in its database were used by passengers, adding that it is “examining additional suspect passports”.
Investigators narrow focus on disastrous scenario that the plane disintegrated mid-flight.
MONDAY, MARCH 10
China admonishes Malaysia, saying it should accelerate its investigation.
The United States review of American spy satellite imagery detects no evidence of mid-air explosion.
Malaysia despatches ships to investigate possible sighting of a possible life raft, but only flotsam is found.
Speculation mounts over whether a bomb or hijacking could have brought down the airliner.
TUESDAY, MARCH 11
Authorities identify the two men with stolen passports as young Iranians who are believed to be illegal immigrants, rather than terrorists. Interpol says that the more information they obtain the less likely it appears that a terrorist incident has occurred.
Search area widens to include areas significantly removed from the flight’s scheduled route, including territory on the Malaysian peninsula and the waters off its west coast.
A US company asks internet users to scour satellite images of more than 1,200 square miles of open seas for any signs of wreckage.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12
It emerges that US regulators warned months ago of a problem with “cracking and corrosion” of the fuselage skin on Boeing 777s that could cause a mid-air break-up.
The search is expanded again, this time to an area stretching from China to India.
Malaysia’s air force chief reveals that an unidentified object was detected on military radar north of the Malacca Strait early on Saturday March 8 but is stilll being examined.
THURSDAY MARCH 13
Malaysia deny US reports that cite investigators saying that they suspect the plane flew for four hours after its last known contact.
Authorities in Kuala Lumpur also dismiss Chinese satellite images of possible debris in the South China Sea as yet another false alarm.
FRIDAY MARCH 14
Malaysia refuses to comment on fresh reports quoting US officials saying the plane’s communication system continued to contact a satellite hours after it disappeared, suggesting it may have actually travelled a massive distance.
White House also refers to “new information” that the jet may have continued flying after losing contact.
SATURDAY MARCH 15
Prime Minister Najib Razak reveals at a press conference that the aircraft’s communications systems were deliberately disabled and that its last signal came more than six hours after takeoff. Police search home of plane’s pilot.
SATURDAY MARCH 8
12.40am Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 leaves Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for Beijing, China, with 239 people on board.
1.20am Plane’s communications with civilian air controllers disabled before aircraft reaches east coast of Malaysia.
8.11am Last confirmed signal between the plane and a satellite.
Vietnamese planes spot two large oil slicks near the plane’s last known location, but proves a false alarm.
SUNDAY, MARCH 9
Malaysia says it is investigating potential terror link to the jet’s disappearance.
It also reveals for the first time that the aircraft may have veered dramatically off course, turning west back towards Kuala Lumpur for no apparent reason
Meanwhile, Interpol confirms that at least two passports recorded as lost or stolen in its database were used by passengers, adding that it is “examining additional suspect passports”.
Investigators narrow focus on disastrous scenario that the plane disintegrated mid-flight.
MONDAY, MARCH 10
China admonishes Malaysia, saying it should accelerate its investigation.
The United States review of American spy satellite imagery detects no evidence of mid-air explosion.
Malaysia despatches ships to investigate possible sighting of a possible life raft, but only flotsam is found.
Speculation mounts over whether a bomb or hijacking could have brought down the airliner.
TUESDAY, MARCH 11
Authorities identify the two men with stolen passports as young Iranians who are believed to be illegal immigrants, rather than terrorists. Interpol says that the more information they obtain the less likely it appears that a terrorist incident has occurred.
Search area widens to include areas significantly removed from the flight’s scheduled route, including territory on the Malaysian peninsula and the waters off its west coast.
A US company asks internet users to scour satellite images of more than 1,200 square miles of open seas for any signs of wreckage.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12
It emerges that US regulators warned months ago of a problem with “cracking and corrosion” of the fuselage skin on Boeing 777s that could cause a mid-air break-up.
The search is expanded again, this time to an area stretching from China to India.
Malaysia’s air force chief reveals that an unidentified object was detected on military radar north of the Malacca Strait early on Saturday March 8 but is stilll being examined.
THURSDAY MARCH 13
Malaysia deny US reports that cite investigators saying that they suspect the plane flew for four hours after its last known contact.
Authorities in Kuala Lumpur also dismiss Chinese satellite images of possible debris in the South China Sea as yet another false alarm.
FRIDAY MARCH 14
Malaysia refuses to comment on fresh reports quoting US officials saying the plane’s communication system continued to contact a satellite hours after it disappeared, suggesting it may have actually travelled a massive distance.
White House also refers to “new information” that the jet may have continued flying after losing contact.
SATURDAY MARCH 15
Prime Minister Najib Razak reveals at a press conference that the aircraft’s communications systems were deliberately disabled and that its last signal came more than six hours after takeoff. Police search home of plane’s pilot.
