Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 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 Mal
9M-MRO, the aircraft involved in the disappearance, pictured in 2013
Data from the Malaysian military's primary radar show Flight 370 (green) crossing the Strait of Malacca and Andaman Sea to where it was last detected by radar. The left of the two segments of the flight track follows air route N571 between waypoints VAMPI and MEKAR; the white circle appears to highlight a section where the aircraft was not tracked by radar.
The Boeing 777, commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, is an American long-range wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The 777 is the world's largest twinjet
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
…on board. The cause of its disappearance has not been determined. It is widely regarded as the greatest mystery in aviation history. The crew of the Boeing 777-200ER, registered as 9M-MRO, last communicated with air traffic control (ATC) around 38 minutes after takeoff when the flight was over the South China Sea…
The first Boeing 777 built, a 777-200 registered B-HNL, in 2011 with then-owner Cathay Pacific
The Boeing 777-100 trijet concept was proposed in 1978 to compete with other trijets of the time, like the DC-10 and Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (artist concept).
The two-crew glass cockpit uses fly-by-wire controls
The 777 made its maiden flight on June 12, 1994.