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Americans on Missing Malaysia Flight IDed

Other 2 Americans were young children; not clear who they were with

(Newser) - As 40 ships and 34 planes from nine different countries continue the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 , a Texas family is praying for 50-year-old Philip Wood, one of three Americans among the 239 people on board. Wood, a technical storage exec with IBM, had been transferred from Beijing to...

Vietnam Thinks It Spotted Plane Debris

Releases photo of supposed wreckage

(Newser) - More than 36 hours into the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines 777, Vietnam says a search plane has found suspected fragments, including a tail piece and a composite inner door. Vietnam's information ministry said that the find was made off its southern coast, about 50 miles from Tho...

Missing Malaysia Jet May Have Turned Back

Radar shows it may have diverted, but precious few clues as search continues

(Newser) - The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane has so far yielded nothing more than a pair of oil slicks and suspicions over two passengers' passports , but authorities today said that radar indicates that Flight MH370 may have diverted its course or turned back before losing contact. "We are...

2 Stolen Passports Raise Early Suspicions on Jet

US officials are at least exploring the possibility of terrorism

(Newser) - Night has fallen with search crews finding no wreckage from the Malaysia Airlines jet that is presumed to have crashed into the Gulf of Thailand south of Vietnam. The only clue remains two long streaks of oil in the water. The Boeing 777 had reported no problems before disappearing from...

Oil Slicks Spotted; 239 Feared Dead in Jet Crash

Vietnam planes see them in water, but no wreckage yet; 239 people feared dead

(Newser) - Hope is fading for the 239 people aboard a Malaysia Airlines jet that vanished yesterday. Chinese media say the plane crashed off the south coast of Vietnam about 1:40pm ET as it traveled from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, reports CNN and Reuters . But no official confirmation about the fate...

Malaysia Airlines: No Babies in First Class

Infants still allowed in business and economy classes

(Newser) - Are you sick of crying infants making air travel a nightmare? Well, apparently so is Malaysia Airlines, which is risking the wrath of parents everywhere by banning babies from its first-class cabins. The decision was made due to "many complaints from 1st class pax dat dey spend money on...

Flying in Style: 10 Best Business Classes

BusinessWeek lists the best upper-atmosphere experiences

(Newser) - With amenities like fully reclining seats, foot-massage parlors, and food that defies even the highest-flying expectations, airline business classes are more like mobile spas then just a way to get from point A to point B. BusinessWeek gives you the 10 best.
  1. Singapore Airlines
  2. Cathay Pacific
  3. Qatar Airways
  4. Malaysia Airlines
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