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| Missing Malaysia plane MH370: What we know | Missing Malaysia plane MH370: What we know |
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| The missing Malaysian Airlines plane, flight MH370, had 239 people onboard and was en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on 8 March 2014 when air traffic control staff lost contact with it. | The missing Malaysian Airlines plane, flight MH370, had 239 people onboard and was en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on 8 March 2014 when air traffic control staff lost contact with it. |
| Despite an extensive search of the southern Indian Ocean, no trace of the aircraft was found until the discovery of the barnacle-encrusted flaperon on Reunion Island, more than 3,700km (2,300 miles) away from the main search site, in July 2015. | |
| French investigators confirmed the aircraft wing part came from the missing Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777, after one of three numbers found on the flaperon was formally identified by a technician from Airbus Defense and Space (ADS-SAU) in Spain, which made the part for Boeing. | French investigators confirmed the aircraft wing part came from the missing Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777, after one of three numbers found on the flaperon was formally identified by a technician from Airbus Defense and Space (ADS-SAU) in Spain, which made the part for Boeing. |
| Investigators are continuing to search for the rest of the plane. | Investigators are continuing to search for the rest of the plane. |
| The Australian-led search has been combing a 120,000 sq km area of seabed about 2,000km off the coast of Perth, using underwater drones and sonar equipment deployed from specialist ships. | The Australian-led search has been combing a 120,000 sq km area of seabed about 2,000km off the coast of Perth, using underwater drones and sonar equipment deployed from specialist ships. |
| In December 2015, Australian officials said they had refined the search area and were confident they were looking in the right area for the plane. | In December 2015, Australian officials said they had refined the search area and were confident they were looking in the right area for the plane. |
| Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said officials were "optimistic" the remains of the plane would be found. | Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said officials were "optimistic" the remains of the plane would be found. |
| The scope of the search has changed many times since the plane disappeared, because of confusion over its last movements, but it is expected to be concluded by the middle of 2016. |