Monday 24 March 2014
Ten aircraft are involved in today’s search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
*All times are expressed in Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time. Please note all departure times are approximate.
Two Chinese military aircraft departed about 8.45am and 9.20am respectively.
A RAAF P3 Orion departed for the search area just after 9am.
Two ultra-long range civil jets departed about 10.10am and 10.30am respectively.
A second RAAF P3 Orion is scheduled to depart about 11am.
A third ultra-long range jet is scheduled to depart about midday.
A US Navy P8 Poseidon aircraft is scheduled to depart about 1pm.
The two Japanese P3 Orion aircraft are scheduled to depart after 4pm.
Media note: Updated search area charts are now available in AMSA's media kit for this search. These can be accessed under Day 7 search area charts.