Cockpit. Good night, malaysian 370. And it isnt who they first thought. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. We begin with new clues in the search for flight 370, new details about its final moments. Here are the latest developments. A search plane has recorded a possible ping from the airliners black boxes. The signal was detected by sonobuoys that were dropped by the plane. Analysts are studying the acoustic da acoustic data. Sources say that flight 370 disappeared from military data after it shade the sharp turn back over the malay peninsula. They say this plane must have dropped in altitude between 4,000 and 5,000 feet. And as aircraft continues to go on another search for debris, our analysts and reporters are standing by here in the United States as well as around the world with the kind of special coverage that only cnn can deliver. Michael holmes is in perth, australia. Lets go there first for the very latest. Michael . Reporter wolf, a dozen of these sonobuoys have be
In the situation room, while the search continues. Lets bring in rene marsh for the very latest. As crews gear up for another day of searching, a new search zone is in focus after the old one turned up nothing. As for the criminal investigation and who may be responsible for the missing plane, officials now say some people have been ruled out while others remain under the microscope. 25 days in and Malaysian Police say they remain focused on the pilots and anyone who had contact with flight 370 before takeoff. Ranging from those who prepared on board food to ones who packed the cargo. This is a criminal investigation. It is ongoing. We have not concluded the whole thing. Reporter malaysian investigators have been treating the disappearance of flight 370 as criminal since march 16th. Four areas of interest hijacking, sabotage and personal or psychological issues. So far police say all passengers have been cleared in those four categories. As for mechanical failure, its still on the tabl
Sonar sonar technicians are sweeping the bottom of the ocean looking for a ping. How do they do it . And how can they fly for so many hours without anyone looking for it. Well talk about the delay and the dysfunction in the malaysian response. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Right now theres new optimism in the search for flight 370. Five weeks after the airliner disappeared, australians Prime Minister says that the search area has been cut down significantly and he is very confident that searchers are closing in on one of the two black boxes. More confusion, though, from malaysian authorities a week after the Prime Minister said that all of the passengers have been cleared. The defense minister said, quote, everyone on board remains under suspicion. Air crews are et going ready to resume their hunt for flight 370 which may have drifted hundreds of miles since the plane went down. Our analysts and supporters are standing by here in the United States as well as around the
The hunt for the missing airliner. Here are the latest developments. Malaysian authorities release Radio Communication between the cockpit and air Traffic Controllers and they stressed the airliners movement reflect deliberate action by someone on board. Malaysia airlines steps up security on all of its aircraft as the disappearance of flight 370 focuses on new attention on the cockpit safety situation. And a top search says the area being scoured is unprecedented and the calculations that pinpointed the search zone amount to a very inexact science. It warrants the hunt for the airliner, quote, could drag on for a long time. Our analysts and reporters are standing by here in washington as well as around the world with the kind of special coverage that only cnn can deliver. We begin with our Senior International correspondent Nic Robertson is joining us from kuala lumpur with the latest. Nic . Wolf, officials have now release the transcript or communications between air Traffic Controll
That simulator had been deleted. Its not clear who erased the information or when. But a Forensic Team is now working to try to recover it. And also right now, to that sharp turn to the west. That the jet took about an hour after takeoff. Senior u. S. Official tells cnn, the altered route was actually entered into the planes guidance system, at least 12 men minutes before the co pilots signed off with air Traffic Controllers with the words, quote, all right, good night. Mean time, a u. S. Government source says all Available Evidence indicates its far more likely the plane is in the southern search corridor than up north. And australians leading the search there are narrowing their focus to the waters off of perth. They hone the search based on ntsb analysis of the jets fuel reserves. Waiting for word of the planes fate is taking a very, very emotional toll on the families of the 239 passengers and crew members. And many are getting increasingly frustrated with what they see as a lack