Missing MH370 mystery: New search for wreckage confirmed | Reality Check

A U.S.-based company says it is launching a new, extensive search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 a decade after it first went missing. NewsNation's Ross Coulthart digs into the prevailing theories of what happened to the flight, including whether the pilot intentionally downed the craft or if it was shot down.

Ross is joined by Larry Vance, a former Canadian transportation investigator and author of, “MH370: Mystery Solved,” and French journalist Florence de Changy, author of, “The Disappearing Act: The Impossible Case of MH370.”

Host - Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer - Andy Gipson
Producer - Emily Lambert
Editors - Luke Gonska, John Nock

00:00:00 American company pledges new search for missing MH370 plane
00:09:12 Transportation Investigator: Pilot intentionally downed missing MH370
00:39:52 French Journalist: Did U.S. Air Force shoot down MH370?

[myboloneyhasafirstname]

10 years later this story still breaks my heart.

[howardfox]

As a 75 year old real American man, I know my government has lied to me since Vietnam war.

[lanediver]

giving ross a show was a BRILLIANT idea, ...and it isn't even just weekly!! thank you NN and ross

[antoniovilaca]

Hi Ross!
My name is Antonio i am a Portuguese nacional ex Navy (Portguese Marines) and want to congratulate you for your exelent work!
I have been a folower of your work and i consider you one of the best investigative journalist.
I have heard hundreds of theories about every motive you can think of, in rectrospect is my opinion that the fact you thought of folowing this one is briliant.
And also your guest Larry Vance ( wich by the way, alongside Greg Feith from the NTSB are two of the best crash investigators in the world), it my hope that all of you can educate the public a bit more about this tragic event.
Thank you for your exelent work.
All the best to you (Mate).

[lindiwemhlanga]

Im a small country called ESwatini former Swaziland ive been following this disappearance of MH370 and always praying for speedy recovering of the people God knows where are they and i know they will be found may our heavenly Father give strength to the searchers

[CarlWByrne]

NEWSNATION TEAM: I really want Ross’ segments to do great, which means changing the thumbnail every time or you are going to get people who are scrolling, see the standard base image of the show, think they have seen it and keep scrolling.

You will lose views to this I promise. This needs changing for every episode!

Good luck Ross, appreciate the hard work mate!

[Rick-Rarick]

One of the best reporters in a world filled with talking heads who say nothing while running their mouths on the news. Thank you, Ross, for another great report.

[Dorkus_]

I can't get enough of Reality Check!! Thanks Ross & NN!!

[StMichael-qmky]

One thing that seems to be missing is reference to the major US surveillance bases at North West Cape and Diego Garcia. I recall some years ago hearing a radio program mention that these bases "could pick up a seagull passing wind" anywhere in the Indian Ocean. It seems a stretch to believe that a large aircraft could fly between these bases that are critical parts of the US military network without being noticed - and being tracked all the way.

[tuckmw]

I'm a Senior Aircraft Mechanic. Removed and Reinstalled a 777 Flaperon 3 weeks ago. Takes 4 people to lift one out of the crate. At the very least 2 to move it from the horizontal to vertical position to attach the lifting sling prior to the hoist. Maybe, if it was undamaged and still water tight it could float? Definitely not one that was ripped off from a crash. It would sink in the ocean. Show me the pic of the recovered flaperon.

[pirrracy]

He hasn't found Earhart's wreck. It is not confirmed. He just provides a sketchy sonar scan that many aviation experts have already cast doubt on.

[janemiettinen]

Every single person in aviation - outside of Malaysian Airlines and government - has said someone flew that plane down. And Malaysian unwillingness to find the plane in timely manner has been just perfect, fruitful ground for all sorts of theories. Mistakes were definitely made. Im with the families, they are entitled to answers and possibly reparations.

[Keyaqp]

Title is misleading, new search is NOT confirmed.

[catherinegrimes]

If you look on the Wikipedia page "Malaysia Airlines Flight 370", it states that Tony Abbott the former Prime Minister of Australia disclosed on a Sky News documentary "My very clear understanding, from the very top levels of the Malaysian government, is that from very, very early on, they thought it was murder-suicide by the pilot".

[jesshart]

How does the French woman explain the captains home test flights that mirrored the planes diversion from the planned flight path??

[drewkennewell]

The other reason why the "set down" theory is the most likely is because why would someone go to the effort of flying all the way out into the middle of the Indian ocean, just to nose down and hit the water at hundreds of km's an hour, when they could have had the same end result in the Gulf of Thailand?

Taking the plane to a remote location with no one around and minimal chance of rescue makes more sense if you plan on making the aircraft essentially disappear without leaving a trace.

[-mattwood]

THIS is how a news channel and investigative interviews should be conducted.
Excellent show.

[richardw]

The channel Mentour Pilot and Green Dot Aviation both have recent videos (past week or so, and a few months ago) videos using the most up to date information and especially the Mentour Pilot one (if you only have time for one) is worth watching for an explanation of why it is very likely that the actual path the plane took can be logically reasoned out from the evidence.

[johnhermann]

I really appreciate Ross's efforts in investigating what might have happened to MH 370. Like Ross, I am mystified as to why a very accomplished pilot supposedly of sound mind would want to go to such lengths to kill his passengers and crew and then himself by supposedly ditching his plane in the southern Indian Ocean. We may think we know the "how" of what happened. But the question remains: "Why?" People don't do such things without overwhelming, compelling reasons.

[averagemamil]

Superb. Fantastic investigation with different theories - well done Ross.