<P> In a previous search attempt, Malaysia had established the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to investigate the incident, working with foreign aviation authorities and experts . Malaysia released a final report on Flight 370 in October 2017 . Neither the crew nor the aircraft's communication systems relayed a distress signal, indications of bad weather, or technical problems before the aircraft vanished . Two passengers travelling on stolen passports were investigated, but eliminated as suspects . Malaysian police have identified the captain as the prime suspect if human intervention was the cause of the disappearance, after clearing all others on the flight of suspicion over possible motives . Power was lost to the aircraft's satellite data unit (SDU) at some point between 01: 07 and 02: 03; the SDU logged onto Inmarsat's satellite communication network at 02: 25--three minutes after the aircraft left the range of radar . Based on analysis of the satellite communications, the aircraft turned south after passing north of Sumatra and the flight continued for six hours with little deviation in its track, ending when its fuel was exhausted . </P> <P> With the loss of all 239 on board, Flight 370 is the second - deadliest incident involving a Boeing 777 and the second - deadliest incident in Malaysia Airlines' history, behind Flight 17 in both categories . Malaysia Airlines was struggling financially, a problem that was exacerbated by a decline in ticket sales after the disappearance of Flight 370 and the downing of Flight 17; the airline was re-nationalised by the end of 2014 . The Malaysian government received significant criticism, especially from China, for failing to disclose information promptly during the early weeks of the search . Flight 370's disappearance brought to public attention the limits of aircraft tracking and flight recorders, including the limited battery life of Underwater Locator Beacons raised four years earlier--but never mandated--following the loss of Air France Flight 447 . In response to Flight 370's disappearance, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted new standards for aircraft position reporting over open ocean, extended recording time for cockpit voice recorders, and, starting from 2020, will require new aircraft designs to have a means to recover the flight recorders, or the information they contain, before they sink below the water . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikimedia Commons has media related to aircraft 9M - MRO . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikimedia Commons has media related to aircraft 9M - MRO . </Td> </Tr>

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