MH370 search chief says he is still optimistic missing flight can be found

As the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 nears the one-year mark, Australia's Angus Houston remains hopeful of a breakthrough As the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 nears the one-year mark, former Australian defence chief Sir Angus Houston says he remains hopeful of a breakthrough. The flight, from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, disappeared from radar over the South China Sea on 8 March 2014 with 239 passengers and crew on board.