MH370 search: Black box batteries fine, not due for replacement


KUALA LUMPUR: The batteries in MH370's black box was only due for replacement in June 2014, said Malaysia Airlines chief executive officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya.

Ahmad Jauhari was commenting on a CNN report, quoting a US-based manufacturer saying that the batteries were due to be replaced in 2012, but claimed his company did not receive them.

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