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From AMSA Search operation for Malaysia Airlines aircraft: Update 26
published 29th March, 2014: 11.30am (AEDT)
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Search activities on Saturday involve a total of 8 aircraft: three Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P3 Orions, a Japanese Coast Guard jet, a Japanese P3 Orion, a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P3 Orion, a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force Ilyushin IL-76, and one civil jet acting as a communications relay.
The first aircraft to depart was the Chinese Ilyushin IL-76, which departed at 9:05am.
The first RAAF P3 Orion departed at 9:50am, with two others scheduled to depart about 12pm and 2pm.
The civil jet is scheduled to depart about 1pm.
The Japan Coast Guard jet is scheduled to depart about 2pm.
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P3 Orion is scheduled to depart about 3pm.
The Japanese P3 Orion is scheduled to depart about 4pm.
Six ships are expected to reach the search area today, tasked with relocating the objects sighted, but will arrive late in the day or after dark.