The search for the missing Malaysian airliner has resumed after an improvement in the weather.<br /><br />A dozen aircraft are taking part in the international effort which is being co-ordinated by Australia.<br /><br />But while the area being scoured has been narrowed down to the southern Indian Ocean, it’s still vast at around 48,000 square kilometres. <br /><br />Australian Defence Minister David Johnston laid out the challenge:<br /><br />“Until we recover and positively identify a piece of debris, everything is virtually speculation. This is an extremely remote part of the world. It is 3,500 meters deep, 2,500 kilometres from Perth. It’s a massive logistical exercise.”<br /><br />Chinese relatives of some of the 239 people on board the missing flight have handed in a statement complaining about the handling of the tragedy to the Malaysian embassy in Beijing.<br /><br />While some relatives are in denial that their loved ones must be presumed lost, others are not.<br /><br />Philip Wood’s brother Tom was on board flight MH370:<br /><br />“We know the plane we
