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Malaysia agrees to resume 'no find, no fee' hunt for flight MH370, 10 years after plane disappeared

ctvnews.ca

A U.S. company is betting its own money it can find MH370 — a plane that vanished a decade ago and defeated the costliest search in aviation history.

Principal-Agent ProblemGame TheoryIncentive TheoryExpected Value Theory

Theory Briefing

  • Malaysia accepted a 'no find, no fee' deal, meaning a U.S. company only gets paid if it actually locates the wreckage.
  • MH370 disappeared ten years ago with 239 people aboard, making it aviation's greatest unsolved mystery.
  • A previous search effort already failed, raising the question of what new approach or technology this company is wagering on.
  • The contingency-fee structure shifts all financial risk onto the private firm, giving Malaysia little to lose by agreeing.