Ping discovery prompts new phase in plane search

Published April 7, 2014 2:24pm ET



PERTH, Australia (AP) — Searchers looking for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have discovered signals consistent with those emitted by black boxes in the Indian Ocean, but they may still be a long way from finding the first piece of wreckage. Here’s a look at what they’ve accomplished, and what remains to be done:

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