The plaintiffs have alleged that they bought or leased General Motors vehicles that contained an ignition switch defect.
South Korean officials reportedly said that 368 passengers had been rescued so far, but no further details were revealed.
The vessel is said to have been carrying 476 people aboard, most of whom are school students.
The device is programmed to fly about 100 feet above the ocean floor and look for signs of wreckage of the missing plane.
Searchers are confident they know the approximate position of wreckage of the missing plane.
A total of 11 military aircraft, one civil aircraft and 15 ships were scheduled to search an area about 18,000 square miles in size Monday.
The focus may shift to trying to find wreckage using the sonar and cameras of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.
Australia's prime minister says authorities are "very confident" signals are from black box, but officials coordinating the search disagree.
At least 13 deaths in Saturn Ions, Chevrolet Cobalts and other car models have been linked to the faulty ignition switches.
The new signals are expected to help narrow the search area enough to justify deploying a submarine to scour the ocean floor.
After two new "ping" signals were detected, officials said they were confident that they were homing in on the plane's remains.
Failure to get governments other than the U.S. to buy more C-17s meant that the massive cargo plane's days were numbered.
The search area has now been reduced to about 46,800 square miles, one-third the size of the initial search area.
Last year was the best for airline performance in a quarter of a century, but that doesn’t mean it’s an entirely rosy picture.
As the search enters its 32nd day, hopes of locating the flight data recorders are receding.
The ship had sailed from Yokohama, Japan, and was navigating the East Lamma Channel on its way to the Chinese port city of Shenzhen.
Signals detected underwater over the weekend could possibly be from the missing plane but confirmation could take days.
The move to redraw China's boundaries makes as much sense as calling the area between Boston and Washington "Bosington," an expert says.
A total of 10 military planes, four civil jets and nine ships will be assisting the search for the missing jetliner on Friday.
Leading auto manufacturers, hydrogen fuel suppliers and energy consultancies are launching a fleet of hydrogen cars across Europe.
The Malaysian discount carrier AirAsia too is planning to enter the crowded but unprofitable Indian passenger air-travel market.
Malaysian police have recorded statements from 170 people regarding the disappearance of the Boeing 777.
BMW will be the first car manufacturer to offer laser headlight technology, which it says is 30 percent brighter than LED bulbs.
The big deal with Air Canada brings Boeing close to a major sales milestone for 737 MAXs.
Federal regulators are pressuring the oil-shipping industry to investigate Bakken crude, which could be more volatile than ordinary crude.
After Venezuela denied it for three years, the president has agreed to pay back a $3.8 billion debt with international airlines.
After decades of congestion in Johannesburg, two media outlets will use drones to help listeners and viewers avoid heavy traffic.
The investigating team has been instructed to share the full transcript of the conversation at the next briefing with "the Next of Kin."
Singapore's Changi airport has a pool, movie theater and butterfly garden, and it was just named the best airport in the world.
With weather conditions ideal on Sunday, the crew of an Australian aircraft spotted four orange objects in the water west of Perth.