![]() gives us hope and confidence that we are looking at the right place where it crashed." "If this did originate from the MH370 it's most likely that more debris will be washing up in that region in the next coming week. "We can say that it could have only have originated south of the equator to the east of the area that it came from. 18 to 24 months after the crash, this would be one of the regions where debris would wash up," he said. "In fact our computer models predicted one year ago, that. Professor Charitha Pattiaratchi, from University of Western Australia Oceans Institute, said he expected more wreckage to be found. "Our goal, along with the entire global aviation industry, continues to be not only to find the airplane, but also to determine what happened - and why." More debris likely in next week: oceans expertĪn ocean currents expert says computer modelling predicted wreckage would wash up near Madagascar, and if this debris was from MH370, more would likely arrive in the coming week. "We continue to share our technical expertise and analysis," the US aviation giant said. In a few days, we will have a definitive answer."īoeing said in a statement it remained "committed to supporting the MH370 investigation and the search for the airplane". it's clear that this reference would allow a quick identification. "This code is not a plane's registration number, nor serial number," Mr Tytelman said. He also noted a reference on the wreckage: BB670. Mr Tytelman said that local media photos showed "incredible similarities between a #B777 flaperon and the debris found", referring to a Boeing 777 - the type of plane that disappeared. No part of the wreckage has ever been found and Malaysian authorities in January declared that all on board were presumed dead. The suspected MH370 wreckage that washed ashore "We really need to look into the detail of the size, the shape and if there are any identifying marks on it, such as part numbers or serial numbers," he told News Breakfast. so the possibilities are very high that it could be off MH370."Īustralian Transport Safety Bureau spokesman Joe Hatley said the component "looks in reasonably good shape". "It looks like a flap system off a very large aircraft and knowing the current system off the Indian Ocean. "To confirm it, we will have to find the identification plate, and that will be able to be determined by Airbus whether it's one of their components. "The one that comes to mind is the South African Airways that went off Mauritius in 1987. There has been two other aircraft gone down in that region of the Indian Ocean over the years," he told ABC News Breakfast. "Whether it's off that aircraft, we have to wait and see. "It is more than likely plane debris, we don't know what exact part it may be."Īviation commentator Peter Clark said the wreckage was "definitely off an aircraft". ![]() "People are getting ahead of themselves over this," Eric Chesneau, an officer in the air transport police of the French Indian Ocean territory, said. "So we have dispatched a team to investigate on this issue and we hope that we can identify it as soon as possible." "Whatever wreckage found needs to be further verified before we can further confirm whether it belongs to MH370," transport minister Liow Tiong Lai said. Malaysia has also sent a team to verify whether the debris could be part of the missing flight. One of its flight recorders was recovered at a depth of 4,900m.Ī local official said it was too early to suggest it might be from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight. South African Airways flight 295: The Boeing 747 suffered a catastrophic in-flight fire in the cargo area and crashed into the Indian Ocean east of Mauritius on November 28, 1987, killing everyone on board.It crashed into the Indian Ocean near the Comoros Islands, killing 125 of the 175 passengers and crew, including the hijackers. Ethiopian Airlines flight 961: The Boeing 767 was hijacked on Novemby three Ethiopians seeking asylum in Australia.Search efforts have focused on a broad expanse of the southern Indian Ocean. Malaysia Airlines flight MH370: The Boeing 777 disappeared in March 2014 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing."It was covered in shells, so one would say it had been in the water a long time," one witness said.įrench air transport officials have already opened an investigation to find where the wreckage could have come from. The two-metre-long piece of wreckage, which seemed to be part of a wing, was found by people cleaning up a beach on the small island east of Madagascar. A mysterious piece of plane debris has washed up on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, prompting speculation it could be part of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
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