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Conflicting messages on origin of Boeing debris: MH370 investigation

Malaysia's transport minister said Thursday that a maintenance seal and other details prove that a wing part found on an Indian Ocean island belongs to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a claim the prime minister made hours earlier but that other countries involved in the investigation have shied from making.


August 6, 2015  By The Associated Press

Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said a maintenance seal on the flaperon matches the airline’s records, though he didn’t elaborate.

“From our first observation, the color tone and all maintenance records that we have, we know. Our records show that it’s the same as MH370,” Liow said. He said there are “many other technical details that I do not have to reveal” but that confirm the part is from Flight 370. | READ MORE

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