Wreckage found on Reunion Island is very likely to have come from a Boeing 777

The fragment of a wreckage found on the remote Reunion Island belongs to a Boeing 777, according to a source close to the investigators. As per the investigators examining the debris that was found covered in shells on the island, it is very likely that those are from the missing flight MH370.

"We are highly confident but it still needs confirmation that it is a part from a 777 aircraft," Chief Commissioner of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Martin Dolan, told CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront." "The only 777 aircraft that we're aware of in the Indian Ocean that could have led to this part floating is MH370. But as I said, we still need to confirm that through closer study."

After analysing its photographs and from the number that has been found inscribed on the debris, the investigators are confident about the wreckage to have belonged to a Boeing 777. The investigators on Thursday have been able to link the scrap with schematic drawings of the right wing flaperon of a Boeing 777, reported CNN. A flaperon, which is lightweight and buoyant, helps pilots to take control of the plane. It is possible that the right wing flaperon broke off in the air, a few independent observers suggested.

Mike Exner, the co founder of American Mobile Satellite Corp who is leading the group, said that the little damage at the front could be because the plane was at a high-speed, steep and spiral descent. It perhaps fluttered before it broke off.

According to BBC, Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak said the debris will be transported to France for further investigation. It is due to arrive Paris on Saturday, from where it will be sent to Toulouse at the office of BEA, which investigates civil aviation accidents.

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