MH370News:2015/Day 510
Day 510: Thursday, 30 July 2015
News Summary
Media Statements
Thursday, July 30, 08:45 AM GMT +0800 Media Statement
MEDIA STATEMENT
Released at 8.41am/ 30 July 2015
With regards to the reports of the discovery of an aircraft flaperon at Reunion Island, Malaysia Airlines is working with the relevant authorities to confirm the matter. At the moment, it would be too premature for the airline to speculate the origin of the flaperon.
Retrieved from http://web.archive.org/web/20150906052744/www.malaysiaairlines.com/my/en/site/mh370.html
Media release by Australia's Deputy Prime Minister, the Honourable Warren Truss MP
Aircraft wreckage found in Indian Ocean
Media Release
WT224/2015
30 July 2015
The Australian Government is aware that wreckage, which appears to be from an aircraft, has been found on La Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean, near Madagascar.
The debris is being examined by experts to determine its origin. Malaysia is responsible for the investigation and is managing this examination with the assistance of Boeing, the BEA (Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile), the National Transportation Safety Bureau (US) and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
In the event that the wreckage is identified as being from MH 370 on La Reunion Island, it would be consistent with other analysis and modelling that the resting place of the aircraft is in the southern Indian Ocean.
Any new evidence will be used to further inform and refine ongoing search efforts.
Source: http://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/wt/releases/2015/July/wt224_2015.aspx[1]
- ↑ An archived copy of this media release is available here: https://web.archive.org/web/20150803013100/http://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/wt/releases/2015/July/wt224_2015.aspx