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Malaysian officials said an airplane wing part found last week on the remote Indian Ocean island of Réunion came from the same type of aircraft as Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, raising hope it will offer clues to solving the mysterious disappearance of the jet nearly 17 months ago.

French officials, however, declined to confirm Malaysia’s assertion before an analysis of the part officially begins Wednesday, underscoring the confusion that has emerged in the sprawling, multinational investigation. Local officials in Réunion were also sifting through reports of new debris found on the island, a French territory off the east coast of Madagascar, as scavengers came to the beach looking for other parts that could have washed up on the beach.

Malaysia Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai identified the plane piece that washed ashore Wednesday as part of a Boeing
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Article source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/hunt-for-mh370-more-debris-found-on-reunion-island-1438507358

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Controlled from the ground but too close for comfort up in the air. Since last Friday, there have been three incidents of drones and airplanes crossing airspace.

Alex DeMetrick reports that’s bringing calls for tougher rules and technology.

Drones aren’t supposed to come anywhere near the airspace planes come in—but last Friday, there was an incident. The Delta jet landed safely at JFK Airport in New York. On Sunday, another Delta flight spotted a drone as it was landing. Both faced similar risks.

“These drones are made with aircraft aluminum, similar to parts to the aircraft it’s about to strike. Going into an engine can destroy an engine; going into the cockpit window can injure or even kill a pilot,” said Phil Derner, NYCAviation.com.

Also on Sunday, a small prop plane took evasive action from a drone over New Jersey. The Airplane Owners and Pilots Association has a strong suggestion for drone operators.

“That they operate by the rules like everyone else does,” said Melissa Rudinger.

Other than staying well clear of airports and runway airspace, the FAA has proposed rules for drone flight. Among them, they must weigh less than 55 pounds, remain in sight of the operator, have a maximum speed of 100 miles per hour and stay below 500 feet in altitude.

“It’s true the FAA has put preliminary recommendations to ensure safety, but these regulations don’t come close or as far as they should be to protect aircraft,” said

Article source: http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2015/08/03/lawmakers-call-for-stricter-drone-laws/

When they looked at the debris closely, MacLaughlin said that they noticed a logo that seemed to be from the ESA on one of the metal pieces.

Brooke Trace, a local artist in Fort Lauderdale Beach who took a photograph of the heavy metal debris, said called the scene was “pretty crazy.”

Trace, who owns the North Beach Art Gallery in the city, said that she thought the large metal piece was part of a wing of an airplane, but it turned out to be a piece of a rocket.

Officials from NASA confirmed that the debris found in Fort Lauderdale Beach was indeed a part of a single-use rocket used by the European Space Agency to transport one of its satellites. The American space agency said that the rocket was launched in French

Article source: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/74098/20150804/esa-rocket-debris-found-in-fort-lauderdale-beach-currently-being-investigated.htm

3-D model of the Indian Ocean’s Seafloor, with widening rectangles representing priority search areas.
Credit: Australian Transport Safety Bureau

The high-profile disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 remains a mystery — but the recent discovery of a possible wing part points to an ocean landing, raising hopes for a resolution.

“It would be unusual to have only one piece of an airplane floating around on the surface. There must be other pieces out there,” said David Gallo, the director of special projects at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts.

The piece, possibly from the wing of the Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared almost 500 days ago, made its way to the shores of RéunionIsland, a French island in the Indian Ocean that lies east of Madagascar. [Flight 370: Photos of the Search for Missing Malaysian Plane]

The part, called a flaperon, attaches to the backside of a

Article source: http://www.livescience.com/51741-malaysian-plane-found-wing-ocean.html