According to reports, investigators confirm the debris, discovered near to the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, is that of a Boeing 777.
The Malaysia Airlines jet - also a Boeing 777 - is thought to have come down in the
same ocean on March 8 last year.
CNN reports that Officials at Boeing have assessed photographs of the wreckage and agreed it is consistent with a 777 flaperon, part of the plane's wing...
CNN added that there is a "unique element' to the Boeing 777 flaperon which is apparent in the photographs, although they did not elaborate on what the detail is.
The plane was flying from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia to Beijing, China, when it is thought to have come down in the Indian Ocean on March 8 last year.There were 239 passengers and crew - most of whom were from China - on board when it disappeared.
