Malaysia Airlines referred to the the recovered part as a "flaperon." — -- The plane part that was discovered on Reunion Island off the coast of Madagascar was determined to be part of Malaysia ...

Flaperons are control surfaces on the wing of an aircraft that help to stabilize the plane during low-speed flying during take-off and landing. Flaperons combine the functions of flaps and ailerons.

French authorities have followed Malaysian authorities in confirming that the debris that washed up on Reunion Island in July was from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 ...

A broken part from what appears to be a Boeing 777 was discovered on Wednesday on Reunion Island, a French island in the Indian Ocean just east of Madagascar. Though it has yet to be confirmed, the ...

An investigation team in France is examining a Boeing 777MH370: What can investigators learn from the plane debris? flaperon which washed up on the French island of La Reunion and that Malaysia says ...

The daughter of passengers Bob and Cathy Lawton, Amanda, said they were still awaiting an actual report from the Joint Agency Coordination Centre to explain the French Prosecutor’s statement today.

Venerable Dutch F-16 fleet will receive new flaperons via the FMS programme. Aerospace & Commercial Technologies is supplying the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) with flaperons to stabilise F-16AM ...

The plane debris that washed up on La Reunion island in the southern Indian Ocean is believed to be a flaperon from a Boeing 777. The flaperon is one of the wing control surfaces on the aircraft.