Black box still key to unfolding MH370 mysteries

BEIJING — With airplane debris discovered on Reunion Island confirmed Thursday to be from the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, an aviation security expert said future search mission should still center on finding the black box. Graham Braithwaite, aviation security expert at Britain’s Cranfield University, told Xinhua that the search for the black box is still the core objective, as the data within it is key to solving all the mysteries. In fact, given that such a long time has passed, precisely locating the black box is already too hard, Braithwaite said, but the discovery of the debris at least indicates that the search is in correct direction, and it may also dismiss those wild conspiracy theories. (Xinhua)…[+]