Investigators believe debris found in Indian Ocean belongs to Boeing 777 - AP

The official said investigators, including a Boeing air safety investigator, have identified the component as a "flaperon" from the trailing edge of a 777 wing, AP reported.

No trace has been found of the Malaysia Airlines jet, which disappeared in March last year carrying 239 passengers and crew from Kuala Lumpur, bound for Beijing, in what has become one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history.

(Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Sandra Maler)