Malaysian Transport Minister Seri Hishammuddin dismissed claims that the missing aircraft may have flown for about four hours past the time it disappeared off tracking systems. U.S. investigators suspect that the plane could have flown on for an additional distance of about 2,200 miles (3,500 km). Hishammuddin said their search efforts have always been focused on the South China Sea.
China's civil aviation chief said there was no proof that floating objects in the South China Sea captured in satellite images.
The black box - which is actually orange - is used to record any instruction sent to the aircraft as well as conversations on radio and between the crew. When a plane is lost, the black box pings at a certain frequency for about 30 days and it can be detected within around five or six miles. The box itself is designed to withstand the high impact of a plane crash, the pressures of the deep sea and the high and low temperatures of fire and ice.
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