Missing MH370: US suspects missing plane flew on for few hours


WASHINGTON: US investigators suspect a missing Malaysian airliner was in the air for four hours after its last confirmed contact, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday, deepening the mystery surrounding the disappearance. 

It said US aviation investigators and national security officials are basing their theory on data automatically downloaded and sent to the ground from the Rolls Royce engines, which suggested the Boeing 777 flew for a total of five hours. 

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