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Data recovered from black box suggests human input caused crash, not mechanical problem

The U.S. Transportation Department on Friday approved China Eastern Airlines Corp's request to let it extend the rerouting of New York-to-Shanghai flights, over COVID-19 measures, to a different Chinese airport through May 31.

Beijing (AFP) - The cause of China's deadliest air crash in decades remains a mystery, with authorities giving few details in a preliminary report on Wednesday while enforcing strict censorship one month after the disaster.

One month after a China Eastern passenger jet crashed mid-flight, killing all 132 people on board, investigators say they have not determined a cause

Airline says it has gradually resumed flying its fleet of nearly 90 737-800s with the exception of those bought around the same time as the crashed jetliner

China Eastern Airlines Corp. has resumed flights using the same type of plane that recently crashed in southern China, a sign the airline is working toward putting the entire fleet back in the air.

Beijing (AFP) - China Eastern Airlines resumed flying Boeing 737-800 aircraft on Sunday, flight tracking data showed, just weeks after it grounded 223 planes over a crash that killed 132 people.

China Eastern resumes flying Boeing 737-800 jets after crash

China Eastern Airlines has started putting its Boeing 737-800 jetliners back in use for commercial flights less than a month since a crash killed 132 people and led the company to ground 223 of the aircraft, the carrier said on Sunday.

A Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) 737 MAX intended for China Eastern Airlines (NYSE:CEA) subsidiary Shanghai Airlines landed in Shanghai on Thursday, according to flight-tracking websites, amid uncertainty about when the model will resume flying in China, reported Reuters. Flight BOE631 from Guam came more than three weeks after the first 737 MAX bound for a Chinese…

Investigators trying to figure out why a Boeing Co. 737-800 plunged to the ground in China last month could gain key clues within days after the jet’s black boxes were sent to the U.S. for analysis.