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New data on 2022 China plane crash suggests cockpit struggle and fuel cut

Newly released data suggests that someone intentionally cut off the fuel to both engines of a China Eastern Airlines jet and there was a struggle over the controls before the plane slammed into a mountain in 2022

The Independent UK

World’s longest plane journey, lasting 29 hours, takes flight

The new route travels around half the circumference of the globe

The Independent UK

China’s first domestically-made passenger jet takes flight

The jet took off on Sunday morning from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and landed less than two hours later in Beijing with 130 passengers on board

Evening Standard

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China's 1st domestically made passenger plane completes maiden commercial flight

China’s first domestically made passenger jet has flown its maiden commercial flight, as China looks to compete with industry giants such as Boeing and Airbus in the global aircraft market

The Independent UK

China Eastern launches new homegrown narrow-body jet

BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China Eastern Airlines on Sunday sent the country's narrow-body jet C919 on its first commercial flight, marking the homegrown plane's entry into passenger service and a milestone for China's efforts to become more self-reliant.

Bangkok Post

China says deadly 2022 plane crash still being investigated

The Chinese government says experts are still investigating the cause of the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jetliner last year that killed 132 people

The Independent UK

Beijing still seeking answers a year after China Eastern plane crash

China's aviation regulator said on Monday that investigators were still looking into the cause of the crash of China Eastern Airlines Flight MU5735, almost a year after the plane came down, killing all 132 people on board.

Reuters

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Phuket tourism revenue moving closer to pre-pandemic level

PHUKET: Tourism in this resort island province is bouncing back, with tourism revenue reaching more than 50% of the pre-pandemic level, according to a tourism official.

Bangkok Post

U.S. suspends 26 Chinese flights in response to China flight cancellations

The U.S. government said on Thursday it will suspend 26 China-bound flights from the United States by four Chinese carriers in response to the Chinese government's decision to suspend some U.S. carrier flights over COVID-19 cases.

Reuters

Editorial: Don’t compromise safety to ease airline pilot shortage

In March, a Boeing 737-800 cruising straight and level on a routine domestic flight suddenly nose-dived into a hillside, killing all 132 aboard.

Chicago Tribune

China Eastern Crash Probe Looks into Crew Actions

Investigators looking into the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet are examining the actions of the crew on the flight deck, with no evidence found of a technical malfunction, two people briefed on the matter said. In mainland China's deadliest aviation disaster for 28 years, the Boeing 737-800 crashed…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China: No information provided about March plane crash

China says that U.S. investigators haven’t released any information about the cause of a China Eastern Airlines jetliner crash in March after The Wall Street Journal reported data from its flight recorder indicated someone pushed the Boeing 737-800 into a steep dive

The Independent UK

Damaged black boxes in China jet crash leave few clues into cause

China said on Wednesday the black boxes of a Boeing 737-800 jet that crashed last month were badly damaged, leaving virtually no publicly available clues to explain its violent plunge into a wooded hillside, killing all 132 people on board.

Reuters

China Eastern resumes Boeing 737-800 flights after March 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.

Reuters

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Boeing 737 MAX Lands In China Amid Uncertainty Over Model's Return: Reuters

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…

Reuters

U.S. NTSB assisting in China crash flight data recorder review

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed Tuesday it is assisting Chinese investigators with the review of the flight data recorder in a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 that crashed March 21 killing all 132 onboard.

Reuters

U.S. NTSB helps China download voice record of crashed Boeing jet

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Friday it was assisting Chinese investigators with the download of the cockpit voice recorder in Washington from an China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet as it sent a team of investigators to China.

Reuters

Exclusive-U.S. NTSB assisting in download of cockpit voice recorder in China March 21 crash

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed late on Friday the cockpit voice recorder from a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 that crashed March 21 is at the U.S. agency's lab in Washington.

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Butterfly Effect: Spooky Moment Reincarnated Black Butterfly Lands At Air Crash Site

The butterfly seen in the video is believed to be a papilio memnon, which is also known as a great Mormon and is common to Asia.

Reuters

China's top leadership says cause of plane crash must be found soon

The cause of the crash of the China Eastern Airlines jet last week must be determined as soon as possible, state media said on Thursday, following a meeting of China's highest decision-making body helmed by President Xi Jinping.

Reuters

China says to provide visa assistance to all foreign crash investigators

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday that Beijing will provide visa assistance to all foreign investigators coming to China in the aftermath of the China Eastern Airlines crash last week.

Tribune News Service

China says it has found second black box from crashed jet

China has retrieved the second black box from a crashed jet after days of searching, as investigators try to work out why the China Eastern Airlines flight carrying 132 people plummeted from a cruise altitude.

ABC News

Second black box found from China Eastern Airlines wreckage as investigation into crash continues

Recovery crews have found the second black box — the flight data recorder — from the wreckage of a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet that crashed into a mountainside in southern China.

Evening Standard

Second black box recovered from crashed China Eastern flight

A second black box has been recovered from the wreckage of a China Eastern Airlines flight that crashed into a mountainside last week.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Finds Second Black Box of Crashed Plane

Recovery crews on Sunday found the second black box - the flight data recorder - from the wreckage of a China Eastern Airlines (600115.SS) Boeing 737-800 jet that crashed into a mountainside in southern China. Flight MU5735, with 132 people onboard, was en route from the southwestern city of Kunming…

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