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Investigators probe whether China Eastern crash was intentional, sources say

World May 18, 2022

Investigators probe whether China Eastern crash was intentional, sources say

Authorities have said the pilots did not respond to repeated calls from air traffic controllers and nearby planes during the rapid descent.

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

Asia Pacific Apr 20, 2022

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

by Stella Qiu, Jamie Freed and Allison Lampert

The two black boxes from the China Eastern aircraft were badly damaged in the crash in southern China and analysis of them is ongoing, state-run media has said.

China Eastern resumes flying model of Boeing jet that crashed

Asia Pacific Apr 18, 2022

China Eastern resumes flying model of Boeing jet that crashed

China Eastern had grounded more than 200 of the Boeing 737-800 planes after the crash in Wuzhou, in the Guangxi region.

Black boxes may unlock secrets of jet’s mystery plunge in China

Asia Pacific Mar 28, 2022

Black boxes may unlock secrets of jet’s mystery plunge in China

The recovery of the second black box gives investigators the best chance of finding out what caused the crash, but much depends on the condition of the black boxes.

Second black box of crashed China Eastern plane recovered: state media

Asia Pacific Mar 27, 2022

Second black box of crashed China Eastern plane recovered: state media

Recovery efforts were hampered by heavy rain and a 'small risk of landslides' near the pit that was bored out by the impact of the crash.

Air crash disaster risks an even wider rift for Boeing and China

Business Mar 25, 2022

Air crash disaster risks an even wider rift for Boeing and China

by Angus Whitley and Julie Johnsson

With relations between Washington and Beijing at their lowest ebb in years, the probe into the crash has turned the two archrivals into reluctant bedfellows.

China Eastern jet neared speed of sound before crash, damaging black box

Asia Pacific Mar 24, 2022

China Eastern jet neared speed of sound before crash, damaging black box

by Alan Levin and Mary Schlangenstein

The exterior of the cockpit voice recorder was "severely damaged” and analysis will take time because there is also some damage to its internal memory unit, an official said.

How black boxes of crashed Chinese jet will be handled

Asia Pacific Mar 24, 2022

How black boxes of crashed Chinese jet will be handled

The only device recovered so far is the plane's cockpit voice recorder, based on an early assessment, with the flight data recorder still yet to be found.

China searches for victims from plane crash with cause still unclear

Asia Pacific Mar 23, 2022

China searches for victims from plane crash with cause still unclear

About 600 soldiers, firefighters and police have been dispatched to the crash site, a patch of about 1 square kilometer in a location hemmed in by mountains on three sides.

China Eastern crash could set back Boeing's China recovery and return of MAX

Business | ANALYSIS Mar 23, 2022

China Eastern crash could set back Boeing's China recovery and return of MAX

by Jamie Freed and Eric M. Johnson

A 737 MAX built for a China Eastern subsidiary took off from Seattle bound for Boeing's completion plant in Zhoushan last week, in a sign the model's return to service in China was close.

Fatal nosedive by China Eastern jet baffles crash specialists

World Mar 22, 2022

Fatal nosedive by China Eastern jet baffles crash specialists

by Alan Levin

Few past incidents fit the extreme profile of the jet's descent Monday, in which it pointed steeply toward the ground before impact.

After China’s worst air crash in years, a desperate hunt for survivors

Asia Pacific Mar 22, 2022

After China’s worst air crash in years, a desperate hunt for survivors

by Chris Buckley and Keith Bradsher

The plane that crashed in a mountainous area of southern China was carrying 132 people, and rescuers who went to the crash site faced harsh conditions.

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