In China's worst air disaster in more than a decade, the Boeing 737-800 -- carrying 132 people -- crashed Monday afternoon in a remote, mountainous region in ...
The Boeing 737-800 aeroplane model had an “excellent safety record” according to the Flight Safety Foundation (FSH). The plane has been flying since 1998 and ...
Rescue teams are scouring the slopes and hope to find the plane’s black box, which could help experts determine the cause of the crash. It is one of the country’s worst air disasters in years. Rescuers continue to search the wreckage of the China Eastern plane, which plummeted into hills in Guangxi province and exploded in flames yesterday afternoon.
Plane crashed in heavily forested southern mountains on Monday · China Eastern grounds all its Boeing 737-800 jets after crash · Chinese media show video footage ...
Police set up a checkpoint at Lu village, on the approach to the site, and barred journalists from entering. Highlighting the top-level concern, Vice Premier Liu He went to Guangxi on Monday night to oversee search and rescue operations. On Monday, China Eastern and two subsidiaries grounded its fleet of 737-800 planes. Reuters could not immediately verify the footage. "The jet was seriously damaged during the crash, and investigations will face a very high level of difficulty," Zhu said at the first government briefing on the disaster. WUZHOU, China, March 22 (Reuters) - Rescuers in southern China searched for survivors from a China Eastern Airlines (600115. SS) jet on Tuesday after it crashed with 132 people on board and authorities said severe damage to the aircraft would make it difficult to establish the cause of the crash.
The accident involving a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 took place near the city of Wuzhou in Guangxi region. Flight MU5735 was en route to Guangzhou in ...
The crash, in which the plane descended at a final rate of 29,000 feet a minute according to FlightRadar24, sparked a mountainside fire. Flight MU5735 was en route to Guangzhou in Guangdong province from Kunming, capital of Yunnan province. “Wreckage of the plane was found at the scene, but up until now, none of those aboard the plane with whom contact was lost have been found,” state broadcaster CCTV said Tuesday morning, more than 18 hours after the crash.
A video showing a plane crash is going viral on social media with the claim it is of the moment before Boeing 737 crashed.
We then observed the viral video and noticed a logo on the plane's wing. Taking the hint from it, we did an open keyword search and found the viral video uploaded on a YouTube channel d 11 March 2019. Hence, the viral claim is false. While sharing it on social media, people claimed that the viral video is of the moment before Boeing 737 crash. The Logical Indian Fact Check team verified the claim and found it to be false. Boeing 737 of China Easton Airlines crashed near the city of Wuzhou in Teng County yesterday.
WUZHOU, China -- A Chinese aviation official said Wednesday that one of the two "black box" recorders had been found with its casing in severely damaged ...
China plane crash – live: 'Severely damaged' black box found from crash site as rain halts rescue operation · Witnesses report sound 'like thunder' as plane hit ...
They were on the way to a funeral. One woman said six of her family members and friends had been on the flight. “As of now, the rescue has yet to find survivors.
WUZHOU, China -- A Chinese aviation official said Wednesday that one of the two "black box" recorders had been found with its casing in severely damaged ...