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China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 crash

China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 crash
China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735, a Boeing 737-800, crashed in southern China in March 2022 after disappearing en route to Guangzhou after taking off from Kunming. There were 132 people - 123 passengers and nine crew members - on board.
A screen grab from a video clip shows rescuers searching at the China Eastern Airlines crash site in Wuzhou, Guangxi on March 21, 2022. Photo: Captured from CCTV
Accidents and disasters in China

Fatal 2022 China Eastern Airlines plane crash points to deliberate fuel cut-off

Findings by the US transport safety board support a theory that the aircraft was intentionally brought down, killing all 132 people on board.

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Accidents and disasters in China

3 years on: no final report and no answers to China Eastern plane disaster

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China’s MH370 families urge new search after experts stir hopes of finding plane

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Accidents and disasters in China

A year after China Eastern plane disaster, few clues, fewer answers

A new report from China’s aviation regulator reveals little detail, says probe is continuing.

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A new report from China’s aviation regulator reveals little detail about the disaster, says probe into MU5735 crash is continuing. Photo: Xinhua
Accidents and disasters in China

Video | Was China plane crash intentional?

‘If true it’s so terrible’: shock over report claiming MU5735 dived deliberately

Victim’s uncle says China Eastern Airlines must give families answers if Wall Street Journal report is proved.

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China Eastern plane crash data suggests intentional dive, US media report says

Information recovered from the black box suggests someone in the cockpit input controls that sent the aircraft into its deadly descent, according to insiders.

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Workers search through debris at the China Eastern flight crash site in Tengxian County in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in March. Photo: Xinhua via AP
Global Impact

Answers on China Eastern plane crash still elusive, one month on

In this issue of Global Impact, we look back at the fallout a month on from the China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 tragedy.

Video: Black box from crashed China Eastern Airlines flight found

Video: Aerial images show site of deadly crash of Boeing 737-800 in China’s southern Guangxi region

Video: Aerial images show site of deadly crash of Boeing 737-800 in China’s southern Guangxi region
Aviation accidents

China plane crash probe finds no evidence navigation instruments failed

All 132 people on board the China Eastern Airlines Flight MU5735 died when it plunged into a hillside on southern China last month

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Rescue workers recovered the two flight recorders from the crash site. Photo: Xinhua
Aviation accidents

Flight MU5375 crash: early report will not offer many answers, say analysts

The Boeing 737-800 plunged into a hillside from cruising altitude on March 21, killing all 132 people on board.

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Aviation accidents

China’s aviation authority chief pledges stricter checks after recent crash

Feng Zhenglin, director of the Civil Aviation Administration, says safety is crucial to China’s vitality and national security, and must be protected.

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Boeing

Boeing 737 MAX lands in China amid uncertainty over return

A Boeing 737 MAX meant for China Eastern Airlines subsidiary Shanghai Airlines landed in Shanghai on Thursday afternoon having had been stuck on the ground in Guam since March 15 due to a minor technical issue.

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China’s aviation regulator in early December provided airlines with a list of fixes required before its return to commercial flying, which it predicted would occur by the beginning of this year. So far, however, there have been only test flights. Photo: The Seattle Times/TNS
Aviation

Flight MU5735: US agency helps Chinese officials decipher black box clues

Staff from US National Transportation Safety Board and black box makers Honeywell International Inc are helping Chinese investigators read data.

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The second black box recovered at the crash site of MU5735 in Tengxian County, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Photo: Xinhua
Aviation accidents

China turned around its air safety record, but how safe is it?

Last week’s China Eastern crash shocked a nation that had not seen a fatal accident in a decade.

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US-China relations

China Eastern crash: US helping download black box data

US helping China’s investigation into the Flight 5735 disaster by downloading the data from the cockpit voice recorder.

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China promises public report into fatal air crash ‘within 30 days’

The rescue missions are officially over, with black boxes recovered and DNA testing of victims’ relatives complete.

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A rescue worker with a piece of debris at the plane’s crash site in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Photo: AP
Aviation accidents

China issues visas to US investigators in flight MU5735 crash probe

The team hopes to depart this weak, but it is unclear if members will need to undergo Covid-19 quarantine upon arrival.

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Aviation accidents

DNA tests confirm identities of all China Eastern Airlines crash victims

Communist Party leaders observe moment of silence in remembrance of the lives lost.

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China Eastern Airlines

Video | All passengers on China Eastern crash declared dead

All 132 people on board China Eastern Air crash confirmed dead as second black box recovered
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Safety in China

China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735: second black box sent for decoding

The plane’s data recorder could reveal details of its speed and altitude before it crashed in southern China.

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The flight data recorder contains vital information, including the plane’s flight path, speed and altitude. Photo: Weibo
Aviation accidents

All 132 people from China Eastern Airlines crash declared dead

Rain is increasing hazards at the wreckage site and some plans need to be revised, air safety official says.

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Aviation accidents

China Eastern crash: the ring of officialdom around victims’ families

Teams of at least three have been assigned to each set of relatives and half-hour trips organised to the disaster scene.

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Handwritten note found amid MU5735 wreckage breaks Chinese hearts

The discovery of a handwritten note from a passenger on the crashed China Eastern Airlines MU5735 painted a picture of the lives affected by the accident.

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Search and rescue workers found a handwritten note found in the wreckage of China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 they believe was written by a passenger. Photo: Handout
Accidents and disasters in China

China Eastern Airlines crash: hopes lost, compensation process begins

No survivors among the 132 people on board have been found since Monday’s tragedy.

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A rescue worker carries a piece of wreckage from the China Eastern flight crash site in Teng county in Guangxi on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua via AP
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Safety in China

Suspected debris from flight MU5735 found 10km from crash site

Long metal strip found by farmer in paddy field so far away sparks questions about possible mid-air break-up.

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