Plane crashes

2022 - 5 - 18

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'Someone in cockpit' behind China Eastern plane crash: Report (Aljazeera.com)

Boeing 737-800 plunged inexplicably from cruising altitude into the ground in March, killing all 132 people on board.

China Eastern did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The pilots did not respond to repeated calls from air traffic controllers and nearby planes during the rapid descent, authorities have said. It was mainland Chinaโ€™s worst aviation disaster in nearly 30 years.

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Chinese plane crash 'was caused intentionally by someone in the ... (Daily Mail)

Boeing 737-800 from Kunming to Guangzhou crashed in Guangxi mountains · A blackbox was found after the China Eastern jet crashed killing 132 people ...

Pictures show that the crash left a 65-foot-deep crater in a mountainside, shattered the plane and set off a fire in the surrounding forest. - 2007: Kenya Airways flight crashed into a swamp on the way to Nairobi with all 108 passengers and six crew dying The crash left a 65-foot-deep crater in a mountainside, shattered the plane and set off a fire in the surrounding forest The China Eastern Boeing 737-800 went into a sudden nosedive, appeared to briefly recover, and then slammed into the ground in the mountainous Guangxi area on March 21 The China Eastern Boeing 737-800 went into a sudden nosedive, appeared to briefly recover, and then slammed into the ground in the mountainous Guangxi area on March 21. - Data from it claims to show someone in the cockpit intentionally crashed the jet

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Report: Data From China Plane Crash Points to Intentional Nosedive (Voice of America)

In mainland China's deadliest aviation disaster in 28 years, a Boeing 737-800 jet crashed in the mountains of Guangxi, after a sudden plunge, ...

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said in a May 10 Reuters interview that board investigators and Boeing had traveled to China to assist the Chinese investigation. The Chinese Embassy declined to comment. So far there is no evidence of a technical malfunction, two people briefed on the matter said.

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5 past examples of deliberate plane crashes (The Straits Times)

In the wake of the recent China Eastern airlines crash, we take a look at past incidents of deliberate plane crashes. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

All 202 passengers and 15 crew were killed when the plane crashed into the ocean. The motives for his actions remained unclear. Similar to the Germanwings case, the captain of this flight from New York to Cairo was locked out of the cockpit after he left for the restroom.

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China Eastern crash probe eyes intentional action - sources (Reuters)

Investigators looking into the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet are examining whether it was due to intentional action on the flight deck, with no ...

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said in a May 10 Reuters interview that board investigators and Boeing had traveled to China to assist the Chinese investigation. China Eastern did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The pilots did not respond to repeated calls from air traffic controllers and nearby planes during the rapid descent, authorities have said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

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China Plane Crash Was Intentional, Says Report. What We Know So ... (Livemint)

A China Eastern Airlines aircraft that crashed in the southern Guangxi province of China in March now seems to have been deliberately crashed.

A China Eastern Airlines aircraft that crashed in the southern Guangxi province of China in March now seems to have been deliberately crashed. -In late March, a team of firefighters found the jetโ€™s flight-data recorder buried several feet underground about 130 feet from where the plane crashed. China plane crash: Flight data obtained from the black box indicates that someone in the cockpit had intentionally crashed the aircraft, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported

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New findings revealed about shocking China plane crash (Ticker NEWS)

New shocking information has been revealed about the China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed in March. The incident that killed 132 people was ...

The plane was flying on-route at a normal altitude and speed before it nosedived into a mountain. The incident that killed 132 people was intentionally flown into the mountainside according to reports. U.S. officials examined the planeโ€™s black box, uncovering that people within the cockpit deliberately caused the Boeing 737 to veer out of control.

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China Eastern plane crash: Black box data suggests plane ... (CNN)

Black box data recovered from a China Eastern flight that crashed in March suggests someone in the cockpit intentionally downed the plane, the Wall Street ...

The speculations about pilot suicide causing the crash have previously prompted the CAAC to issue a denial. In a statement to the Journal, China Eastern said no evidence has emerged that could determine whether or not there were problems with the aircraft involved in the accident. "These rumors...have seriously misled the public and interfered with the investigation of the accident," Wu Shijie, a CAAC official, told a press conference on April 11, adding that police were carrying out investigations to hold the rumor mongers responsible.

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China plane crash investigation turns focus to flight crew: report ... (CBC.ca)

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 ...

Analysts blame most crashes on a combination of human and technical factors. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), which is leading the investigation, did not respond immediately to a request for comment. In a May 10 interview with Reuters, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said board investigators and Boeing had travelled to China to assist the Chinese investigation, which had not found any safety issues requiring urgent action. In a summary of an unpublished preliminary crash report last month, Chinese investigators did not point to any technical recommendations for the 737-800, which has been in service since 1997 with a strong safety record, according to experts. In an April 11 response to internet rumours of a deliberate crash, the CAAC said the speculation had "gravely misled the public" and "interfered with the accident investigation work." 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.

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China Eastern plane crash likely intentional, US reports say (BBC News)

Flight data indicates a China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed in March was intentionally put into a nose-dive, according to US media reports.

"Under the rules regarding crash investigations... Data from one of the plane's "black box" flight recorders, which was recovered from the crash site, suggested that inputs to the controls pushed the plane into a near-vertical dive, the report said. "The plane did what it was told to do by someone in the cockpit," according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the story, citing a person familiar with US officials' preliminary assessment of the cause of the crash.

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