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Officials and flight-tracking data indicate that a China Airlines Boeing 737 with 132 people on board crashed in a mountainous area in southern China on Monday. watch xi jinping syok pesawat 737 china eastern kecelakaan crashed video at the bottom of the article

Kunming-bound flight MU5735 was scheduled to arrive in Guangzhou in less than two hours, according to FlightRadar24, which tracked the flight’s progress.

Before losing touch, the plane was descending rapidly from a height of 29,100 feet. It temporarily recovered before continuing its plunge. In less than two minutes, it dropped more than 25,000 feet.

Cirium, an aviation research and consultancy organisation, estimates that 1,177 of the world’s 4,200 737-800s are in Chinese carriers’ fleets, the most of any country.

China Eastern Airlines

After the second disaster, China was the first country to put a stop to the use of the Max. More than a year ago, the United States and most other countries approved the jets’ return to operation. In December, Chinese authorities approved the return of the Max to the skies, but the jets have yet to return to operation.

The 737NG, or “next generation,” that went down on Monday was the aircraft preceding the 737 Max.

A manufacturing issue cost Boeing $5.5 billion last year, forcing the company to halt 787 Dreamliner deliveries for the most of the previous 17 months. Boeing posted its third consecutive annual deficit in January.

Aerodynamic Advisory managing director Richard Aboulfia claimed that “this kind of disaster is highly rare” when describing the plane’s quick, sharp dive from cruising altitude.

A team from China’s Civil Aviation Administration has been dispatched to the Guangxi region to investigate the disaster scene.

State-run media in China reported that the collision was to blame for a mountain blaze. A part of a jet can be seen near a dirt path in a video that has been circulating on social media. Chinese authorities have not yet confirmed the deaths of any of the passengers.

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The Boeing 737-800 is a widely used commercial airliner. The plane that crashed in China on Monday had its maiden flight in June of this year. The plane that was grounded following two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019 was not a Boeing 737 Max.

China Eastern Airlines issued a statement on Weibo, China’s version of Twitter, confirming the incident and the number of persons on board. The airline has launched a hotline for bereaved family members and is dispatching employees to the crash site.

It has been reported that a Boeing 737-800 from China Eastern Airlines has crashed. The FAA says it is “aware of these claims.”

A statement from the FAA reads, “The agency is ready to assist in investigation efforts if requested.”

Initial media reports have prompted Boeing to acquire additional facts, the company said in a statement.

As the maker of the plane, Boeing and its regulator, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), are likely to be engaged in any investigation into a plane disaster.

“The news of China Eastern flight MU5735’s awful demise has left us speechless. expressed its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those on board.

China Eastern’s website has been changed to a black-and-white theme in honor of the victims’ families, as is customary for airlines following a plane tragedy.

According to state-run CCTV, Chinese President Xi Jinping stated he was “shocked” to hear about the incident. He ordered China Eastern Airlines in Shanghai to conduct a search and rescue operation and to investigate the reason of the incident.

In 2010, a Henan Airlines Embraer E-190 crashed, killing 42 people. That was China’s last major passenger aviation catastrophe.

Shares of Boeing were down more than 4% in the first few minutes of trading today.