A Boeing 737-800 from ChinaEastern Airlines has crashed in the Guangxi region of southern China. It was on the frequency from Kumming to Canton. According to information from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) there were 132 people on board, of whom nine were flight attendants and pilots.
The plane crashed over the mountains of Wuzhou. According to data from FlightRadar24, the plane descended almost 8,000 meters in less than five minutes. From 29,100 feet (8,870 meters) to 3,225 feet (989 meters). Communication with the Boeing 737 was then lost.
The first videos of the crashed plane begin to appear on social networks. According to local media, the orography makes rescue work difficult. Fire engines or ambulances are not able to get close and access is only on foot. According to him Global TimesChinese President Xi Jinping has called for no resources to be spared for search and rescue efforts for people who are potentially alive.
A Boeing 737 of the China Eastern airline has crashed with 133 people on board in the south of the country. He was flying from Kunming to Guangzhou.pic.twitter.com/bGqv8ibZgv
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The reasons for the accident of the Boeing 737 in China are unknown
At the moment the possible reasons for the accident of the Boeing 737 of China Eastern Airlines are unknown. But this occurs shortly after the scandal of the 737 MAX and failures in its development, security measures and implementation of flight assistance systems. Although it is not the same model of the plane.
World air authorities ordered the suspension of all flights with planes 737 MAX following two accidents that occurred between October 2018 and March 2019. The first was Lion Air Flight 610 and the second was Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. Both in very similar situations.
In December 2019, the suspension of the manufacture of the 737 MAX was announced. This began a lengthy audit to determine the reasons for the aircraft’s failures. Boeing is also involved in several lawsuits over safety issues that caused the accidents. Although in the criminal trial carried out for the deaths in both events, only one person is judged, Mark Forkner, the pilot who tested these aircraft. He is accused of offering false testimony to FAA investigators.
In November 2020, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lifted the suspension. In December 2020, one of these planes again made a trip with passengers on board.