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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.
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9 September, 2024
A relative of a missing flight MH370 passenger holds a banner stating “Malaysia Airlines MH370 case” in Chinese after a compensation claim hearing in Beijing on November 27. Photo: EPA-EFE
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French aviation insiders say their research shows renewed hunt could quickly find Malaysia Airlines jet that disappeared nearly a decade ago, prompting relatives of missing Chinese passengers to call for more efforts.

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

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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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On March 24, rescuers search for the black boxes at the plane crash site in Tengxian County, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 22, 2022. The plane carrying 132 people crashed in Tengxian County in the city of Wuzhou. Photo: Xinhua
China Eastern Airlines

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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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.

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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

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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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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The second black box from the doomed plane is recovered at the crash site in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Photo: Xinhua
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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Emergency response and rescue workers pause on March 27 during a memorial ceremony for the victims of Flight MU5735. The head of China’s Civil Aviation Administration has said he will reflect on the disaster and step up safety vigilance. Photo: Xinhua
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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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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Aviation accidents

Explainer | 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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Rescuers at the site where a China Eastern plane crashed on March 21 in the Guangxi Zhuang region. Photo: Xinhua
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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Rescuers carry a piece of plane wreckage from the China Eastern flight crash site on March 25. Photo: Xinhua via AP
Accidents and disasters in China

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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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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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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Rescue workers stand in a silent tribute at the crash site in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
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All passengers on China Eastern crash declared dead

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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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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A rescuer tries to free a shoe stuck in the mud at the core site of a plane crash in Teng county in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Friday. Photo: Xinhua
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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Searchers have recovered some human remains and personal belongings from the site. Photo: Xinhua

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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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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Ukraine war

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke by phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE
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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Rescuers search the crash site in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Photo: Xinhua
Safety in China

Experts act swiftly in delicate MU5735 operation to retrieve voice data

Rescuers extract fingerprint samples and find personal items as they look for clues to cause of Boeing 737-800 crash.

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China Eastern Airlines

‘Challenging times’ for Boeing, but 737 MAX key to restoring China confidence

China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 which crashed on Monday was a Boeing 737-800, with the US company still trying to regain confidence within the Chinese market after two fatal 737 MAX crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.

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