No survivors found in China Eastern plane crash March 22, 2022 No survivors found in east China plane crash<br /> March 22 2022 Creation time: 09:26 AM Last update: 09:26 AM Views: 344 Kunming, March 22 (BNA): No survivors were found as rescuers on Tuesday searched the wreckage of an East China Airlines plane carrying 132 people that crashed the day before on a wooded mountainside in China’s worst air disaster in more than a decade. More than 20 hours after the crash on Monday afternoon, state broadcaster CCTV said, “The wreckage of the plane has been found at the scene, but so far, none of the plane’s occupants with whom contact has been lost have been found.” AP. A Boeing 737-800 crashed near the city of Wuzhou in Guangxi region while flying from Kunming in southwestern Yunnan Province to the industrial hub of Guangzhou along the east coast. It lit a fire large enough to be seen on NASA satellite images. The Xinhua News Agency, quoting rescuers, said the accident caused a deep crater at the foot of the mountain. The report said that drones and manual searches will be used to try to find the black boxes, which contain flight data and cockpit voice recorders essential to accident investigations. An operations base has been set up near the crash site with rescue vehicles, ambulances and an emergency supply truck parked in the narrow space. Soldiers in camouflage clothing joined helmeted rescue workers in orange suits in combing through the charred crash site and the dense vegetation surrounding it. The steepness of the ramp made placing the heavy equipment difficult, although with so few large pieces of the aircraft there seemed to be little need for its use. The Civil Aviation Administration of China said the plane was carrying 123 passengers and nine crew. It was about an hour into the start of the journey, and I was close to the point at which you would begin to descend into Guangzhou, when you descended further down. Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a “comprehensive” rescue effort, as well as an investigation into the accident and the complete safety of public aviation. At a hotel near Kunming airport where the plane took off, about a dozen people, some wearing jackets identifying them as members of the China Aviation Agency, gathered around tables and read documents. Police and security guards at an airline office near the airport ordered the journalists to leave. Family members of passengers on board began arriving at Guangzhou International Airport, where they were brought to a welcoming facility supervised by personnel wearing full protective gear to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Reports stated that at least five hotels with more than 700 rooms for family members were seized. The crash site is located in Guangxi, a subtropical region of mountains and rivers famous for some of China’s most scenic landscapes, accessible only on foot or by motorbike. China’s Ministry of Transport said more than 100,737-800 of China Eastern’s fleet have been grounded. With no word on when they could fly again, the moratorium is likely to further disrupt domestic air travel, which has already been scaled back as China deals with the largest outbreak of the coronavirus since the initial peak in early 2020. Aviation experts said it was unusual to ground an entire fleet of planes unless there was evidence of a problem with the model. China has more 737-800 than any other country, nearly 1,200 and if similar planes are suspended on other Chinese airlines. “This could have a significant impact on domestic travel,” said the IBA aviation consultant. Boeing 737-800s have been flying since 1998, and Boeing has sold more than 5,100 of them. According to statistics provided by the Aviation Safety Network, an arm of the Aviation Safety Foundation, they were involved in 22 accidents that destroyed aircraft beyond repair and killed 612 people. “There are thousands of them around the world. It certainly has an excellent safety record,” the corporation’s president, Hassan Shahidi, said of the 737-800. The last fatal crash of China Eastern was in November 2004, when a CRJ-200 bomber fell into a frozen lake just after taking off from the Inner Mongolian city of Baotou, killing all 53 people on board and two on the ground. The organizers blamed the ice that had gathered on the wings. The CAAC and China Eastern both sent officials to the crash site. The US National Transportation Safety Board said a senior investigator had been selected to help, and the US Federal Aviation Administration, which certified the 737-800 in the 1990s, said it was ready to help if asked. Chicago-based Boeing said its experts were ready to assist investigators, and NTSB said engine maker CFM, a joint venture between General Electric and France’s Safran, would provide technical assistance with engine issues. Crash investigations are usually led by officials in the country where the accident occurred, but they usually include the manufacturer and an investigator or regulator in the country of the manufacturer. Headquartered in Shanghai, China Eastern is one of the country’s three largest airlines, serving 248 domestic and foreign destinations. The twin-engine, single-aisle Boeing 737 has been flying in various versions for more than 50 years and is one of the world’s most popular aircraft for short and medium-haul flights. The 737 Max, a newer version, has been grounded for 20 months after two accidents in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed 346 people. China in December became the last major market to scrap the MAX from returning to service, although Air China has yet to resume flying MAX. The deadliest crash of a Boeing 737-800 came in January 2020, when Iran’s Revolutionary Guards accidentally shot down a Ukraine International Airlines plane, killing 176 people. FA Source link Related READ MORE Japan OKs Pfizer COVID-19 oral pills amid surging infections
March 22 2022 Creation time: 09:26 AM Last update: 09:26 AM Views: 344 Kunming, March 22 (BNA): No survivors were found as rescuers on Tuesday searched the wreckage of an East China Airlines plane carrying 132 people that crashed the day before on a wooded mountainside in China’s worst air disaster in more than a decade. More than 20 hours after the crash on Monday afternoon, state broadcaster CCTV said, “The wreckage of the plane has been found at the scene, but so far, none of the plane’s occupants with whom contact has been lost have been found.” AP. A Boeing 737-800 crashed near the city of Wuzhou in Guangxi region while flying from Kunming in southwestern Yunnan Province to the industrial hub of Guangzhou along the east coast. It lit a fire large enough to be seen on NASA satellite images. The Xinhua News Agency, quoting rescuers, said the accident caused a deep crater at the foot of the mountain. The report said that drones and manual searches will be used to try to find the black boxes, which contain flight data and cockpit voice recorders essential to accident investigations. An operations base has been set up near the crash site with rescue vehicles, ambulances and an emergency supply truck parked in the narrow space. Soldiers in camouflage clothing joined helmeted rescue workers in orange suits in combing through the charred crash site and the dense vegetation surrounding it. The steepness of the ramp made placing the heavy equipment difficult, although with so few large pieces of the aircraft there seemed to be little need for its use. The Civil Aviation Administration of China said the plane was carrying 123 passengers and nine crew. It was about an hour into the start of the journey, and I was close to the point at which you would begin to descend into Guangzhou, when you descended further down. Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a “comprehensive” rescue effort, as well as an investigation into the accident and the complete safety of public aviation. At a hotel near Kunming airport where the plane took off, about a dozen people, some wearing jackets identifying them as members of the China Aviation Agency, gathered around tables and read documents. Police and security guards at an airline office near the airport ordered the journalists to leave. Family members of passengers on board began arriving at Guangzhou International Airport, where they were brought to a welcoming facility supervised by personnel wearing full protective gear to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Reports stated that at least five hotels with more than 700 rooms for family members were seized. The crash site is located in Guangxi, a subtropical region of mountains and rivers famous for some of China’s most scenic landscapes, accessible only on foot or by motorbike. China’s Ministry of Transport said more than 100,737-800 of China Eastern’s fleet have been grounded. With no word on when they could fly again, the moratorium is likely to further disrupt domestic air travel, which has already been scaled back as China deals with the largest outbreak of the coronavirus since the initial peak in early 2020. Aviation experts said it was unusual to ground an entire fleet of planes unless there was evidence of a problem with the model. China has more 737-800 than any other country, nearly 1,200 and if similar planes are suspended on other Chinese airlines. “This could have a significant impact on domestic travel,” said the IBA aviation consultant. Boeing 737-800s have been flying since 1998, and Boeing has sold more than 5,100 of them. According to statistics provided by the Aviation Safety Network, an arm of the Aviation Safety Foundation, they were involved in 22 accidents that destroyed aircraft beyond repair and killed 612 people. “There are thousands of them around the world. It certainly has an excellent safety record,” the corporation’s president, Hassan Shahidi, said of the 737-800. The last fatal crash of China Eastern was in November 2004, when a CRJ-200 bomber fell into a frozen lake just after taking off from the Inner Mongolian city of Baotou, killing all 53 people on board and two on the ground. The organizers blamed the ice that had gathered on the wings. The CAAC and China Eastern both sent officials to the crash site. The US National Transportation Safety Board said a senior investigator had been selected to help, and the US Federal Aviation Administration, which certified the 737-800 in the 1990s, said it was ready to help if asked. Chicago-based Boeing said its experts were ready to assist investigators, and NTSB said engine maker CFM, a joint venture between General Electric and France’s Safran, would provide technical assistance with engine issues. Crash investigations are usually led by officials in the country where the accident occurred, but they usually include the manufacturer and an investigator or regulator in the country of the manufacturer. Headquartered in Shanghai, China Eastern is one of the country’s three largest airlines, serving 248 domestic and foreign destinations. The twin-engine, single-aisle Boeing 737 has been flying in various versions for more than 50 years and is one of the world’s most popular aircraft for short and medium-haul flights. The 737 Max, a newer version, has been grounded for 20 months after two accidents in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed 346 people. China in December became the last major market to scrap the MAX from returning to service, although Air China has yet to resume flying MAX. The deadliest crash of a Boeing 737-800 came in January 2020, when Iran’s Revolutionary Guards accidentally shot down a Ukraine International Airlines plane, killing 176 people. FA
