China Eastern Airlines News

Chinese Jet Aborts Takeoff, Catches Fire, Causing Minor Injuries From Evacuation

BEIJING —China’s Tibet Airlines said all passengers and crew had been evacuated from an Airbus A319 plane that caught fire after an aborted takeoff in the southwestern city of Chongqing on Thursday. There were no deaths and only minor injuries …

US Investigators Fly to China to Aid in Plane Crash Probe

BEIJING (AP) — U.S. accident investigators arrived in China on Saturday to help authorities look for clues into what caused last month’s crash of a Boeing jetliner with 132 people aboard. The seven-member team from the National Transportation Safety Board …

Searchers in China Find Wing, Engine Parts After Plane Crash

WUZHOU, China (AP) — Hundreds of people in rain gear and rubber boots searched muddy, forested hills in southern China on Thursday for the second flight recorder from a jetliner that crashed with 132 people aboard. No survivors have been …

China Searches for Survivors From Plane Crash with Cause Still Unclear

WUZHOU, China –– Rescuers in southern China searched for survivors from a China Eastern Airlines 600115.SS jet on Tuesday after it crashed with 132 people on board and authorities said severe damage to the aircraft would make it difficult to …

Chinese Boeing Jet Crashes in Mountains With 132 on Board, No Sign of Survivors

BEIJING –– A China Eastern Airlines 600115.SS Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in mountains in southern China on a domestic flight on Monday after a sudden descent from cruising altitude. Media said there were no signs of …