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Contact was lost with the flight over Wuzhou, in the Guangxi region, authorities said. It was scheduled to fly from Kunming to Guangzhou in the southeast of ...

It was not a Boeing 737 Max, the plane that was grounded worldwide after two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019. Video circulating on social media showed fire and smoke in the mountains and a section of a plane near a dirt path. The 737-800 is one of the world's most common jetliners. Boeing said it was "aware of the initial media reports" and is gathering more information. The U. S. Federal Aviation Administration said it is "aware of reports that a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane crashed this morning in China." It fell more than 25,000 feet in about two minutes.

Boeing was under fire previously for crashes, but it was the Boeing 737 Max that received some of the harshest criticism over safety concerns.

Brickhouse, a former student trainee at the National Transportation Safety Board, said one thing that caught his attention was the aircraft's sudden drop in altitude. He said the impact force of that happening is "tremendous," and there's no guarantee anything on the plane, including the black box, would survive. However, Verde said the planes "don't have any ongoing areas of concern" and have had long, safe track records, alluding to how many airline companies use them today. The Boeing 737 Max was heavily criticized after two international planes crashed in 2018 and 2019, resulting in 346 deaths. In total, the four major U. S. airlines have nearly 700 of the planes in their fleets. The aircraft that crashed was a Boeing 737-800.

China's aviation administration said the 132 people on board included 123 passengers and nine crew members. The flight, MU5735, lost contact around 2:15pm local ...

The Civil Aviation Administration of China confirmed the crash and said an emergency rescue team was sent to the crash site. * "Our thoughts are with the passengers and crew of China Eastern Airlines Flight MU 5735. We are working with our airline customer and are ready to support them," Boeing said in a statement, adding that it is ready to assist the Civil Aviation Administration of China's investigation into the crash.

Boeing 737-800s make up about 17% of all planes operating worldwide, according to aviation consultancy Cirium, and is considered one of the "workhorses" of ...

A Boeing 737-800 passenger airliner has crashed in southern China after descending from cruising altitude at a rate of 31,000 feet per minute.

China President Xi Jinping has ordered the country’s emergency services to conduct a search and rescue operation. According to tracking data at Flightradar24, the aircraft was at a cruising altitude of 29,100 feet when, at about an hour and nine minutes into the flight, the plane began losing altitude quickly. The Next Generation, as Bloomberg notes, has a good safety record with eight fatal accidents out of more than 7,000 sold as of 2018. Less than two minutes later, the very last Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) transmission to come from the aircraft indicated a vertical speed of -31,000 feet per minute. Both cities are in southern China. The aircraft was a Boeing 737-89P, part of the 737-800 family. Early reports suggest no sign of survivors among the 123 passengers and nine crew onboard as Chinese emergency services begin a search and rescue operation.

Beijing — A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 132 people crashed in southern China on Monday, aviation authorities said. China's state-run media said the ...

It was the last Chinese commercial passenger flight crash that caused civilian casualties. CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave said the 737-800 is part of the "next generation" family of Boeing's 737 line-up. The Guangxi fire service said crews were battling to extinguish a blaze on a hillside sparked by the crash, and satellite data from NASA showed a massive fire in the area. Tracking data showed the flight was traveling at a normal cruising altitude of about 30,000 feet when it suddenly in went into a deep dive. The plane was carrying 123 passengers and 9 flight crew members, the CAAC said. "At present, it has been confirmed that this flight has crashed," the CAAC said, adding that it had activated its emergency response and "dispatched a working group to the scene."

The plane lost contact over Wuzhou during a flight between the southern cities of Kunming and Guangzhou, China Eastern Airlines and the country's Civil Aviation ...

Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft were grounded worldwide in 2019 after a pair of deadly crashes. “We are deeply saddened by the tragic news of China Eastern flight MU5735," a spokesperson for CFM, the plane’s engine maker, said in a statement. China Eastern launched an emergency hotline for the families of those on board. The 132 people on board included 123 passengers and nine crew members, they said. The last deadly crash of a civilian jetliner in the country was in 2010. A mountainside fire sparked by the crash burned down bamboo and trees before being put out, Reuters reported citing local media.

Horrifying footage has captured the apparent moment a China Eastern Boeing 737 that was carrying 132 people fell from the sky and erupted into flames in ...

Separate footage showed heavy smoke and flames billowing from the crash site in the aftermath. China Eastern, the country’s second-largest airline, said the cause of the crash was under investigation and the airline has set up a hotline for relatives of those on board. The 737-800 model has a good safety record and is the predecessor to the 737 MAX model that has been grounded in China for more than three years following fatal crashes in 2018 in Indonesia and 2019 in Ethiopia. The weather in Wuzhou at the time of the crash was partly cloudy with good visibility. Escape will cancel and close the window. Escape will cancel and close the window.

A Boeing 737-800 passenger plane operated by China Eastern Airlines carrying 132 people crashed in southern China.

Civil aviation officials say a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in the southern province of Guangxi.

The twin-engine, single aisle Boeing 737 is one of the world’s most popular planes for short and medium-haul flights. The 737 Max version was grounded worldwide after two fatal crashes. It made over 5,200 of the narrow-body aircraft, a popular, single-aisle commuter plane. The aircraft was delivered to the airliner from Boeing in June 2015 and had been flying for more than six years. The flight was traveling from Kunming in the southwestern province of Yunnan to the industrial center of Guangzhou along the east coast, it added. Hundreds of rescue workers were swiftly dispatched from Guangxi and neighboring Guangdong province.

A Boeing 737-800 jet operated by China Eastern Airlines, logo seen above, crashed in China. The plane was carrying about 130 people. LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty ...

A 737 Went Down in China. What It Means for Boeing. But the tragic event is terrible timing for Boeing nonetheless. A 737 Went Down in China. What It Means for Boeing. This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. A 737 Went Down in China. What It Means for Boeing. A Boeing 737-800 plane operated by China Eastern Airlines carrying about 130 people crashed Monday in southern China. The plane wasn’t a MAX version of the 737 jet that was grounded worldwide between March 2019 and November 2020 following two deadly crashes inside of five months.

Search efforts continued Monday for 132 people on board the Boeing 737-800, operated by China Eastern, that crashed the Chinese province of Guangxi.

"The agency is ready to assist in investigation efforts if asked," the FAA said. Forty-four people were killed, and the pilot was sentenced to three years in prison. The company delivered the last of the series to China Eastern in 2020. The aircraft is different from the 737 Max model, which was grounded worldwide after two fatal crashes in recent years. China Daily reported the airline set up special working groups in its response to the crash, including one dedicated to family assistance. The aircraft debuted in the 1990s, and Boeing has made more than 5,200 of the commercial planes.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China said in a statement the crash occurred near the city of Wuzhou in Teng county.

The 737 Max version was grounded worldwide after two fatal crashes. There was no immediate word on numbers of dead and injured. Calls to China Eastern offices were not immediately answered. China Eastern operates multiple versions of the common aircraft, including the 737-800 and the 737 Max. The plane stopped transmitting data just southwest of the Chinese city of Wuzhou. Satellite data from NASA showed a massive fire just in the area of where the plane went down at the time of the crash.

A Boeing Co. 737-800 NG plane operated by China Eastern Airlines Corp. crashed Monday in the southwestern Chinese region of Guangxi.

China Eastern Airlines has grounded all of its Boeing 737-800 planes after a flight carrying 132 people crashed in the city of Wuzhou en route from Kunming ...

The manufacturer appeared to be inching closer to restarting 737 Max passenger service in the country last week, as one of the jets took off from Seattle for a Boeing completion plant in China, and Boeing has said it hopes to resume 737 Max sales in China this quarter. A significant delay of 737 Max deliveries to China would likely affect Boeing’s cash flow and production plans, JPMorgan analyst Seth Seifman wrote in a note. China was the first country to ground the Boeing 737 Max in 2019 following crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, and while the country’s air regulators issued a safety approval in December for the plane to resume operations the government still hasn’t given a final sign-off for Chinese airlines to start flying the model again.

A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft in Wuhan, China, last year.

China is home to nearly 1,200, followed by Europe, with nearly 1,000, and the United States, with nearly 800. The Boeing 737-800 NG is a workhorse of the skies. Boeing also said that its technical experts were “prepared to assist” China’s aviation authority, the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

Driving the news: A Boeing 737-800 plane carrying 132 people for China Eastern Airlines crashed in the mountains of southern China's Guangxi region on Monday.

But a tussle with China could regenerate problems at a time when the company was hoping for brighter days. What they’re saying: “Our thoughts are with the passengers and crew of China Eastern Airlines Flight MU 5735,” Boeing said in a statement Monday afternoon. But we certainly think it could happen.”

The crash of a Boeing 737-800 passenger jet in China's southwest started a fire big enough to be seen from space and forced rescuers to search a rugged, ...

(NewsNation) — China has grounded all of China Eastern's Boeing 737-800 fleet as crews search for the 132 victims in Monday's plane crash, ...

China is searching for clues to explain why the doomed China Eastern flight mu5735 nosedived, then recovered briefly before crash.

Boeing has gradually repaired its reputation since the 737 MAX scandal and resumed sales of the new jet. Surveillance footage from a mine nearby the crash site appears to show flight MU5735 in a near-vertical nosedive before the moment of impact. Flightradar24 data suggests flight MU5735 hurtled towards earth at a rate of over 30,000 feet per minute.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Monday it had appointed a senior air safety investigator as a U.S. accr...