The black box from the Chinese plane crash points to deliberate diving: reports

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In March, a Boeing crashed in the Guangxi Mountains after falling suddenly from a cruising altitude, killing all 123 passengers and nine crew members.

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May 17, 2022 • 6 hours ago • 1 minute reading • 5 comments Near the crash site, people burn candles and incense sticks during a Buddhist ceremony in honor of the victims of the crash. Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins / Reuters

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WASHINGTON – Flight data from a black box retrieved from a China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed in March show that someone in the cockpit deliberately crashed the plane, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the preliminary assessment of US officials.

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A Western official told Reuters that the focus was on the crew’s actions after a preliminary investigation found no signs of a technical malfunction.

Boeing Co., the aircraft manufacturer, declined to comment and asked Chinese regulators. The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) did not comment immediately.

In March, a Boeing 737-800 flying from Kunming to Guangzhou crashed in the Guangxi Mountains after falling suddenly from a cruising altitude, killing all 123 passengers and nine crew members on board. It was the deadliest plane crash in mainland China in 28 years.

In mid-April, China Eastern resumed the use of 737-800 aircraft. In a summary of their preliminary report on the crash last month, Chinese regulators did not provide any technical recommendations for the 737-800, which has been in operation since 1997 with strong safety indicators, according to experts.

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NTSB chairman Jennifer Homendi said in an interview with Reuters on May 10 that investigators on board and Boeing had traveled to China to help the Chinese investigation. She noted that the investigation has so far not identified any safety issues that require urgent action.

Homendi said that if the board had any safety concerns, it would “issue urgent safety recommendations”.

Shares of Boeing rose 5.9% in afternoon trading.

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(Report by David Shepardson in Washington, DC, Tim Hefer in Paris and Abhid Ganapawaram in Bengaluru; Edited by Devika Semnat and Leslie Adler)