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THE TRUTH ABOUT: China eastern - Caught on Camera

Six ways to get to Japan for cherry blossom season – plus Simon Calder’s favourite

Exclusive: The cheapest option to Tokyo is just £688 return, but everything about the journey is unappealing

The Independent UK

29 hours in the sky: China Eastern’s Shanghai-Buenos Aires flight sets record for ultra-long travel

The continent-spanning journey has a two-hour stopover in Auckland.

Euronews

Airlines hit back at Trump’s plan to ban US flights over Russia

One airliner argued that the ban would ‘inconvenience travellers’ from both nations

The Independent UK

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Major Chinese airlines protest US proposal to ban their flights over Russia

The Kremlin shuts its airspace to US airlines in 2022 in response to Western sanctions over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Euronews

China's Big Three Airlines Protest US Move to Bar Routes Over Russian Airspace

China's top airlines oppose a U.S. plan to ban flights over Russia, warning of longer travel times and higher costs.

International Business Times

Chinese airline launches ‘world’s longest flight’ that takes 29 hours

The journey will cross more than 12,500 miles

The Independent UK

Travel expert shares his tips on how to make your Australia trip cheap, quick, and painless

Exclusive: Fares go as low as £595 return from London to Sydney in November

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The Chinese jet threatening the Boeing-Airbus duopoly makes its first commercial flight

The C919 is designed to compete with Boeing's 737 Max and Airbus's A320—but initial production of the Chinese jet will be slow.

Fortune

China Eastern launches new homegrown narrow-body jet

BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China Eastern Airlines on Sunday sent the country's narrow-body jet C919 on its first commercial flight, marking the homegrown plane's entry into passenger service and a milestone for China's efforts to become more self-reliant.

Bangkok Post

China travel rebound bets turn toward airports

SINGAPORE: Investors hoping to cash in on a boom in Chinese travel after nearly three years of coronavirus pandemic lockdowns are shifting into airports, hotels and duty-free operators and away from airlines subject to fluctuating fuel prices and more intense competition.

Bangkok Post

China says deadly 2022 plane crash still being investigated

The Chinese government says experts are still investigating the cause of the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jetliner last year that killed 132 people

The Independent UK

Beijing still seeking answers a year after China Eastern plane crash

China's aviation regulator said on Monday that investigators were still looking into the cause of the crash of China Eastern Airlines Flight MU5735, almost a year after the plane came down, killing all 132 people on board.

Reuters

Australia is banking on China’s economy to take off but headwinds are looming

The Albanese government is wary of Chinese economic volatility amid a slumping property sector and shrinking population

The Guardian - AU

Aviation safety in 2022: More than 170 killed in fatal plane crashes including China flight disaster

Exclusive: ‘The fatal accident rate is better than average over the last 10 years’ – Adrian Young, To70

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Asharq Al-Awsat

China Eastern Crash Probe Looks into Crew Actions

Investigators looking into the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet are examining the actions of the crew on the flight deck, with no evidence found of a technical malfunction, two people briefed on the matter said. In mainland China's deadliest aviation disaster for 28 years, the Boeing 737-800 crashed…

Al Jazeera

China Eastern plane crash may have been deliberate: Report

Boeing 737-800 plunged inexplicably from cruising altitude into the ground in March, killing all 132 people on board.

Daily Mirror

Doomed Boeing plane that nosedived killing 132 was 'sabotaged by someone in cockpit'

US officials' preliminary assessment has analysed both black boxes on board the plane and it indicates someone in the cockpit intentionally crashed the jet over Guangxi, China, on March 14

Reuters

China Eastern crash probe looks into crew actions -sources

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The Independent UK

Intentional nosedive caused China Eastern crash that killed 132, US findings suggest

Data recovered from black box suggests human input caused crash, not mechanical problem

Reuters

U.S. OKs China Eastern rerouting of New York-Shanghai flights

The U.S. Transportation Department on Friday approved China Eastern Airlines Corp's request to let it extend the rerouting of New York-to-Shanghai flights, over COVID-19 measures, to a different Chinese airport through May 31.

The Independent UK

One month on, cause of China Eastern crash still a mystery

One month after a China Eastern passenger jet crashed mid-flight, killing all 132 people on board, investigators say they have not determined a cause

Caixin Global

China Eastern Puts Boeing Model From March Crash Back in the Sky

Airline says it has gradually resumed flying its fleet of nearly 90 737-800s with the exception of those bought around the same time as the crashed jetliner

Tribune News Service

China Eastern puts type of Boeing jet that crashed back in the air

China Eastern Airlines Corp. has resumed flights using the same type of plane that recently crashed in southern China, a sign the airline is working toward putting the entire fleet back in the air.

Bangkok Post

China Eastern resumes flying Boeing 737-800 jets after crash

Reuters

China Eastern resumes Boeing 737-800 flights after March crash

China Eastern Airlines has started putting its Boeing 737-800 jetliners back in use for commercial flights less than a month since a crash killed 132 people and led the company to ground 223 of the aircraft, the carrier said on Sunday.

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