BEIJING/SYDNEY — China’s aviation authority said on Wednesday the black boxes of a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet that crashed last month were badly damaged and it was still recovering and analyzing the data to help determine the cause. The crash, China’s first deadly air accident since 2010, killed 132 people. ADVERTISEMENTIn a statement on its preliminary crash report, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) did not make public any information from the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, which were sent to Washington for analysis. ADVERTISEMENTRELATED STORIESChina Eastern resumes flying Boeing 737-800 jets after crashChina finds second black box of crashed plane—state mediaChina finds first black box from crashed jet, U.S. discussing quarantine for investigatorsSubscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy PolicyRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 20, 2022 22:59 UTC