Data indicates someone in the cockpit pushed the plane into a nosedive, killing all 132 on board, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
is rare. Boeing said that only 13% of deadly commercial accidents globally from 2011 to 2020 happened during the cruising portion of flights. In comparison, 28% of deadly incidents happened on final approach and 26% on landing.Chinese aviation expert Li Xiaojin toldthat “usually the plane is on autopilot during cruise stage. So it is very hard to fathom what happened.”
An initial report issued in April by the Civil Aviation Administration of China said no abnormalities had been found in the plane or its crew, or external elements such as bad weather. China Eastern, one of four major Chinese airlines, and its subsidiaries grounded all their Boeing 737-800s — more than 200 planes — following the crash but have since returned them to service.
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