TAll grounded aircraft are checked and maintained to the highest safety standards to ensure they meet airworthiness requirements, said Liu Xiaodong, head of the Department of information from the airline, during a press briefing. China Eastern Airlines had launched an extensive safety overhaul program following l’accident.
All of the company’s other jetliners currently in service meet the airworthiness requirements of Chinese aviation authorities, Liu said.
In Guangxi, research continues at the site where a Boeing 737-800 crashed. A black box from the plane was recovered.
The last major accident in China dates back to August 2010 when a flight from the Chinese company Henan Airlines crashed in the northeast of the country, killing around 40 people.
The heaviest toll for a commercial flight dates back to 1994. A China Northwest Airlines Tupolev 154 crashed shortly following takeoff from Xi’an (north), killing all 160 people on board.
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