China Eastern Archives - SamChui.com Sam Chui Aviation & Travel Fri, 27 Oct 2023 22:20:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://samchui.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1con2-100x100.png China Eastern Archives - SamChui.com 32 32 108386868 China Eastern Airlines Flight 583 – A Cabin Crew Perspective https://samchui.com/2023/09/27/china-eastern-airlines-flight-583-a-cabin-crew-perspective/ https://samchui.com/2023/09/27/china-eastern-airlines-flight-583-a-cabin-crew-perspective/#respond Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:22:14 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=49404 A design fault, pilot error, and a fatal nudge.

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/09/27/china-eastern-airlines-flight-583-a-cabin-crew-perspective/feed/ 0 49404 COMAC C919 Operates Maiden Commercial Flight https://samchui.com/2023/05/28/comac-c919-operates-maiden-commercial-flight/ https://samchui.com/2023/05/28/comac-c919-operates-maiden-commercial-flight/#comments Sun, 28 May 2023 14:51:54 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=48459 China Eastern Airlines today completed the inaugural commercial flight of the COMAC C919. After years of research, development, and testing, China’s first large passenger jet successfully completed its inaugural flight. China Eastern Flight MU9191 departed Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at 10:33 a.m. local time on the 28th of May. The flight arrived at Beijing Capital […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/05/28/comac-c919-operates-maiden-commercial-flight/feed/ 3 48459 Aviation Weekly: News and Highlights 27 December – 2 January https://samchui.com/2023/01/03/aviation-weekly-news-and-highlights-27-december-2-january/ https://samchui.com/2023/01/03/aviation-weekly-news-and-highlights-27-december-2-january/#respond Tue, 03 Jan 2023 09:23:26 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=46780 Top News and Stories this week: Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Made Emergency Landing after a Laptop Catches Fire Iran Purchases Four Airbus A340s Despite Sanctions Southwest Canceled Thousands of Flights on Christmas Weekend China Eastern’s COMAC C919 is now Undergoing 100 Hours of Proving Xiamen Airlines Takes Delivery of its First Airbus Aircraft Crashed Korean Air […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/01/03/aviation-weekly-news-and-highlights-27-december-2-january/feed/ 0 46780 China Eastern Takes Delivery Of World’s First COMAC C919 https://samchui.com/2022/12/10/china-eastern-takes-delivery-of-worlds-first-comac-c919/ https://samchui.com/2022/12/10/china-eastern-takes-delivery-of-worlds-first-comac-c919/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2022 09:19:25 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=46557 On 9th December, China Eastern Airlines took delivery of the first COMAC C919 narrow-body aircraft, with COMAC holding a delivery ceremony in Shanghai. This also marks COMAC’s first C919 delivery – the aircraft designed to challenge the Airbus-Boeing duopoly in the narrow-body sector. The COMAC C919 with registration B-919A is the first of five aircraft […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2022/12/10/china-eastern-takes-delivery-of-worlds-first-comac-c919/feed/ 1 46557 Report: China Eastern Boeing 737 Deliberately Crashed https://samchui.com/2022/05/18/china-eastern-boeing-737-deliberately-crashed-report/ https://samchui.com/2022/05/18/china-eastern-boeing-737-deliberately-crashed-report/#comments Wed, 18 May 2022 16:16:09 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=44468 US investigators have reportedly revealed that the China Eastern Flight 5735 was deliberately crashed in southern China in March. Data from BlackBox revealed that the plane was “intentionally” put into a nosedive rather than a technical fault. Officials working on the incident believe the pilot could have been responsible for this incident, however another crew […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2022/05/18/china-eastern-boeing-737-deliberately-crashed-report/feed/ 3 44468 China Eastern Airlines B737 Crashes in Southern China https://samchui.com/2022/03/21/breaking-china-eastern-airlines-b737-crashes-in-southern-china/ https://samchui.com/2022/03/21/breaking-china-eastern-airlines-b737-crashes-in-southern-china/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2022 08:54:07 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=43867 A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800, carrying 123 passengers and 9 crew, has crashed in Guangxi in Southern China. The six-year-old Boeing 737-800 aircraft, registered B-1791, was operating Flight MU5735 from Kunming to Guangzhou suddenly lost altitude at approximately 3:30pm local time; subsequently crashing into a hill. Social media posts show aircraft wreckage strewn across […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2022/03/21/breaking-china-eastern-airlines-b737-crashes-in-southern-china/feed/ 7 43867 US, China to Each Allow 4 Weekly Flights for Airlines https://samchui.com/2020/06/16/us-china-to-each-allow-4-weekly-flights-for-airlines/ https://samchui.com/2020/06/16/us-china-to-each-allow-4-weekly-flights-for-airlines/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2020 18:58:39 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=35981 The US Department of Transportation announced on Monday 15th June, that US airlines have been approved to fly four weekly flights to China; easing a standoff on travel restrictions in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release. We welcome this action by the Chinese government, as an important first step to fully restore […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2020/06/16/us-china-to-each-allow-4-weekly-flights-for-airlines/feed/ 2 35981 China Eases International Flight Ban https://samchui.com/2020/06/04/china-eases-international-flight-ban/ https://samchui.com/2020/06/04/china-eases-international-flight-ban/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2020 17:53:26 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=35897 The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said in a statement that qualifying foreign carriers, currently barred from operating flights to mainland China, will be allowed once per weekly flights into a city of their choosing starting on 8th June. The announcement came shortly after the US vowed to ban Chinese airlines from flying to […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2020/06/04/china-eases-international-flight-ban/feed/ 0 35897 US To Ban Chinese Airlines From 16th June 2020 https://samchui.com/2020/06/03/trump-administration-plans-to-block-chinese-airlines-flying-into-us/ https://samchui.com/2020/06/03/trump-administration-plans-to-block-chinese-airlines-flying-into-us/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2020 14:47:32 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=35857 Reported by Reuters, the Trump administration said that it is planning to block Chinese airlines from flying into, and out of, the United States starting on 16th June; after the Chinese government effectively prevented US airlines from resuming service between the countries. The restrictions will take effect on 16th June. The order applies to Air […]

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