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No survivors have been found, the US speaks out, Boeing wobbles

Plane crash in China: No survivors found, US speaks out, Boeing wobbles
So far, CCTV reported, none of the 123 passengers and 9 crew members have survived the Chinese plane crash in Guangxi. (Source: VNA)

The Boeing 737 of China Eastern Airlines departing from Kunming city (capital of Yunnan province) to Guangzhou city (capital of Guangdong province) lost contact while flying over Wuzhou city of China. Guangxi province.

At the time of the accident, there were 132 people on board, including 123 passengers and 9 crew members. According to the Guangxi emergency management agency, the downed plane caused a big fire in the mountains.

By page Flightradar24 Flight tracking, the crashed plane was only about 6 years old. The flight tracking system last recorded the plane’s signal at 2:22 pm (local time) at an altitude of more than 983 m, with a speed of more than 696 km/h.

The accident is considered China’s worst aviation disaster in more than a decade. China is one of the best airlines in the world. The country’s last fatal plane crash was in 2010, with 44 deaths.

After the incident, The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) activated the emergency mechanism and sent a task force to the scene. Chinese President Xi Jinping said he felt “stunned” when he heard about the plane crash, and requested an investigation into the incident.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan offered his condolences over the accident, emphasizing: “We share the grief of our Chinese brothers and sisters, and send our deepest condolences and sympathies to the bereaved.”

The Turkish Foreign Ministry also issued a statement saying: “We send our condolences to the families of those who lost their lives, as well as to the Chinese government and people.”

On the US side, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it has information about the Boeing 737-800 crash in China and is ready to assist in the investigation if requested.

Meanwhile, on March 22, the branch of Boeing in China (Boeing China) said it was working closely with China Eastern Airlines as well as keeping in touch with the National Transportation Safety Board. United States to assist the CAAC in its investigation of the accident.

In the morning session of March 21 (US time) on the New York market, the share price of Boeing and its component suppliers for this American aircraft manufacturer all dropped sharply due to information related to the accident. catastrophic above.

In mid-session, shares of Boeing fell 5.6% to $182.06. This is also the stock with the strongest decline in the group of Dow Jones industrial stocks traded during the day.

Meanwhile, shares of companies supplying engines and components for Boeing’s aircraft also fell.

Specifically, the share price of GE providing engines fell 1%, while component suppliers Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc, Hexcel Corp and Triumph Group Inc recorded a price drop of 1-4%.

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