On March 10, a Boeing MAX 737-8 flight of Ethiopian Airlines crashed on the way from Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to Nairobi, Kenya. All 149 passengers and 8 crew members on board were killed.
On the evening of the 10th, the reporter learned from the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia that 8 Chinese passengers were killed in the accident, most of them born in the 1980s and 90s. They were 5 men and 3 women respectively. There were tourists, Chinese-funded company personnel and the United Nations. Three identities of UNEP staff.
The National Civil Aviation Administration of China officially issued a document on the 11th, requesting that all commercial flights of Boeing MAX 737-8 aircraft be stopped before 18:00 on March 11. When to resume waiting for notification. The captain
had requested a return flight before the crash.
According to the rescuers involved, the nose of the crashed plane plunged into the ground and has not been dug out yet. The debris of the fuselage was scattered in the surrounding area of 10,000 square meters, and the black box has not been found.
According to reports, the captain of the flight, Yared Getachew, is a senior captain with a cumulative flight time of more than 8,000 hours and has excellent past experience; the first officer has 200 hours of flying experience.
On February 4, 2019, the Boeing MAX 737-8 aircraft that crashed this time has just completed the strict first inspection and maintenance. On the day of the incident, the aircraft had just flown back to Addis Ababa from Johannesburg, South Africa, and after that, it continued to fly to Nairobi.
According to reports, after take-off, the aircraft showed signs of a sudden descent, then pulled up again, and then disappeared from the tracking screen. Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, said that the captain had encountered problems before the crash and requested to return. At that time, the request had been approved.
According to an eyewitness, when the accident happened, a strong explosion occurred at the scene, which caused a fire.
The 8 victims were initially confirmed as Chinese citizens. The reporter learned from the embassy that most of the 8 passengers who died were born in the 80s and 90s, 5 men and 3 women respectively.
According to news from the Consular Protection Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 11th, the identities of the 8 Chinese citizens killed on the Ethiopian Airlines crash have been initially confirmed. 4 were employees of Chinese companies, 2 were international employees of the United Nations system (including 1 Hong Kong resident), and the other 2 were respectively. From Liaoning and Zhejiang, traveling for private reasons.
As of 21:00 last night, among the three people who have been announced, apart from Hong Kong person Zeng, the other two are all born in the 1980s.
public information shows that Jin, born in 1986, is the director of the Vocational Education Department of AVIC International Complete Equipment Company. His colleague said that Jin is the backbone of the company's business and joined AVIC International after graduation. While resident in South Sudan, he experienced turbulence and even contracted malaria. Later, he returned to work in China, but he did not expect to lose his life on a business trip. The
reporter saw from his social platform homepage that Jin is from Qingdao, Shandong and graduated from Northwestern Polytechnical University. He loves basketball and singing. He once posted photos of himself playing guitar and singing on social media. He also formed a band during his college years. The
victim Zhou was born in 1981. A spokesperson for the China Electronics Technology Group said that Zhou Mou, an employee of the group, was killed in the accident. He has worked for at least five years and has been performing his duties on the front line for a long time. In line with my country's One Belt One Road policy and guidelines, overseas expansion work, he performed outstandingly and dedicated his duties.
In addition, the reporter learned from Ctrip that it was confirmed that there was a Ctrip customer from Benxi, Liaoning, on this flight. Other information about this passenger was not disclosed by Ctrip.
According to the Zhejiang Foreign Affairs Office, the Zhejiang woman on the Ethiopian crashed flight was from Jinhua Lanxi. was born in 1997 and is a senior student at Zhejiang Wanli College in Ningbo. This time is traveling to Africa. Departure from Shanghai on March 9 for Ethiopia. The
girl who was killed
also found some information about the girl.
The girl’s last Weibo message was shown at 21:07 on March 9th at Shanghai Pudong Airport:
(to protect the information of the deceased, we have coded the screenshots)
What people lament is that at the end of next month, she will celebrate her 22nd birthday.
in her statement, this trip to Africa, Is to watch the giraffe. At the same time, she will meet a friend at the destination.
(the girl's Weibo before she leaves)
is on her Weibo, and many netizens send out their condolences. The reporter of
contacted the university and learned that the girl’s parents were verifying with Ethiopia. In response to a reporter’s question, Lu Kang, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that China hopes that Ethiopia will find out the cause of the accident as soon as possible, report the investigation progress to China in time, and properly handle the follow-up.
This type of passenger aircraft has crashed twice in the past five months.
According to reports, the Boeing MAX 737-8 passenger aircraft in the accident was officially put into service in 2017. This is the second Boeing MAX 737-8 crash in the past five months. On October 29, 2018, a Boeing MAX 737-8 plane of Lion Air Indonesia with 189 people crashed in the Java Sea, killing all 189 people on board.
After the Lion Air crash, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that it would review Boeing’s safety analysis of the aircraft. Bloomberg reported in November 2018 that the flight monitoring system was flawed. The Indonesian official preliminary investigation report also showed that there are problems with the flight data sensor, which may feed back incorrect data, causing the captain to lose control of the aircraft.
In November 2018, Boeing issued a safety update to pilots flying Boeing MAX 737-8 aircraft, warning that a sensor failure could cause the aircraft to descend sharply.
Despite its flaws, Boeing MAX 737 is still a popular choice for airlines. Boeing's official website shows that the Boeing MAX 737 is the fastest-selling model in its history. So far, 100 customers have committed 4,700 orders. Boeing said the airliner is "quieter" and saves more fuel than previous models.
Domestic airlines grounded Boeing MAX aircraft
On the morning of the 11th, the Civil Aviation Administration officially issued a document requesting that all commercial flights of Boeing 737-8 be stopped before 18:00 today (March 11). When will commercial flights resume, wait for notification.
"After less than 5 months, there were two crashes on Boeing 737-8 aircraft, which is alarming." The Civil Aviation Administration of China stated that the two crashes were both newly delivered Boeing 737-8 aircraft and both occurred. In the take-off stage, there are certain similarities. Based on the management principle of zero tolerance for safety hazards and strict control of safety risks, in order to ensure the safety of civil aviation in China, after research, it is decided that domestic transportation airlines suspend commercial operation of Boeing 737-8 aircraft . The Civil Aviation Administration of China will contact the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States and the Boeing Company to notify the transportation airlines to resume commercial operations of the Boeing 737-8 after confirming that they have effective measures to ensure flight safety. According to insiders in the industry, Boeing 737-8 is the abbreviation of Boeing MAX 737-8 in the civil aviation industry. Boeing MAX has three models: 737-8, 737-9, 737-7, and only MAX 737-8 aircraft in mainland China.
Some flights are affected and cancelled.
Current online query shows that Air China's flight ca1461 from Beijing to Guiyang on the 11th has been changed to Boeing 737-800. In addition, Xiamen Airlines flight mf8031, which has been operated by Boeing MAX 737-8, has been changed to Boeing 737-800 from today.
It is reported that many domestic airlines have received Boeing MAX 737-8 models, such as Shanghai Airlines, Air China, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Shandong Airlines, and Shenzhen Airlines. Among them, China Southern Airlines has 24 aircraft, followed by Air China with 15 aircraft. There are currently 97 Boeing MAX 737-8 aircraft in operation in China.
Due to the large number of Boeing MAX 737-8 in service in China, some flights have been cancelled. The reporter inquired that taking Shenzhen Airlines as an example, there were 5 Boeing MAX 737-8s, affecting 20 flights. After adjustments, 8 flights were finally cancelled.
May the dead rest in peace!
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