A china Eastern Boeing 737-800NG plane carrying 132 people crashed in China's southwestern province of Guangxi, Bloomberg reports.
The plane was flying from Kunming to Guangzhou and radar tracking shows the aircraft descending steeply.
Video posted on social media shows a forest fire on a mountainside at what was said to be the crash site. China Central Television said the blaze that was triggered by the crash has now been put out.
China Eastern's website, mobile app and some of its social media platforms were turned to black and white in a sign of mourning.
The crash was confirmed by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, or CC, which said there were 123 passengers and nine crew members on board.
China Eastern lost contact with the aircraft over the city of Wuzhou, CC said. The regulator said it initiated an emergency response and has dispatched a working group to the scene.
Representatives for China Eastern and Boeing weren't immediately available for comment.
The China Eastern crash comes at a bad time for Boeing, which is preparing for the re-entry of its 737 Max into commercial service in the country, a lucrative aviation market. Boeing had flown a Max to its completion and delivery centre in Zhoushan, China, for the first time since the model received recertification.
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The plane was flying from Kunming to Guangzhou and radar tracking shows the aircraft descending steeply.
Video posted on social media shows a forest fire on a mountainside at what was said to be the crash site. China Central Television said the blaze that was triggered by the crash has now been put out.
China Eastern's website, mobile app and some of its social media platforms were turned to black and white in a sign of mourning.
The crash was confirmed by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, or CC, which said there were 123 passengers and nine crew members on board.
China Eastern lost contact with the aircraft over the city of Wuzhou, CC said. The regulator said it initiated an emergency response and has dispatched a working group to the scene.
Representatives for China Eastern and Boeing weren't immediately available for comment.
The China Eastern crash comes at a bad time for Boeing, which is preparing for the re-entry of its 737 Max into commercial service in the country, a lucrative aviation market. Boeing had flown a Max to its completion and delivery centre in Zhoushan, China, for the first time since the model received recertification.
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