Black box data downloading and analysis work underway: official

17:27, March 24, 2022

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  China Eastern Airlines grounds 223 Boeing 737-800 aircraft

  A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 jetliner, February 13, 2022. (Photo: CFP)NANNING, March 24 (Xinhua) -- China Eastern Airlines and its subsidiaries have temporarily grounded 223 Boeing 737-800 aircraft after one such plane with 132 people on board crashed earlier this week in south Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, an airline official said Thursday.All grounded aircraft are undergoing checks and maintenance according to the highest safety standard to ensure that they meet the airworthiness requirements, Liu Xiaodong, head of the airlines publicity department, told a press briefing.He added that the airline has launched a sweeping safety overhaul following the air crash.All other passenger planes of China Eastern Airlines, currently in operation, meet the airworthiness requirements of Chinese aviation authorities, Liu said.

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  Engine wreckage pieces of China's crashed plane recovered: official

  NANNING, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Pieces of engine wreckage of the passenger plane that crashed in south Chinas Guangxi earlier this week have been found, an official told a press briefing on Thursday.One of the two black boxes of the crashed plane is recovered in Tengxian County, south Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 23, 2022. (Photo: Xinhua)

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  Rescuers intensify efforts to search for second black box

  00:32RescuersintensifiedeffortsonThursdaytosearchforthesecondblackboxattheplanecrashsiteinsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.。