On March 21, a Boeing 737 of China Eastern Airlines lost contact over Wuzhou while carrying out the mission of Kunming Guangzhou flight. At present, it has been confirmed that the plane crashed. There are 132 people on board, including 123 passengers and 9 crew members. On the 21st, when US stocks opened, Boeing and China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited(600115) shares both fell sharply.
US stocks opened, Boeing and China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited(600115) share prices fell sharply
At 21:30 Beijing time, US stocks opened. As of press time, Boeing shares fell 4.66% to US $183835/share, with a total market value of US $113.84 billion The total market value of the shares fell by US $11.58 billion.
grounding Boeing 737800 is a routine action
According to China Central Television, after the China Eastern Airlines air crash, China Eastern Airlines has controlled all its 737800 flights on the ground, and the flights in the air will not be carried out after landing. Relevant experts told the global times that China Eastern Airlines’ move is a routine action to prevent risks
In addition, according to China news network, Guo Qing, an associate professor of the school of Aeronautics of Northwest University of technology, said in an interview on the 21st that he was very sad after hearing the news of the China Eastern Airlines aircraft accident, “in fact, there have been many accidents in Boeing’s 737-max aircraft in recent years.”p align=”center” style=”text-align:center;”> Source: Air China website
Guo Qing believes that in the design process of Boeing 737-max, the designers may have “catch-up” and other reasons. In order to increase the capacity and load of this type of aircraft, they directly use a larger engine, which leads to a series of changes such as the forward movement of the aircraft center of gravity and the increase of the landing gear. The design defects of the flight control system and the insufficient training of pilots are also the main reasons for the frequent accidents, So that China will still ground the 737-max.
Guo Qing said that compared with the Boeing 737-max, which has a relatively high accident rate, the 737800 is an old model that has operated for at least 10 years, with relatively stable performance and is more popular in the market. However, it does not rule out the possibility of problems or related defects of aircraft in different production batches in the later stage
Boeing 737800 has had many accidents
Surging news previously reported that the Boeing 737800 belongs to 737NG. Before the launch of 737max, it was the main model of Boeing single channel. It is currently the most used Boeing airliner in China and one of the most popular single channel airliners in the world.
Through combing, it is found that there were many serious accidents on Boeing 737800 during the five years from 2016 to 2020.
on March 19, 2016, Dubai Airlines flight 981 flew from Dubai, UAE to Rostov on the roston river. The Boeing 737800 crashed when landing at Rostov airport on the roston river. There were 55 passengers and 7 crew members, a total of 62 people, all of whom were killed.
on September 27, 2018, New Guinea Airlines flight 73 flew from Tokyo to Port Moresby. The Boeing 737800 crashed into the sea when landing. 46 of the 47 people on board survived. On October 1, 2018, a missing passenger was found and confirmed dead.
on February 5, 2020, Pegasus Airlines flight 2193 flew from Izmir to Istanbul. When landing, it rushed out of the runway and broke into three sections. The model is Boeing 737800 Three of the 183 people on board were killed and 179 injured.
August 7, 2020, Indian Express flight 1344 flew from Dubai International Airport of the United Arab Emirates to kalikat International Airport of kozekod, India. When landing, the aircraft crashed out of the runway and the fuselage was broken. The model is Boeing 737800 There were 190 people on board, including 184 passengers and 6 crew members. 21 people were killed in the accident and 75 passengers were seriously injured.
