China Eastern Fleet of Boeing 737-800s Grounded

And more photos of the aftermath of Monday’s fatal incident!

Following the crash, China Eastern Airlines (including two subsidiaries) made the decision to ground all the company's 737-800 planes, sources told the Global Times.  

Aviation experts have asserted that it is unusual to ground an entire fleet of planes unless there is evidence of a problem with the model. Maybe so but it's better to err on the side of caution.

China Eastern Airlines, one of the country’s top three airlines, serving 248 domestic and foreign destinations, use the Boeing 737-800 as a workhorse of their fleet. According to data from the International Bureau of Aviation, a UK aviation consultancy, the group has 225 of the aircraft. 

In fact, China has more 737-800s than any other country – nearly 1,200 – and if identical planes at other Chinese airlines are grounded, it “could have a significant impact on domestic travel”, said aviation consultant IBA. 

Boeing 737-800s have been flying since 1998, and Boeing have sold more than 5,100 of them. They have been involved in 22 accidents that damaged the planes beyond repair and killed 612 people, according to data compiled by the Aviation Safety Network, an arm of the Flight Safety Foundation. 

Here is a list of all the previous accidents involving the said model:

Boeing should know that this latest crash is one too many times!