CAAC dispels rumors of crash data outcome

The cause of the crash of a China Eastern Airlines aircraft on March 21 is still undetermined, an official with the China Aviation Administration of China said, adding that rumors saying analysis of the data of the black boxes has been completed and that the co-pilot was responsible are untrue.

The CAAC has noticed there are rumors circulating online falsely using the names of government bodies and public security departments. Besides blaming the co-pilot for the crash and announcing that the analysis of the black boxes is out, some also say the administration has issued an urgent directive requiring pilots to take psychological health assessments, Wu Shijie, deputy director of the administration’s safety office, told a news conference on April 11.

The Boeing 737 aircraft crashed in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on March 21, killing all 132 people on board.