According to FlightRadar24 data, the last sourced information on the flight showed it ended at 14:22 local time, at an altitude of 3,225 ft.
Whilst the model of the aircraft was a Boeing 737, it wasn’t a new model 737 Max, the subject of 2 controversial crashes in 2018 and 2019. It was listed as a Boeing 737-89P model, the predecessor of the new Max model aircraft. The 737-800 NG, was the third iteration of the Boeing single-aisle 737, originally flown in 1967. As of 2018, the NG had one of the best safety records among jetliners, with just 8 fatal accidents out of more than 7,000 sold.
China Eastern own 2 of the new Boeing 737 Max 8 jets, with another 2 on order, but have kept the new jets grounded since the 2 crashes of the Max model 737.
The aircraft that crashed was delivered to China Eastern in June 2015 and had been flying for over 6 years. The twin-engine, single aisle…
