A Chinese aviation official has stated that the cause of China’s recent plane crash that killed 132 people is still under investigation, rejecting the online speculation that the co-pilot was also responsible for the tragic accident.
On March 21, a Chinese passenger plane carrying 132 people and nine crew members went down in the southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Wuzhou, China Eastern Airlines’ Boeing 737-800 plane that was flying from Kunming to Guangzhou, crashed into the mountains in Tengxian County.
There have been rumours that the co-pilot “might be responsible” for the crash, attributed to the information from black bins, with some believing that the CAAC would require flight crews to undergo psychological well-being monitoring, the state-run Global Times reported.
Refuting reports that the co-pilot was somehow involved in the crash of China Eastern flight MU5375, Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) stated that the accident was still under investigation and that no conclusions had yet been drawn about the cause and nature of the accident.
According to CAAC official Wu Shijie, the “rumours” circulating that claim to be coming from various departments of public safety are false, will damage public trust in the investigation, and are therefore illegal.
As he put it, “We will try our best to find out the cause of the accident as soon as possible and release the relevant information according to the law and procedures,”
Many front-line civil aviation workers, particularly younger ones, have experienced emotional stress as a result of the crash, according to Wu.
According to the CAAC, aviation workers’ mental health is extremely important and airlines have been tasked with devising ways of alleviating the stress they face.
China Eastern Airlines Flight QZ8501 was shot down over the South China Sea earlier this month by a US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) working group.
The CAAC has set up a seven-person team of approved officials and technical consultants to conduct an inquiry.
An important role played by the airline security regulation is to ensure the mental health and well-being of all flight crew, including the pilots.
After the deadly crash of Flight MU5375, which killed all 132 people on board, the aviation industry recently held a two-week long security review, declaring that it had addressed numerous security hazards.
According to China’s civil aviation regulator, concrete steps must be taken to strengthen the investigation of hidden risks related to plane maintenance, flight climate conditions, personnel “qualifications” and technical skill.
According to Chinese aviation officials, there were no weather or other risks encountered along the flight’s course. As part of China Eastern’s pre-flight checks, the plane was only seven years old.
According to China Eastern officers, there were three pilots on board. The captain had 6,709 hours of flight time under his belt, while the first and second officers each had 31,769 and 556 hours, respectively.
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