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Analysis – Aircraft Lessors Lose Hope of Getting Back Russian Planes Worth $10B

As the clock runs down to Monday’s sanctions deadline for Russian airlines to hand back more than 400 leased planes worth almost $10 billion, foreign lessors are fast losing hope that they will get their aircraft back. Most of the …

Update: One of Two Flight Recorders Located From China Eastern Plane Crash

The cockpit voice recorder from the China Eastern Airlines Corp. aircraft that crashed on Monday has been found and sent for analysis. Officials said all three pilots had current licenses, valid health certificates and solid experience. The two so-called black …

Update: China Eastern Airlines’ Boeing 737-800 Crashes; 132 People Feared Dead

A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in mountains in southern China on a domestic flight on Monday after a sudden descent from cruising altitude. Media said there were no signs of survivors. The airline …