China Eastern crash probe eyes intentional action – sources

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Investigators probing the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet are examining whether it was due to intentional action taken on the flight deck, with no evidence so far of a technical malfunction, two people briefed on the matter said. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier Tuesday that flight data from one the Boeing 737-800’s black boxes indicated that someone in the cockpit intentionally crashed the plane, citing people familiar with U.S. officials’ preliminary assessment. Boeing Co, the maker of the jet, and the U.S. National Transportation Safe…

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