Documentary Revealing China Eastern Airlines’ Maintenance Procedure Fuels Further Scrutiny Over MU5735 Crash

A passenger looks on as a China Eastern flight takes off from the runway of Baiyun Airport on March 25, 2022, in Guangzhou Province. China Eastern, one of China's four major airlines, said Thursday the Shanghai-based carrier and its subsidiaries have grounded a total of 223 Boeing 737-800 aircraft while they investigate possible safety hazards after the crash of its flight MU5735 on March 21. Ng Han Guan/AP

The China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 crash in March killed all 132 people on board the plane. The company’s management and safety practices are now attracting public scrutiny.

A documentary titled “How China Eastern Technology’s Yunnan Branch Repair Pickle Fork,” that previously aired on the Chinese regime’s national TV network CCTV, has been circulating on social media recently, causing concerns about the airlines’ practices.