Flight data shows China Eastern jet deliberately crashed: Report

Workers searching through debris at the China Eastern flight crash site in Tengxian County in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on March 24, 2022. - Xinhua

WASHINGTON (Reuters/AFP): US investigators believe someone on board deliberately crashed a China Eastern flight in March, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (May 17), in what was China’s deadliest air disaster in decades.

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.