Tag: China Aviation News
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Small Aircraft Hits Beijing’s Tallest Skyscraper, Prompting Evacuations – Plane Struck the Upper Floors of Citic Tower, Scattering Debris in Central Business District
A domestically produced Chinese aircraft reportedly crashed into the 109-storey-tall CITIC Tower, also called China Zun, Beijing’s tallest skyscraper, with visuals showing two of the building’s windows being shattered by the impact. Several videos went viral on social media, showing fragments of the small plane falling from the 1,700-foot-tall building. Thick smoke rose from the…
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Student Takes Chinese Airline To Court Over 10-Minute Flight Schedule Change – Wins Policy Reform
A 19-year-old university student in China has successfully challenged an airline after his flight departure time was moved forward by just 10 minutes. Hu Dongcheng, a freshman and aviation enthusiast, sued Hainan Airlines after his Shenzhen-to-Hohhot flight was rescheduled from 7:40 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. one week before departure. Concerned about missing the flight, he…
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