Stewarts’ London-based Aviation team is investigating the circumstances surrounding the loss of China Eastern Airlines Flight MU 5735 on 21 March 2022, with 132 people on board.
On 21 March 2022 a Boeing 737-800 operating as China Eastern Airlines Flight MU 5735 from Kunming to Guangzhou lost contact with air traffic controllers and crashed over the city of Wuzhou in the People’s Republic of China. Flight tracking data shows that the aircraft reached 29,100 feet before taking a sharp nosedive. After climbing again briefly, it took a second nosedive when it reached 7,200 feet and crashed into the ground, killing all on board.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the 123 passengers and nine flight crew members at this difficult time.
Stewarts’ Aviation team is investigating the circumstances of this crash with a former senior air accident investigator.
Over the last 15 years, our Aviation team has recovered more than USD $500m for bereaved families and injured survivors of aviation accidents worldwide, including more than USD $140m following Asian air disasters. We have acted for Chinese families in a variety of aviation accidents including major aviation disasters, helicopter crashes and skydiving accidents.
“In our experience, it is likely the airline will hand over control of any legal proceedings to their insurers and re-insurers, based in London, who will then instruct defence lawyers,” says partner Sarah Stewart. “Air accidents like this often involve a combination of factors. The recovery of the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder (“black boxes”) will be key to determining what caused the aircraft to crash.”
Stewarts will be providing confidential family briefings to interested families on all aspects of the official investigation as well as our independent investigation, potentially responsible parties, and the timeline for resolving claims against those parties.
For further information please contact our Aviation Partners dealing with this matter, Sarah Stewart and Peter Neenan.
Stewarts 密切关注中国东方航空 MU 5735 航班失事情况
常驻伦敦的Stewarts航空业务团队正在关注于2022年3月31日不幸失事的中国东方航空 MU 5735航班的相关情况，该航班载有132人。
2022年3月21日，由一架波音737-800飞机执飞的中国东方航空公司MU5735航班在自昆明飞往广州途中与塔台管制员失联，后于中国梧州上空坠毁。飞行追踪数据显示，飞机急剧下降前，飞行高度达29,100英尺。飞机掉落至7,200英尺时曾有短暂爬升，但其后再度剧降并撞向地面，机上人员全部遇难。
值此艰难时刻，我们向123名乘客和9名机组成员的家属诚表慰问。
Stewarts的航空业务团队正与一位前资深航空事故调查官共同调查此次空难的相关情况
在过去的15年间，我们的航空业务团队已为世界各地的航空事故遗属和受伤幸存者取得超过5亿美元赔偿，其中包括逾1.4亿美元与亚洲地区空难相关的赔偿。在重大航空事故、直升机坠毁、跳伞事故等航空相关事故中，我们均具有代表中国家属的法律服务经验。
合伙人 Sarah Stewart 介绍：“从我们的经验来看，相关航司很可能会将参与诉讼的权利义务均移交给其保险公司及再保险公司，再由这些位于英国伦敦的保险机构聘请律师应诉。此类航空事故往往牵涉到一系列不同因素。寻获飞行数据记录器和驾驶舱语音记录器（即俗称的‘黑匣子’）将会是确定飞机坠毁原因的关键。”
Stewarts 将为有意获取更多信息的乘客家属提供仅限家属查阅的事件简报，内容涉及官方事故调查与我们的独立调查的方方面面，亦会说明潜在责任方以及针对责任方追索法律责任的时间表。
如欲了解更多信息，请联系我们处理此事的航空业务合伙人 Sarah Stewart 和 Peter Neenan。
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