China Eastern airliner that crashed: video shows what happened

"CNN" Channel on Youtube shows that a China Eastern Airliner jet crashed in the mountains of southern China according to China's Civil Aviation Administration. All 132 passengers were killed. CNN's Pete Muntean reports.

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (simplified Chinese: 中国东方航空公司; traditional Chinese: 中國東方航空公司) is also known as so-called China Eastern. This is an airline headquartered in the China Eastern Airlines Building, on the grounds of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in Changning District, Shanghai City. It is one of the "Big 3" airlines (alongside Air China and China Southern Airlines) of the People's Republic of China, operating international, domestic and regional routes. Hongqiao airport, along with the larger Shanghai Pudong International Airport, are China Eastern's main hubs, with secondary hubs in Beijing Daxing, Kunming, and Xi'an.

China Eastern Airlines is China's second-largest carrier by passenger numbers after China Southern Airlines. China Eastern and its subsidiary Shanghai Airlines really became the 14th member of SkyTeam on 21 June 2011. The parent company of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited is so-called China Eastern Air Holding Company.