Airline crash shows China safety standards have fallen, critics say

Reporting from Beijing — The plane crash Tuesday night that killed 42 people, the first in China since 2004, is giving fresh fodder to critics who say that a frenzy of airport building has led to lower safety standards. A 100-seat plane operated by Henan Airlines crashed about a mile from the runway at the recently opened Lindu airport in Yichun, a popular tourist destination in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang. Lindu airport, in operation for less than a year, is in a forested valley… (www.latimes.com) المزيد...