US officials can travel to China to aid crash investigation
A US government agency said Tuesday that China has granted visas for federal investigators to travel there and aid in the investigation of the deadly China Eastern Airlines crash.
The National Transportation Safety Board said China also granted visas to technical advisers from Boeing, which made the plane, engine manufacturer CFM and the Federal Aviation Administration. All would take part in the investigation, under longstanding international agreements.
The safety board said the U.S. officials and industry representatives hope to leave for China this week.
A safety board spokesman said the independent agency will send a “small group” including senior air-safety investigator Sathya Silva to China.
