"The plane that crashed was a 6-year-old 737-800 aircraft, according to Flightradar24.
“We are aware of the initial media reports and are working to gather more information,” a Boeing spokesperson said.
All 737-800s in China Eastern’s fleet have been grounded in the wake of the crash, state media reported.
The 737-800 model has a good safety record and is the predecessor to the 737 MAX model that has been grounded in China for more than three years following fatal crashes in 2018 in Indonesia and 2019 in Ethiopia."
I came here to say that. Was it a 737 MAX?
Ah, answered - from the NY Post article:
"The plane that crashed was a 6-year-old 737-800 aircraft, according to Flightradar24.
“We are aware of the initial media reports and are working to gather more information,” a Boeing spokesperson said.
All 737-800s in China Eastern’s fleet have been grounded in the wake of the crash, state media reported.
The 737-800 model has a good safety record and is the predecessor to the 737 MAX model that has been grounded in China for more than three years following fatal crashes in 2018 in Indonesia and 2019 in Ethiopia."