Originally Posted by
ChrisJ800
My one flight on a chinese domestic airline was just over 25 years ago and it was a Boeing but cant recall the model. What I do recall is at TOD the autopilot was disengaged and close to full spoilers deployed. So it was a loud rough decent for us. Back then the flight crew were straight from the chinese airforrce and their level of English was basic. I am sure things have improved there since then. I am a retired CPL.
It's interesting you say that as I used to work next to a major runway and have witnessed many takeoffs and landings. It was always the China Eastern planes that came in hot and heavy (as I called it) and were the loudest of all the 737s. We would make a joke...oh it''s another CE landing again...