China suspends flight training nationwide after plane crashes into Beijing skyscraper

Flight training sessions have been suspended across China amid safety inspections under way at flight schools across the country. The nationwide suspension followed the crash of a light sport aircraft into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper on Friday. A statement from the Chaoyang district government, which administers a vast commercial area in eastern Beijing, said on Saturday that the pilot was alone when the two-seater flew into the skyscraper near the East Third Ring Road. The pilot died and 13 people were injured in the incident.