South Korean Airport Boss Found Dead Weeks After Plane Crash Kills 179
The former president of a South Korean airport company who oversaw improvements at the airport where 179 people died has been found dead.
South Korea's Deadly Plane Crash Has Created More Questions Than Answers
The crash of Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 killed 179 people on December 29 when the aircraft slid down the runway at the Muan International Airport and slammed into a concrete embankment. There were only two survivors,
South Korea to remove concrete embankment blamed for exacerbating deadly plane crash
South Korea's transport ministry said on Wednesday that it would remove the concrete embankment installed at Muan International Airport following last month's Jeju Air crash, its deadliest domestic air disaster.
Survivor of South Korea plane crash is awake and speaking: Hospital official
A flight attendant, one of just two survivors of the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea on Sunday that killed 179 people, is awake and talking, a hospital official said.
Boeing Issues Statement After Deadly South Korea Plane Crash
Boeing has issued a statement after one of its 737-800 jets crash landed in South Korea on Sunday, killing at least 174 people. In a statement provided to Newsweek, the airplane manufacturer said it was in contact with the airline Jeju Air and was "ready to support them."
South Korea to remove concrete embankment blamed for Jeju plane crash
Investigation into Jeju Air crash reveals deadly runway design flaws, leading to widespread reforms at South Korean airports.
S. Korea To Overhaul Some Airports After Jeju Air Crash
South Korean authorities said on Wednesday they will change the concrete barriers used for navigation at some airports across the country after the Jeju Air crash that left 179 people dead.
Gov't to tighten oversight on low-cost carriers following Jeju Air crash
South Korea plans to strengthen its oversight of low-cost carriers (LCCs) and impose strict penalties on airlines failing to meet enhanced operational safety standards, the government said Thursday, following last month's Jeju Air crash.
South Korea Enacts a Change After Jeju Air Crash
The deadliest plane crash in South Korea's history is triggering a change at the country's airports. The BBC reports the concrete barriers that contain navigation systems at seven airports will be altered in the wake of the crash,
S Korea to remove concrete walls near runways after deadly crash
The Jeju Air flight was bringing passengers home from Thailand after Christmas when it made an emergency landing at Muan ...
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South Korea deadly plane crash: US sends investigators to country still reeling from disaster that killed 179
The death toll for what amounted to be South Korea's most fatal plane crash in decades stands at 179 people on Monday, a day after the disaster gripped the nation already in intense political ...
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Black box from South Korea plane crash did not record final 4 minutes, officials say
The black boxes of the passenger jetliner that crashed in South Korea last month killing 179 people stopped recording ...
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What to Know About South Korea’s Worst Plane Crash in Decades
By Choe Sang-Hun Jin Yu Young and Yan Zhuang Reporting from Seoul A passenger plane carrying 181 people crash-landed on its belly on Sunday at an airport in South Korea, hitting a barrier and ...
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Fireball: South Korea probes plane crash that left only two survivors
Under global aviation rules, South Korea will lead a civil investigation into the crash and automatically involve the NTSB since the plane was designed and built in the United States. Crash ...
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South Korea investigators seek cause for world's deadliest plane crash in 6 years
The Muan crash is South Korea's deadliest aviation disaster since 1997, when a Korean Airlines plane crashed in Guam, killing 228 people on board. The crash left many South Koreans shocked ...