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,
South Korea plane crash is the deadliest in a year marked by several fatal aviation accidents
The deadliest accident in aviation history occurred in 1977, when two Boeing 747 jumbo jets collided on a foggy runway on the Spanish island of Tenerife, killing 583 of the 644 people on board the planes. Spanish investigators blamed the captain of the KLM 747 for taking off without clearance from air traffic controllers.
South Korea will remove concrete structure at Muan airport, the scene of deadly plane crash
South Korea will remove a concrete structure at the runway of one of its southern airports, the scene of a plane crash that killed all but two of the 181 people on board last month
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 orders inspections of all Boeing 737-800 jetliners like the one that crashed, killing 179
South Korean officials ordered safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country's airlines as they seek to determine what caused a plane crash that killed 179 people a day earlier​.
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How the two sole survivors of the devastating Jeju Air plane crash survived — thanks to their seats
The overall likelihood of dying in a plane crash, however, is extremely low ... at least one engine just minutes before the Boeing 737 slammed to the ground and careened down the runway ...
How Many Boeing Plane Crashes Have There Been in 2024?
With 179 victims, the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crash in South Korea was the deadliest aviation disaster of 2024.
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179 killed, two survive in plane crash at South Korean airport
“It felt dangerous so I immediately went up to the rooftop and started filming.” The plane involved in the crash, a ...
Crashed Jeju jet’s black box failure shows gap in power systems
The absence of a transcript of the final moments leaves the investigation without crucial clues that would likely have shed ...
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List of Airlines Using Boeing 737-800 After South Korean Plane Crash
South Korea experienced its worst aviation disaster in decades on Sunday, when a Boeing 737-800 used by the airline Jeju Air crashed and killed all but two crew members on board. The plane's ...
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Plane Crash in South Korea Kills 179
The Boeing 737-800 plane was operated by South Korea’s Jeju Air and had taken off from Bangkok. It was landing at Muan International Airport in the country’s southwest when it crashed around 9 ...