SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday directed the government to address necessary improvements to the airline operation system, as the country mourns a tragic plane crash that claimed 179 lives. Choi’s order comes after the Jeju Air plane, carrying 181 people, belly-landed and exploded at an airport in the [...]
MUAN, South Korea, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The remains of 174 of the 179 people killed in this week’s Jeju Air plane crash have tentatively been identified, the land ministry said Tuesday. During a briefing for victims’ families at Muan International Airport in the county 288 kilometers south of Seoul, the ministry said it [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A special inspection to ensure the safety of military aircraft is under way as the defense ministry has ordered the military to examine all aircraft following the fatal Jeju Air crash, officials said Tuesday. The Navy has kicked off a safety inspection that will run through Saturday to examine [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of investigators from the U.S. government and aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. have arrived at the site of the Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport to participate in the investigation into the incident, Seoul officials said Tuesday. According to Seoul’s transport ministry, one member from the U.S. Federal Aviation [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The government said Monday it plans to conduct a safety inspection of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by domestic airlines following a Jeju Air Co. plane crash that claimed 179 lives the previous day. In Sunday’s Jeju Air crash in the southwestern county of Muan, it is believed that all three [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A Jeju Air flight that took off in South Korea on Monday has returned to the airport of departure due to the same landing gear issue that was found in a deadly crash involving a separate aircraft of the same model the previous day, according to industry sources. Jeju Air Flight [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A tragic plane crash at Muan International Airport on December 29 has brought renewed scrutiny to South Korea’s aviation safety record. Over the past decade, 67 accidents involving Korean-registered aircraft have claimed 59 lives, according to the Ministry of Interior and Safety’s 2023 Disaster Yearbook. The crash, involving a Jeju [...]
MUAN, South Korea , Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Various interpretations have emerged regarding the cause of the deadly airliner crash in South Korea’s southwestern county of Muan on Sunday, with initial investigations pointing to airframe failure following a “bird strike” as the main culprit. The exact cause remains uncertain but some analysts are already [...]
MUAN, South Korea , Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A devastating accident involving Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 at Muan International Airport on December 29 has left a trail of grief as families and travelers returning from holiday trips faced a tragic end. Among the 181 passengers onboard was an 80-year-old patriarch from Yeonggwang County, identified [...]
SEOUL & SUWON/ MUAN, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Following a bird strike incident involving Jeju Air at Muan International Airport on December 29, 2024, experts are calling for comprehensive measures to mitigate such hazards, a leading cause of aviation safety concerns globally. Bird strikes, collisions between birds and aircraft, are common near airports due to [...]