SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean low-cost carrier (LCC) Eastar Jet Co. said Friday it was investigating a misconduct case involving a cabin crew’s taking of personal photos on the wing of a company aircraft at a domestic airport this week. Several flight attendants of the airline were found to have taken personal [...]
DAEGU, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean court has ordered a man in his 30s to pay approximately 727 million won in damages to Asiana Airlines for opening an emergency exit door on a flight approaching Daegu International Airport last year, an incident that caused panic among passengers and significant damage to the aircraft. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 500 aircraft incidents involving bird collisions have been reported in airports across South Korea over the past five years, according to data Wednesday. According to the data unveiled by Rep. Heo Jong-sik of the main opposition Democratic Party, the total number of aircraft bird strike cases [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea endorsed major defense projects Thursday to domestically develop an electronic warfare aircraft and buy heavy helicopters for special operations, the state arms procurement agency said, as Seoul steps up efforts to counter North Korea’s evolving military threats. The Defense Project Promotion Committee approved a 1.85 trillion-won (US$1.41 [...]
CHICAGO, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — AELF FlightService has added significant passenger capacity to its widebody ACMI and charter capability, which it operates in conjunction with its affiliate, Malta-based Maleth Aero AOC. The AELF group owns a fleet of A330-200s and 767s. Two of the A330-200s that are immediately available for service offer all economy [...]
SAN DIEGO, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — To further extend the versatility of its MQ-9B line of Remotely Piloted Aircraft, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced today that it will begin developing a short takeoff and landing (STOL)-capable MQ-9B aircraft, which includes the SkyGuardian® and SeaGuardian® models. GA-ASI is taking on this revolutionary engineering effort to meet [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has successfully tested a counter missile system for military aircraft to help dodge enemies’ portable surface-to-air missiles, a state-run defense research agency said Wednesday. The directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system enables aircraft to dodge missiles by emitting a laser beam to the ground, blinding missiles that rely [...]
CHICAGO, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — AELF FlightService announced today that its fourth Airbus 330-200 (registered as 9H-JFS) is officially on the Maleth Aero certificate. In partnership with air charter specialist 26AVIATION, the aircraft commenced its first operational flight in auxiliary cargo configuration on Friday, Oct. 1, flying from Europe to Asia to deliver critical supplies [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s biggest carrier, on Thursday released name tags and golf ball markers made with parts from a Boeing 747-400 (HL7461), a retired aircraft. The airline made souvenirs using materials produced while disassembling the old aircraft. The HL7461, Korean Air’s last Boeing 747-400, was introduced [...]
SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Around 10 percent of the aircraft owned by South Korean airlines turned out to have an age of more than 20 years, the transport ministry said Thursday. The nation’s ten airlines owned a total of 390 airplanes as of the end of last year, according to the Ministry of [...]