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Preliminary Report of Jeju Air Crash Shows Black Box Stopped Recording 2 km before Runway

Preliminary Report of Jeju Air Crash Shows Black Box Stopped Recording 2 km before Runway

SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean authorities investigating the tragic Jeju Air crash last month released a preliminary accident report Monday, revealing that the aircraft’s black box stopped recording approximately 2 kilometers before the plane approached the runway. It is the first report as part of the ongoing investigation into the deadly crash [...]

Gov’t to Tighten Oversight on Low-cost Carriers following Jeju Air Crash

Gov’t to Tighten Oversight on Low-cost Carriers following Jeju Air Crash

SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — 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. In a meeting with CEOs of nine domestic LCCs, including Jeju Air, T’way Air, Eastar Jet [...]

Gov’t Launches Task Force to Support Families of Jeju Air Crash Victims

Gov’t Launches Task Force to Support Families of Jeju Air Crash Victims

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A dedicated government task force to support the families of the victims of last month’s Jeju Air Co. plane crash has officially begun operations, the transport ministry said Monday. The task force will take over the responsibilities of an integrated support center established on Dec. 29, when a Jeju Air [...]

Gov’t to Provide Initial Allowance to Families of Plane Crash Victims

Gov’t to Provide Initial Allowance to Families of Plane Crash Victims

SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The government said Friday it will provide an initial allowance of 3 million won (US$2,057) to the families of the Jeju Air plane crash victims. Acting Interior Minister Ko Ki-dong said during a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters that the “emergency living expense allowance” will [...]

Acting President Choi Orders to Swiftly Provide Emergency Living Expenses to Plane Crash Victims’ Families

Acting President Choi Orders to Swiftly Provide Emergency Living Expenses to Plane Crash Victims’ Families

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Acting President Choi Sang-mok directed the government on Thursday to expedite the provision of emergency living expenses to the families of victims of the 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 [...]

Police Raid Muan Airport over Deadly Jeju Air Plane Crash

Police Raid Muan Airport over Deadly Jeju Air Plane Crash

MUAN, South Korea, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Police on Thursday raided Muan International Airport, the office of Jeju Air and other locations over the airline’s deadly crash that killed 179 people. The Jeonnam Provincial Police conducted search and seizure operations into the airport in southwest South Korea, the Seoul office of Jeju Air and [...]