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.
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,
More than 170 killed after South Korean jet crash-lands at airport. Here’s what we know
Scores of people were killed on Sunday when a passenger jet crash-landed at an airport in southwestern South Korea, with the aircraft careening down the runway on its belly before bursting into flames.
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.
Jeju Air crash: South Korea to Overhaul Airport Safety Infrastructure Following Devastating Muan Plane Crash
South Korean authorities announced on Wednesday sweeping changes to airport safety measures following the Dec 29 crash of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800, which resulted in 179 fatalities and marked the deadliest aviation disaster in the country’s history.
South Korea plane crash investigators find feathers in engines — media
Investigators probing the Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people last month have found feathers in both engines, according to South Korean media reports, with a bird strike being examined as one possible cause.
179 dead, 2 rescued after plane crashes while landing in South Korea
All 181 passengers and crew aboard a passenger jet that crashed upon landing in South Korea on Sunday morning are presumed dead except for two people rescued from the wreckage, authorities said.
South Korea to remove concrete antenna barriers at airports after crash that killed 179
While investigators are still probing South Korea's worst domestic civil aviation disaster at Muan International Airport, experts have said the massive berm supporting navigation antennas at the end of the runway likely made the crash more deadly than it might have been otherwise.
S. Korea plane crash investigators find feathers in engines: media
The Boeing 737-800 was flying from Thailand to Muan, South Korea, on 29 December carrying 181 passengers and crew when it belly-landed at Muan airport and exploded in a fireball after slamming into a concrete barrier.
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.
S Korea to remove concrete walls near runways after deadly crash
Seven airports will also have their runway safety areas adapted following a review of all South Korea's airports that was carried out after the crash - the deadliest in the country's history. The Jeju Air flight was bringing passengers home from Thailand after Christmas when it made an emergency landing at Muan airport and exploded after slamming into a concrete barrier at the end of the runway.
Ex-Executive Who Oversaw South Korean Airport Renovations Is Found Dead
Son Chang-wan was in office while works were undertaken at Muan International Airport. Last month, a plane crashed into a ...
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Jeju Air plane’s black boxes stopped recording minutes before fatal crash: Seoul
The black boxes of the crashed Jeju Air plane stopped recording flight data four minutes before the aircraft crashed in the ...