South Korea probes deadly Jeju Air crash

South Korea to release preliminary report of Jeju Air crash by Monday
South Korea will release by Monday a preliminary report on last month's Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people, the deadliest air disaster on the nation's soil, the transport ministry said on Saturday.
South Korea to tighten regulation of low-cost carrier following Jeju Air crash
South Korea plans to enhance its regulation of domestic low-cost carriers and impose strict penalties on those that do not comply with new safety standards, Yonhap News Agency reported. On Park Sang-woo,
South Korea to Overhaul Runway Safety After Jeju Air Crash
The nation’s transport ministry reviewed structures near airport runways after the deadly crash of a Jeju Air flight late last month.
South Korea probes deadly Jeju Air crash after bird strike
The South Korean Ministry of Transport announced that it will release a preliminary report on the Jeju Air plane crash by Monday. The accident claimed the lives of 179 people, with two miraculously surviving.
South Korea will remove concrete barriers near runways in response to air disaster, reports say
The Boeing 737-800 skidded off a runway in the South Korean city of Muan on Dec. 29 after its landing gear failed to deploy, slamming into the concrete structure and bursting into flames, killing all but two of the 181 people on board.
South Korea to Change Airport Design After Deadly Jeju Air Crash
South Korea will extend runway safety areas and redesign infrastructure after the crash of a Jeju Air Co. flight last month that killed almost everyone on board, sparking criticism that the design of the airport might have exacerbated the accident.
South Korea's Jeju Air to pause B737 freighter flights
Jeju Air (7C, Jeju) will suspend its B737 freighter flights between February 2 and March 29, 2025, the Yonhap News Agency reported citing sources from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The suspensions follow the crash of a passenger-configured B737-800 at Muan on December 29, 2024.
South Korea Plans Tighter Oversight of LCCs After Jeju Air Crash
South Korea’s transport ministry has announced measures to increase scrutiny of the country’s LCCs in the wake of the fatal Jeju Air crash in December. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) held a meeting with the CEOs of nine LCCs in Seoul to discuss the changes and airline...
Jeju Air crash: Former airport chief linked to South Korea’s Muan airport project found dead
Son Chang-wan, a former president of the state-run Korea Airports Corporation, who spearheaded a controversial facility upgrade at Muan International Airport, was found dead at his home in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province,
Jeju Air crash: South Korea to release crash report by Monday
Under investigation is what role a bird strike played in the air disaster that killed 179 people, the deadliest on the nation’s soil.
South Korea to release initial Jeju Air crash report by Monday
South Korea will release by Monday a preliminary report on the Dec. 29 Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people, the deadliest air disaster on
Jeju Air crash: South Korea tells budget airlines to cut flight hours, hire more staff
The transport ministry instructed nine low-cost carriers to improve safety standards and avoid prioritising cost-cutting.
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Air safety standards scrutinised
Aviation safety moved into the spotlight since late last year, following the fatal crash of a Jeju Air flight in South Korea.
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Jeju Aeroplane received bird activity warning one minute before black box stopped: Ministry
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