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.
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,
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 to remove concrete antenna barriers at airports after crash that killed 179
The 29 December crash is still being probed but experts have said the massive berm supporting navigation antennas at the end of the runway at Muan airport likely made the disaster more deadly than it might have been otherwise.
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.
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,
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.
Boeing Issues Statement After Deadly South Korea Plane Crash
Boeing has issued a statement after one of its 737-800 jets crash landed in South Korea on Sunday, killing at least 174 people. In a statement provided to Newsweek, the airplane manufacturer said it was in contact with the airline Jeju Air and was "ready to support them."
South Korea to remove concrete embankment blamed for Jeju plane crash
Investigation into Jeju Air crash reveals deadly runway design flaws, leading to widespread reforms at South Korean airports.
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.
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.
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Black boxes from South Korea plane crash failed to record final 4 minutes, officials say
Officials say the black boxes of a Boeing jetliner that crashed in South Korea last month stopped recording about four ...
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Plane Crash in South Korea Kills 179
Firefighters at the scene of the crash in Muan, South Korea, on Sunday.Credit...Cho Nam-Soo/Yonhap, via Associated Press The Jeju Air plane crash in Muan on Sunday was unusual for ...
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Fireball: South Korea probes plane crash that left only two survivors
MUAN COUNTY, South Korea − South Korea's acting ... South Korea will lead a civil investigation into the crash and automatically involve the NTSB since the plane was designed and ...