South Korea, Jeju Air

South Korea to remove concrete barrier after Jeju Air crash
South Korean authorities are still investigating the cause of the recent air disaster at Muan International Airport. Some are blaming a concrete embankment at the end of the airport runway, which will now be removed.
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 concrete barrier there, killing 179 people.
South Korean Plane Crash: How Two Survivors of 181 Lived Because of Their Seats
Travelers concerned about aviation safety after the crash in South Korea are wondering where the safest seats on a plane are.
Investigators comb South Korean runway, searching for answers in deadly Jeju Air plane crash
After a deadly plane crash in South Korea, authorities are conducting a full investigation on 101 of the same model of aircraft that are operating in six local airlines.
What to Know About Plane Maintenance After the South Korean Crash
Airlines have been increasingly outsourcing repair and upkeep work to other countries, but experts and consumer groups disagree about its impact on safety.
2 survivors recovering as South Korean officials probe Jeju Air plane crash
Authorities in South Korea were working on Monday to confirm the identities of more than three dozen of the 179 passengers who were killed when a Jeju Air plane crashed.
Two survivors and 177 people killed in a plane crash at South Korean airport
The plane veered off a runway at Muan International Airport and caught fire after crashing, a fire official said.
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.
S. Korea To Overhaul Some Airports After Jeju Air Crash
South Korean authorities said on Wednesday they will change the concrete barriers used for navigation at some airports across the country after the Jeju Air crash that left 179 people dead.
South Korea Enacts a Change After Jeju Air Crash
The deadliest plane crash in South Korea's history is triggering a change at the country's airports. The BBC reports the concrete barriers that contain navigation systems at seven airports will be altered in the wake of the crash,
Ex-Korea Airports Corp. chief tied to Muan Airport renovation found dead
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‘Black boxes’ from crashed South Korean plane stopped recording about four minutes before disaster, officials say
Flight recorders from the passenger jet that crashed in South Korea last month, killing more than 170 people, stopped working ...
South Korean manager asks staff to call boss before family in event of plane crash: ‘Contact me before mum and dad’
The coffee chain and the franchise owner issued separate apology letters following a backlash after the South Korean ...
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What We Know About Jeju Air Crash: 179 Dead In South Korea As Investigators Probe Cause
The crash is South Korea’s deadliest plane disaster since a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 plane crashed in Guam in 1997, killing 228 people. Jeju Air's chief executive Kim Yi-bae spoke at a ...
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Black box from South Korea plane crash did not record final 4 minutes, officials say
the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board concluded that both the flight data and cockpit voice recorders stopped working ...
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179 killed, two survive South Korean plane crash
All but two of the 181 people aboard a Jeju Air flight were killed when the plane crash-landed at a South Korean airport on Dec. 29. (Video: Naomi Schanen/The Washington Post) Jeju Air ...