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9 September, 2024

The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport lies near a concrete structure it crashed into, in Muan, South Korea, on December 30, 2024. Photo: Reuters

South Korea

South Korea to improve concrete barricades after tragic Jeju Air crash

The Muan airport will remain closed until January 19 following the tragic Jeju Air crash, South Korea also plans to improve concrete landing structures at seven airports.

13 Jan 2025 - 5:53PMvideocam

South Korea

Jeju Air wasn’t the first. Black boxes have stopped recording before. Why?

13 Jan 2025 - 9:35AMvideocam

South Korea

Jeju Air jet black boxes stopped recording 4 minutes before crash

11 Jan 2025 - 2:15PMvideocam

South Korea

‘I feel heavy responsibility’: transport minister to resign over Jeju Air crash

Park Sang-woo intends to step down over the Jeju Air crash – South Korea’s worst air disaster – pledging swift enhancements to airport landing safety systems.

8 Jan 2025 - 11:58AMvideocam

South Korea

South Korea extends shutdown of Jeju Air crash airport

Muan International Airport had been due to reopen on Tuesday following the December 29 crash that killed 179 people.

6 Jan 2025 - 1:07PMvideocam

South Korea

South Korea fatal crash cockpit transcript nearly complete, investigators say

Investigators say the recording may hold clues to the final moments of Jeju Air flight 2216, as the US and Boeing join the search.

4 Jan 2025 - 4:21PM

Accidents and disasters in China

China steps up air safety after deadly Azerbaijani, South Korean plane crashes

Aviation authority urges measures to avoid bird strikes and assess risks in response to Jeju Air and Azerbaijan Airlines disasters.

3 Jan 2025 - 5:13PMvideocam

Azerbaijani authorities suspect the Russian air defence system was responsible for the Azerbaijan Airlines crash near Aktau, Kazakhstan on December 25. Photo: TNS

South Korea

Pilot at airport of Jeju Air crash says he ‘assumed’ concrete mound was dirt

The jet’s collision with the structure at Muan airport during its belly landing is thought to have triggered the catastrophic explosion.

3 Jan 2025 - 11:08AMvideocam

Ukraine war

Some Chinese flights avoiding southern Russia after Azerbaijan Airlines crash

Flights to Georgia and Hungary seem to avoid Russia’s Dagestan region after plane carrying 67 allegedly shot down by Russian air defence.

2 Jan 2025 - 11:50PMvideocam

South Korea

Did soil-covered concrete contribute to deadly Jeju Air crash in South Korea?

Experts argue a soil-covered foundation worsened the impact and are calling for a comprehensive review of the nation’s airport layouts.

3 Jan 2025 - 12:50AMvideocam

A government official investigates on Thursday at the site where a Jeju Air aircraft crashed at Muan International Airport on December 29. Photo: AFP

South Korea

Pet dog rescued after losing 9 family members in Jeju Air crash

Pudding is now receiving care at a Seoul veterinary hospital and awaiting a new home.

2 Jan 2025 - 12:25PM

South Korea

South Korea police raid Muan airport, ban Jeju Air CEO from leaving country

Officers also searched the carrier’s office in Seoul as authorities ramped up a probe into the disaster.

2 Jan 2025 - 5:09PMvideocam

South Korea

South Korea to send Jeju Air crash black box to US for analysis

The civil aviation ministry said the damaged device was deemed unrecoverable for data extraction domestically.

1 Jan 2025 - 3:42PMvideocam

South Korea

Anger over plane crash fuels boycott against goods made by Jeju Air’s owner

Concerns over safety negligence and past scandal involving Aekyung Group’s humidifier disinfectant products have sparked the movement.

1 Jan 2025 - 9:10AMvideocam

South Korea

Jeju Air crash: calls for removal of runway wall, as scrutiny intensifies

Experts say use of ‘frangible’ materials for guidance facilities to reduce impact of crashes would have made the accident ‘far less deadly’.

31 Dec 2024 - 6:42PM

Police forensics personnel and National Bureau of Investigation officials are seen by a wall as they work at the scene of the Jeju Air plane crash at Muan International Airport in South Korea on December 31. Photo: Yonhap / AFP

South Korea

South Korea airport had only 1 worker to fend off birds during plane crash

Staffing levels spark concerns about the adequacy of bird control operations at the airport.

1 Jan 2025 - 2:35AMvideocam

South Korea

Flight data recorder from crashed Jeju Air plane loses critical component

The missing item could delay the investigation into the cause of the accident that killed 179 people.

31 Dec 2024 - 1:45PMvideocam

South Korea

Jeju Air, Azerbaijani jet crashes mark deadliest year in aviation since 2018

The spike in fatalities marks a reversal from 2023, which became the safest year ever in aviation with no deaths among large passenger planes.

31 Dec 2024 - 12:14PMvideocam

South Korea

Editorial | Answers awaited on air disaster in South Korea

Recorders from wreckage of South Korea’s worst plane crash should offer clues on whether a bird strike or engine and undercarriage problems were to blame.

31 Dec 2024 - 4:34AMvideocam

Hong Kong transport

Bird strikes in Hong Kong unlikely to cause plane crashes, experts say

A bird strike has emerged as a possible cause for Jeju Air plane crash-landing in Korea and killing 179 people.

31 Dec 2024 - 12:17AMvideocam

South Korea

Air investigators retrieve black boxes from South Korea crash site

The crash of Jeju Air 7C2216 is among the worst air disasters in the nation’s aviation history

30 Dec 2024 - 4:00PM

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South Korea

South Korea’s Jeju Air crash: experts question why wall was at end of runway

Videos of the crash show the plane managing to belly-land intact, before skidding at high speed into wall and exploding in a fireball.

30 Dec 2024 - 9:10PMvideocam

Firefighters conduct search operations at the wreckage site of the Jeju Air aircraft at Muan International Airport. Photo: EPA-EFE

South Korea

Jet crash disaster in South Korea marks another setback for Boeing

The incident, involving a Boeing 737-800, follows a string of setbacks for the aviation giant, including the 737 Max crashes and manufacturing issues.

30 Dec 2024 - 11:11AMvideocam

South Korea

Before Jeju Air crash, South Korea considered global gold standard in safety

South Korea’s aviation industry has undergone a remarkable transformation, rising from a “pariah” with a history of deadly crashes to a global safety leader.

30 Dec 2024 - 11:13AMvideocam

South Korea

Was a bird strike really the cause of deadly Jeju Air crash? Some experts say no

While a bird strike is possible, some experts believe it’s unlikely to have caused the crash alone, raising further questions about the incident.

30 Dec 2024 - 3:13PMvideocam

A firefighter and a dog work near the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul, on December 29. Photo: AP

Russia

Azerbaijan’ president demands Russia admits to shooting at plane before crash

Ilham Aliyev accused Moscow of initially trying to cover up cause of the fatal disaster that killed 38 of the 67 people on board.

30 Dec 2024 - 2:45AMvideocam

Workers remove coffins of victims from a plane at Heydar Aliyev International Airport outside Baku, Azerbaijan on Saturday after the Azerbaijan Airlines crash near Aktau, Kazakhstan. Photo: AP

South Korea

Air crash tests South Korea’s acting president two days into the job

South Korea’s acting President and finance minister Choi Sang-mok became acting leader on Friday night amid an ongoing political crisis.

29 Dec 2024 - 5:47PM

South Korea

179 confirmed dead in South Korea Jeju Air plane crash

The only survivors of Jeju Air flight 7C2216 were two crew members rescued from the tail section of the plane.

30 Dec 2024 - 10:54AMvideocam

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