South Korea Reviews Airport Runway Walls After Fatal Jeju Crash January 8, 2025 By Heejin Kim South Korea plans to review the concrete walls positioned just beyond the end of some airport runways after an aircraft...
UN Aviation Agency Investigates Reports of Possible Data Breach January 7, 2025 The United Nations’ civil aviation agency is investigating reports of a “potential information security incident” following a claim that tens...
South Korea Police Search Jeju Air, Airport Operator Over Fatal Plane Crash January 2, 2025 By Hyunjoo Jin and Hyunsu Yim South Korean police said on Thursday they had raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part...
Korea Probes Airport Design as Crash Investigation Turns to Wall December 31, 2024 By Allyson Versprille and Heejin Kim South Korean authorities are investigating airport infrastructure at the site of the country’s worst civil air accident as questions grow...
Two Plane Crashes Lead to Deadliest Year in Skies Since 2018 December 31, 2024 By Angus Whitley, Jinshan Hong and Danny Lee Commercial aviation has suffered its deadliest year since 2018 after the Jeju Air Co. disaster in South Korea and last...
Update: South Korea Orders Airline Safety Probe After Worst Domestic Crash Kills 179 December 30, 2024 By Ju-min Park and Hongji Kim South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok ordered on Monday an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operation as...
Fiery Plane Crash Kills 179 in Worst Airline Disaster in South Korea December 29, 2024 By Hyunsu Yim, Hongji Kim and Ju-min Park The deadliest air accident ever in South Korea killed 179 people on Sunday, when an airliner belly-landed and skidded off...
Japan Plane Crash Probe Points to Coast Guard Crew Confusion December 26, 2024 By Danny Lee Cockpit voice recordings released Wednesday indicate Japanese coast guard pilots wrongly thought they could enter an active runway minutes before...
Rescuers Retrieve 38 Bodies and Recorders From Azeri Plane Crash December 26, 2024 Kazakh authorities said that a rescue team has recovered 38 bodies at the crash site of Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer SA...
INSIGHT-Airline Pilots, Crews Voice Concerns About Middle East Routes December 26, 2024 By Joanna Plucinska and Lisa Barrington In late September, an experienced pilot at low-cost European airline Wizz Air felt anxious after learning his plane would fly...