Jeju Air, South Korea

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 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.
Critical data missing from black boxes in Jeju Air crash in South Korea
A former transport ministry accident investigator said the discovery suggests all power, including backup, may have been cut, which is rare.
South Korea to overhaul concrete barriers at some airports after Jeju Air crash
SEOUL: South Korean authorities said on Wednesday (Jan 22) they will change the concrete barriers used for navigation at some airports across the country after the Jeju Air cra
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 plans to overhaul airport structures after fatal Jeju Air crash
South Korea said it planned to improve the structures housing the antennas that guide landings at its airports this year after December's fatal crash of a Jeju Air plane, which skidded off the runway and burst into flames after hitting such a structure.
South Korea will remove concrete barriers near runways in response to air disaster, reports say
South Korea will remove concrete embankments near airport runways in response to a recent air disaster, media reports said Thursday. The embankments contain antennas called localizers designed to guide aircraft during landings and have been blamed for making last month’s crash of a Jeju Air plane worse.
Korea to update localizers at 8 airports to improve safety following deadly crash
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said it had ordered plans for localizers to be placed underground or replaced with lightweight metal structures within the year
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,
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Seoul beefs up oversight of low-cost carriers after fatal Jeju Air crash
South Korean authorities will increase their scrutiny of the country's low-cost airline sector, including tightening the ...
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Gov't to tighten oversight on low-cost carriers following Jeju Air crash
South Korea plans to strengthen its oversight of low-cost carriers (LCCs) and impose strict penalties on airlines failing to ...
Jeju Air Flight Recorder Stopped Working 4 Minutes Before Plane Crash
The missing data deepens the puzzle of what caused the deadly air disaster in Muan, South Korea, late last month.
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Jeju Air plane’s black boxes stopped recording minutes before fatal crash: Seoul
The black boxes of the crashed Jeju Air plane stopped recording flight data four minutes before the aircraft crashed in the ...
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South Korean Jeju Air jet black boxes stopped recording before crash: ministry
SEOUL: South Korea's transport ministry said Saturday that the black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice ...
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South Korean airline involved in deadly crash ends Busan to Saipan route
He said Jeju Air has informed us that they will maintain twice daily flights from Seoul to Saipan. Concepcion added ...
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Gov't launches task force to support families of Jeju Air crash victims
A dedicated government task force to support the families of the victims of last month's Jeju Air Co. plane crash has ...
South Korea Extends Shutdown of Muan International Airport to April 18
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has decided to extend to April 18 the shutdown of Muan international airport where a Jeju Air ...