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 criteria for MRO workers and enforcing stricter rules on network expansion.
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 meet enhanced operational safety standards, the government said Thursday, following last month's Jeju Air crash.
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.
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.
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 Runway Safety After Jeju Air Crash
The nation’s transport ministry reviewed structures near airport runways after the deadly crash of a Jeju Air flight late last month.
South Korea Plans Tighter Oversight of LCCs After Jeju Air Crash
South Korea’s transport ministry has announced measures to increase scrutiny of the country’s LCCs in the wake of the fatal Jeju Air crash in December. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) held a meeting with the CEOs of nine LCCs in Seoul to discuss the changes and airline...
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 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.
Jeju Air's dominance in LCC market appears to be ending
Jeju Air’s leadership in the nation’s budget carrier industry is being threatened by the upcoming convergence of Jin Air and ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Nobody Writes About Violence Like Han Kang
We Do Not Part is the very best kind of story-telling, poetic and ambiguous without ever shying away from horrible historic ...
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Han Kang's latest novel 'We Do Not Part' unfolds somewhere between dreams and reality
SIMON: Difficult questions about humans. Han Kang, the Nobel Prize winner. Her new novel, "We Do Not Part," now in English, translated by E. Yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris. Thank you so much for being ...
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Ultrafine dust to engulf most of South Korea until Thursday
The persistently high concentration levels of ultrafine dust are due to atmospheric stagnation, allowing fine dust generated domestically and flowing in from abroad to continue to accumulate in the ...
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Political crisis hits South Korea growth: central bank
South Korea's economic growth slowed in the last quarter of 2024, data from the central bank showed Thursday, as the country ...
Overhaul for safer landings
Authorities said they will change the concrete barriers used for navigation at some airports across the country after the ...