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9 September, 2024
The scene of a 2009 plane crash in Buffalo, New York. File photo: AFP
United States

Deadly US airline crashes since 2001

Before Wednesday’s mid-air collision in Washington, the last fatal US passenger plane accident occurred in February 2009.

United States

Developing | American Airlines jet collides with Blackhawk helicopter near Washington airport

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Africa

2 Chinese nationals, 1 Indian and 17 others killed in South Sudan plane crash

South Korea

Hong Kong-bound plane catches fire at Busan airport

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South Korea

Hong Kong-bound plane catches fire at South Korea’s Busan airport

169 passengers and seven crew members were evacuated, with seven people suffering minor injuries.

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South Korea

‘Feathers and bird blood stains’ highlighted in Jeju Air crash report

A preliminary accident report into South Korea’s deadliest air disaster was submitted to the United Nations’ aviation agency on Monday.

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South Korea

Jeju Air crash: South Korea to release crash report by Monday

Under investigation is what role a bird strike played in the air disaster that killed 179 people, the deadliest on the nation’s soil.

Firefighters work around the debris of the Jeju Air aricraft that crashed, at Muan International Airport in Muan, southwestern South Korea, on January 13. Photo: EPA-EFE
South Korea

South Korea orders budget carriers to tighten safety screw after Jeju Air crash

The transport ministry instructed nine low-cost carriers to improve safety standards and avoid prioritising cost-cutting.

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Viral stories

Anger as Korea coffee chain tells staff to call boss before family after plane crash

‘Inhumane’ comments by ‘heartless’ shop boss come as South Korea suffers its deadliest airline disasters ever, ignite angry public backlash.

South Korea

Bird feathers, blood found in engines of crashed Jeju Air plane

A total of 179 people were killed in the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil.

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Firefighters remove tarpaulin sheets covering the debris of the crashed Jeju Air jet at Muan airport in South Korea on January 13. Photo: EPA-EFE/Yonhap
South Korea

After losing loved ones to Jeju Air crash, grieving families face online hate

Hate comments could stem from feelings of resentment and injustice over families receiving compensation from government, an expert says.

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Women grieve at the Muan International Airport in South Korea after the Jeju Air crash on December 29, 2024. Photo: AFP
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.

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South Korea

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

The capacity of flight recorders has been debated for years as authorities weigh improvements against inadvertently creating other problems.

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South Korea

Jeju Air jet black boxes stopped recording 4 minutes before crash

The transport ministry said it would investigate the cause of the data loss during the disaster that killed 179 people.

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The wreckage of the crashed Jeju Air jet lies at Muan airport in South Korea on December 30. Photo: Reuters
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.

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South Korean Transport Minister Park Sang-woo meets with Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu (not pictured) in Seoul, South Korea in November 2024. Photo: Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkiye/Getty
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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Jeju Air crash victims’ relatives at a makeshift shelter in Muan, South Korea. Photo: AFP
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.

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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.

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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.

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Investigators inspect the plane crash scene at Muan airport in South Korea on December 31. Photo: Yonhap/AFP
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’.

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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.

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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.

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