Jeju Air’s Problems Mount After Crash of Flight 7C2216
2 days ago · The Jeju Air chief executive, Kim E-bae, said at a news conference after the crash on Dec. 29 that the plane had no history of safety problems. Credit... Yonhap/EPA, via Shutterstock
Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea: What to know | AP News
Dec 29, 2024 · Experts say the 737-800 aircraft is a more proven model than the company’s much-maligned 737 Max jetliners, which were linked to fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019. Still, South Korean authorities said they’ll conduct safety inspections on all of the 737-800s operated by domestic airlines, including 39 by Jeju Air.
179 dead in South Korea’s worst plane crash in decades
Dec 29, 2024 · The Jeju Air crash in South Korea on Sunday is the deadliest aviation disaster to hit the country since 1997, when a Korean Airlines flight crashed in the Guam jungle, killing 228 people.
Crash victims' families criticise lack of updates as investigators ...
Dec 29, 2024 · Jeju Air has apologised to families, with its chief executive saying in a news conference that the airline had no history of accidents. It is believed that Sunday's crash has been the airline's...
All 179 victims who died in Jeju Air plane crash identified: South ...
6 days ago · The crash involved a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Authorities are conducting a full investigation into 101 aircraft that are the same model. Those planes are currently operating in six local ...
South Korea plane crash: More than 170 killed after Jeju Air flight ...
Dec 29, 2024 · Jeju Air flight 7C 2216 from Bangkok was carrying 175 passengers and six crew when disaster struck at the airport in Muan county, on the country’s southwestern tip, just after 9 a.m. local time ...
How did South Korea’s Jeju Air plane crash? Here’s what we know
Dec 30, 2024 · Authorities are still scrambling to pinpoint the exact reason why the aircraft – Jeju Air Flight 2216 from Thailand to South Korea – malfunctioned while landing on Sunday, leading it to crash...
Jeju Air: What we know about the South Korea plane crash - BBC
Dec 29, 2024 · The head of Jeju Air's management said that the crash was not due to "any maintenance issues". ... At a news conference on Tuesday, Jeju Air's chief executive Kim Yi-bae appeared to sidestep a ...
Plane Crash in South Korea Kills 179 - The New York Times
Dec 28, 2024 · The crash of the Jeju Air passenger plane that killed 179 people on Sunday is the deadliest aviation disaster to have taken place in South Korea, a country that has worked hard for years to...
Anger and Agony in South Korea After Jeju Air Passenger Jet Crashes …
Dec 29, 2024 · A Jeju Air passenger jet carrying 181 people from Bangkok sped off the runway and burst into flames. Two crew were rescued in what was the country’s worst air disaster in decades. By Choe Sang ...