An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in the country’s south while preparing for departure to Hong Kong, fire authorities said.
Investigators found bird blood and feathers in both engines of the Jeju Air Boeing 737 that crashed in Seoul, killing 179 people.
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THREE passengers were injured when flames ripped through a South Korean commercial plane today, forcing the evacuation of all 176 people on board. An Air Busan plane burst into flames on the
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STORY: South Korea has released the initial findings of a probe into the crash of a Jeju Air flight last month. But mysteries remain. All 175 passengers and four of six crew were killed in the incident,
A preliminary report has found traces of a bird strike in the engines of the Boeing 737-800 that crashed on 29 December after failing to deploy its landing gear and slamming into a concrete barrier - killing all but two people on board.
Both engines of the Jeju Air plane that crashed last month contained duck remains, according to a preliminary report on Monday, with authorities still trying
South Korean officials are launching an investigation into the cause of the fire that engulfed an Air Busan passenger plane, with eyewitness accounts suggesting a power bank may have sparked the blaze.
On January 23, 2025, Park Sang-woo, the Minister of South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT), met with the CEOs of nine domestic low-cost carriers, including Jeju Air, T’way Air, Eastar Jet and Jin Air. During the meeting, the minister presented plans for stricter safety standards.
A plane with 176 people on board catches firebefore takeoff at an airport in South Korea:: One person receivedminor injuries, fire authorities said:: Busan, South Korea::The fire started inside the plane,