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Hong Kong Airlines plane issues mayday call amid runway closure in Taipei
South China Morning Post, Published on 10/02/2026
» A Hong Kong Airlines flight was among three aircraft forced to circle above Taoyuan Airport in Taiwan and issue mayday distress calls over fuel concerns after a runway closure disrupted arrivals.
All fatalities in Korean air crash were preventable, report says
The New York Times, Published on 10/01/2026
» SEOUL — Everyone on board a Jeju Air flight that crashed and killed 179 people just over a year ago would have survived if a concrete wall at the end of the runway had instead been built with materials that break apart easily, a previously undisclosed report to the South Korean government says.
Officer distracted by phone blamed for Korean ferry mishap
AFP, Published on 20/11/2025
» SEOUL - A South Korean ferry ran aground after the helmsman became distracted by his mobile phone, a member of the coast guard told AFP on Thursday.
Air Busan jet catches fire in Korea
News Agencies, Published on 28/01/2025
» SEOUL - An Air Busan plane caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in Busan in South Korea on Tuesday and all 169 passengers and seven crew evacuated without casualties, the Yonhap news agency reported.
First report on Jeju Air crash due Monday
Reuters, Published on 25/01/2025
» SEOUL - South Korea on Monday will release a preliminary report on last month’s Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people, the deadliest air disaster on the country’s soil, the transport ministry said on Saturday.
South Korea to change airport design after deadly Jeju air crash
Reuters, Published on 22/01/2025
» SEOUL — South Korea will extend runway safety areas and redesign infrastructure after the crash of a Jeju Air Co flight last month that killed almost everyone on board, sparking criticism that the design of the airport might have exacerbated the accident.
Bird feathers, blood found in both engines of crashed jet in South Korea, source says
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2025
» Seoul - Investigators found bird feathers and blood in both engines of the Jeju Air jet that crashed in South Korea last month, killing 179 people, a person familiar with the probe told Reuters on Friday.
South Korea says Jeju Air jet black boxes stopped recording before crash
AFP, Published on 11/01/2025
» SEOUL — The black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the crashed Jeju Air flight that left 179 people dead stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, South Korea's transport ministry said on Saturday.
South Korea fails in unprecedented attempt to arrest president
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/01/2025
» SEOUL — South Korean anti-corruption investigators failed to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after facing resistance from his security team and about a thousand protesters gathered outside his residence.
Korean police raid airport where Jeju Air jet crashed
AFP, Published on 02/01/2025
» SEOUL - South Korean police on Thursday raided Muan airport and the Jeju Air office Thursday morning over the crash involving a Boeing 737-800 that killed 179 people.