Jeju Air crash report confirms bird strikes in engines
The preliminary report was released by the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board on Monday in South Korea.
Investigators found bird blood and feathers in both engines of the Jeju Air Boeing 737 that crashed in Seoul, killing 179 people.
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
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.
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
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 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.
Bird feathers and bloodstains were found in both engines of the Jeju Air plane that crashed in December, according to a preliminary investigation released on Monday. The Boeing 737-800 was flying from Thailand to Muan in South Korea on December 29 when it crash-landed and exploded into a fireball after slamming into a concrete barrier.
SEOUL: An investigation into a fire that engulfed an Air Busan plane at a South Korean airport this week is being slowed by a large amount of fuel and oxygen still on board, an air crash investigation
A passenger plane caught fire before takeoff at an airport in South Korea late Tuesday, but all 176 people on board were safely evacuated, authorities said.
Concerns were raised about whether Air Busan’s crew had followed standard safety procedures. Read more at straitstimes.com.