South Korea says initial data extracted from Jeju Air crash black box voice recorder

The second black box, the flight data recorder, “was found with a missing connector,” Joo said. “Experts are currently conducting a final review to determine how to extract data from it.” People watch the news regarding the plane crash at Seoul station. Photo / Getty Images Officials initially pointed to a bird strike as a … Read more

What We Know About Fatal South Korea Plane Crash

Topline A Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea became the country’s deadliest plane disaster in decades Sunday, killing 179 people with only two survivors and shocking the country and world, prompting an investigation into whether bird strikes, weather or other issues caused the crash. The Jeju Air plane crash killed 179 people in South … Read more

South Korea’s acting president Choi Sang-mok orders emergency inspection into country’s airline operations

South Korea’s acting president Choi Sang-mok has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operation system, as investigators work to identify victims and find out what has caused the deadliest air disaster in the country. All 175 passengers and four of the six crew were killed when a Jeju Air flight 7C2216 … Read more