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The Star
7 days ago
- General
- The Star
Jeju Air plane veers off runway in Vietnam: No injuries reported
Illustrative photo. - Wikipedia SEOUL: A Jeju Air Co. plane carrying 183 passengers and six crew members briefly veered off the runway after landing at an airport in Vietnam, with no injuries reported, the company said on Thursday (May 29). According to Yonhap News Agency, Jeju Air's Flight 7C2217, involving a B737-800 aircraft, departed from Incheon International Airport and landed at Danang International Airport at around 12:50am on Wednesday (local time). While taxiing on the runway, the aircraft briefly veered onto a safety zone to the right of the runway before returning to the tarmac. One of the aircraft's landing gear tyres was torn in the incident. Jeju Air replaced the damaged tyre after all passengers disembarked from the plane and dispatched a replacement aircraft of the same model from South Korea to operate the return flight, 7C2218, the company said. The return flight was delayed by more than 14 hours and departed Danang at 4.08pm on Wednesday, it said. South Korea's transport ministry is currently investigating the cause of the runway deviation. - Bernama- Yonhap


Korea Herald
27-05-2025
- Automotive
- Korea Herald
T'way, Jeju Air, Korean Air fined over aviation maintenance violations
T'way Air Co., Jeju Air Co. and Korean Air Co. have been fined a combined 3.54 billion won ($2.6 million) for violating aviation maintenance rules, the transport ministry said Tuesday. T'way Air received the heaviest fine of 2.6 billion won for failing to follow maintenance manuals, including skipping hydraulic fluid tests. The airline also altered maintenance records and ignored inspection intervals set by Boeing for three B737-800 units. Jeju Air was fined 800 million won for overdue maintenance checks and failing to follow proper engine troubleshooting steps for two B737-800 units. Korean Air was fined 133 million won for improper maintenance flap systems on A330-300 models, with two engineers suspended for 15 days each. "To ensure airlines do not neglect investments in aviation safety, we will continue to strengthen oversight across all aspects of maintenance and operations," a ministry official said. (Yonhap)


Bloomberg
19-02-2025
- Bloomberg
A Run of Fatal Airline Crashes Upends Sterling Safety Record
By , Julie Johnsson, and Gabrielle Coppola Save A spate of deadly airline crashes has tarnished the industry's sterling track record, fraying the nerves of travelers and prompting questions about how the world's safest form of transportation can respond. The tragedies began on Christmas Day when an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people. Days later, an aircraft operated by Jeju Air Co. skidded down a runway in South Korea and smashed into a concrete wall, causing 179 deaths. The two accidents turned 2024 into the deadliest year in commercial aviation since 2018, after no fatalities at all on large passenger jetliners in 2023.


Korea Herald
17-02-2025
- Korea Herald
Jeju Air CEO undergoes police questioning over deadly airplane crash
The chief of Jeju Air Co. has undergone police questioning over the deadly December crash of the company's passenger jet that claimed 179 lives, officials said Monday. The Jeonnam Provincial Police recently questioned CEO Kim E-bae as a witness over the crash at Muan International Airport in the southwestern county of Muan on Dec. 29. Of the total 181 people on board, only two survived. Police are said to have focused their questioning on the operations and safety management of the aircraft of the crash, with Kim reportedly saying there had been no issues regarding the safety, maintenance and operations of the jet. The police have called in various officials from the budget carrier, the airport, the transport ministry and relevant agencies to investigate the exact cause of the accident. They are currently focusing their investigation on the airport's localizer that the aircraft crashed into. The Boeing 737-800 jet from Bangkok erupted into flames after crashing into the structure that assists aircraft navigation as it overshot the runway when it made an emergency belly landing at the airport. (Yonhap)