2 days ago · The Airbus plane operated by South Korean airline Air Busan was preparing to leave for Hong Kong when its rear parts caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in the southeast, the Transport Ministry said in a statement. The plane’s 169 passengers, six crewmembers and one engineer were evacuated using an escape slide, the ministry said. ...

2 days ago · SEOUL, South Korea -- 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. The Airbus plane ...

2 days ago · 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 ...

2 days ago · An Air Busan plane caught fire at an airport in Busan, South Korea, on Tuesday night, forcing all passengers and crew members to evacuate, officials said.. The plane, an Airbus A321, had been ...

1 day ago · Over the past few weeks, South Korean transport officials have been under pressure to overhaul the nation’s aviation safety standards. The crash on Dec. 29, in which a Jeju Air jet crashed at ...

Dec 30, 2024 · Analysts say both the Boeing 787-800 and Jeju Air, South Korea’s largest low-cost airline, have a strong safety record. There have been harrowing scenes inside Muan International Airport, where...

Dec 28, 2024 · Footage of Sunday’s crash broadcast by multiple South Korean news outlets showed the plane sliding on its belly at high speed, hitting an earthen embankment and erupting in a fireball.

Dec 30, 2024 · Jeju Air flight 7C 2216 had departed from Bangkok and was making its landing at Muan International Airport in southern South Korea. After an initial failed landing attempt, the Boeing 737-800 plane received a bird strike warning from the ground control center.

Dec 30, 2024 · A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skid off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, killing at least 47 people, officials said.

Dec 29, 2024 · Only two people survived when a Jeju Air plane crashed at Muan Airport in South Korea on Sunday, the country’s worst aviation disaster in decades. Officials said they were investigating the...