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South Korea plane crash investigation raises questions about possible bird strike, airport infrastructure Blogging Sole

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South Korean officials have vowed to find out what caused a Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air crashed in flames while attempting to land over the weekend, killing all but two of the 181 people on board. A day after the disaster, there were still far more questions than answers about the country’s worst air … Read more

South Korea orders inspections of all Boeing 737-800s like the one that crashed, killing 179 people Blogging Sole

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Seoul, South Korea — South Korean officials said Monday they will conduct safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800s operated by the country’s airlines, as they work to determine the cause of an incident. plane crash that killed 179 people the day before. Sunday’s crash, the country’s worst air disaster in decades, sparked an outpouring of … Read more