Acting President Choi Sang-mok orders an extensive probe into the crash and the country’s airline safety systems.

The time between when the pilot reported a bird strike and when it crashed could be crucial to unraveling one of the worst ...

Aviation consultant Mike Boyd speculated that multiple issues could have been at play in the deadly plane crash that killed nearly all passengers on board in South Korea.

Joo, the aviation official, gave an outline of the sequence of events leading ... because of a bird strike warning. A bird ...

The control tower at Muan International Airport had issued a bird-strike warning while the Jeju Air plane was trying to land shortly before 9 a.m. local time, the Yonhap News Agency reported, citing ...

Bird strikes occur daily for commercial flights, costing airlines millions in damages each year. Although rare, these ...

While large birds in particular can pose dangers to aircraft, it would be highly unusual for a bird strike alone to cause a crash, aviation experts said. Dane Williams, director of the consultancy ...

Lee said a bird strike and adverse weather also ... seemingly intact as smoke engulfed the rest of the aircraft. Joo also provided an outline of the sequence of events leading to the disaster.

“The pilot declared mayday after issuing the bird strike alert,” Joo said ... sending a plume of black smoke into the air. Joo provided an outline of the sequence of events leading to the ...