The preliminary report was released by the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board on Monday in South Korea.
Investigators found bird blood and feathers in both engines of the Jeju Air Boeing 737 that crashed in Seoul, killing 179 people.
Preliminary investigation into the Air Busan Airbus A321 fire at Gimhae has not found evidence of dangerous items brought on board the twinjet, and no immediate indication that the blaze was terrorism-related.
Bird feathers and bloodstains were found in both engines of the Jeju Air plane that crashed in December, according to a preliminary investigation released Monday.
THREE passengers were injured when flames ripped through a South Korean commercial plane today, forcing the evacuation of all 176 people on board. An Air Busan plane burst into flames on the
South Korean officials investigating the fatal Jeju Air crash have published a preliminary report of the accident.
Jeju Air Flight 2216's deadliest crash investigation has revealed the presence of bird feathers and blood in the plane engines.According to SCMP, the South Korean officials said on Monday, January 27,
The feathers and blood stains on both engines of the Jeju Air plane were from the Baikal teal, a type of migratory duck that files in large flocks, according to a preliminary investigation report published on Monday.
A midair collision near Reagan National Airport has raised questions about aviation safety protocols, following Donald Trump’s controversial hiring freeze on air traffic controllers just days prior.
The last deadly major crash involving a commercial airliner in the U.S. was in 2009, when 49 people — 45 passengers, 2 pilots and 2 flight attendants — aboard a Colgan Air flight crashed in New York state. One person also died on the ground.
All passengers were safely evacuated when fire ripped through an Air Busan Airbus with 176 on board in South Korea on Tuesday. Newsweek reached out to Airbus and Air Busan for comment via email on Wednesday.