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• Hyung-jin Kim
Police have referred seven South Korean transport ministry officials to prosecutors over allegations they concealed that a localizer at the crash site was unfit. The 2024 Jeju Air accident killed 179 of the 181 people aboard, making it South Korea’s deadliest aviation disaster in decades.
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Police have referred seven South Korean transport ministry officials to prosecutors over allegations they concealed that a localizer at the crash site was unfit. The 2024 Jeju Air accident killed 179 of the 181 people aboard, making it South Korea’s deadliest aviation disaster in decades.
Two baggage handlers at Frankfurt Airport have died and four others remain under medical treatment after contracting malaria from a mosquito believed to have arrived in an aircraft cargo hold on a flight from sub-Saharan Africa, raising concerns about aviation-related disease exposure and airport worker safety.
Australian regional operator Regional Express is changing departure procedures after incidents in which Saab 340B turboprops drifted from their planned course shortly after takeoff. Pilots were required to take manual control and restore the flightpath, prompting renewed emphasis on verifying waypoint entries before departure.
A Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737-500 veered off the runway while landing at Mashhad Airport on Aug. 25, following a flight from Tehran-Mehrabad. The aircraft, registration EP-FSF, was carrying 127 people; reports say all occupants were safely evacuated after the nose gear collapsed.
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board says rotorcraft are more than twice as vulnerable as airplanes to accidents involving loss of visual reference. The finding highlights a distinct safety risk for helicopter operations, where degraded visibility can rapidly undermine pilots’ ability to maintain effective control and situational awareness.
A recent near-midair encounter illustrates how close calls can become valuable training opportunities for pilots. Examining the event offers a practical way to identify hazards, reinforce cockpit decision-making and improve the defenses that prevent an incident from becoming an accident.
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Australia’s transport safety regulator has opened investigations into two separate taxiing conflicts at Sydney Airport: one involving Virgin and Qantas aircraft on August 16, and another involving a Jetstar aircraft and a Bombardier aircraft on August 25.
An MH-60 Black Hawk operated by the U.S. Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment crashed in a wooded area near Colorado’s Front Range, north of Golden Gate Canyon State Park, during a training flight. All four soldiers aboard escaped without injury.
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