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Reuters reports: An investigation into a fire that engulfed an Air Busan plane at a South Korean airport this week is being slowed by a large amount of fuel and oxygen still on board, an air crash investigation official told Reuters.
Last Updated: Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, 9:13 PM PST
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Wall Street Journal
By Wall Street Journal: Two Chinese nationals appear to have been among the victims of crashed American Airlines Flight 5342, Beijing’s embassy in Washington said in a statement on Thursday that provided no details about their identities or reasons for their travel.
Wall Street Journal
• Alex Leary
By Wall Street Journal: President Trump said he would appoint Chris Rocheleau as acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. Rocheleau, a longtime senior FAA official, recently returned from a stint in the private sector. “We have to have our smartest people,” Trump said.
By economymiddleeast.com: The Airports Council International (ACI) revealed today that Dubai International (DXB) maintained its title as the world's busiest.
CAPA
By CAPA: Uruguay's SUA Líneas Aéreas, backed by airBaltic, plans a 2025 launch, aiming to succeed in a challenging market with a low-cost model and strategic expertise.
New York Times
• Emily Steel
By New York Times: The report, reviewed by The New York Times, said that one controller was communicating with both helicopters and planes. Those jobs are typically assigned to two people, not one.
Breaking Defense
• Ashley Roque
By Breaking Defense: "It's an accident that seems to be preventable, for what we can tell," Army secretary nominee Daniel Driscoll said at his confirmation hearing Thursday.
The War Zone
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
By Wall Street Journal: NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said in an afternoon press conference that the flight data recorders remain "underwater." Photo: Oliver Contreras/AFP/Getty Images.
