The South Korea plane crash is prompting multiple investigations

The Associated Press reports that the South Korean federal government, still sorting via the wreckage, has ordered the evaluation of all Boeing 737-800 airplane in the country. The version is an older one and not the like the 737 Max 8 plane that suffered a pair of fatal accidents in 2018 and 2019. Jeju Air reports its fleet being 42 planes-strong since January 2024. According the plane-tracking website Planespotters.net, 36 of its 38 passenger aircrafts are 737-800s.

“The NTSB is leading a group of U.S. detectives (NTSB, Boeing and FAA) to assist the Republic of Korea’s Aviation and Railway Mishap Investigation Board (ARAIB) with their investigation,” the company stated.

“The significance of a liable response would certainly be remodeling the aeronautics safety and security systems overall to prevent reappearances of comparable incidents and developing a safer Republic of South Korea,” acting South Korean head of state Choi Sang-mok stated, according to the Associated Press.

A harmful plane accident Sunday eliminated virtually 179 people in South Korea, a substantial misfortune that led to a week-long duration of grieving being declared in the nation. As the sufferers and their households manage the results, a number of examinations have been introduced to assist determine what happened.

The accident happened at Muan International Flight Terminal, near the southern pointer of the country, when a Boeing (BACHELOR’S DEGREE +0.25%) 737-800 operated by South Oriental l0w-cost service provider Jeju Air skidded throughout the runway prior to stiring up in a large fireball. The reason for the crash has yet to be identified, though Reuters reports that thought aspects consist of negative climate and a possible bird strike.

“Currently, it is hard to identify the source of the mishap, and we have to wait for the official investigation announcement from the appropriate federal government companies,” chief executive officer Kim Lee-Bae claimed in a public apology uploaded to the business’s site. “Despite the source of the crash, I feel accountable as the CEO. Jeju Air will do every little thing it can to promptly recoup from the mishap and sustain the family members of the guests. We will certainly likewise do our finest to figure out the root cause of the mishap together with the federal government.”