Boeing shares were lower Monday after South Korea announced it is launching an investigation following the deadly Jeju Air crash over the weekend that involved a Boeing jet.
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean officials said Monday they will conduct safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 aircrafts operated by the country's airlines, as they struggle to determine what caused a plane crash that killed 179 people a day earlier.
Data from the two black boxes will be instrumental in determining what caused the Jeju Air plane to crash at Muan International Airport, killing 179 of the 181 people on board.
Shares of Boeing fell in early trading on Monday, one day after a Boeing model 737-800 was involved in the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea that killed scores of passengers. The stock price dropped more than 4% at the open of trading on Monday morning.
The cause of Sunday’s crash remains under investigation but aviation experts were quick to distinguish the incident from the company’s earlier safety problems.
Accident investigators are trying to find the cause of a Jeju Air fatal crash landing that killed 179 of the 181 on board the flight.
and approached for its scheduled landing Sunday at Muan International Airport in southern South Korea. After an initial failed landing attempt, the Boeing 737-800 received a bird strike warning ...
South Korea's transport ministry said on Sunday that it plans to conduct a safety inspection of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft in the country, per Yonhap News. The Boeing 737-800 is a popular ...
On Sunday morning, the commercial plane skidded off the runway, crashed into a wall and burst into flames while landing at Muan International Airport – killing all but two of its 181 passengers.
SEOUL: South Korean police said they raided Muan airport and the Jeju Air office on Thursday (Jan 2) morning over the crash involving one of the carrier's Boeing 737-800s that killed 179 people. Jeju
Boeing shares were down as much as 6% Monday morning. Authorities in Korea believe a bird strike could have been a factor in the fatal crash.