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After Deadly Crash, South Korea Tackles Its Bird Problem

Country announces a wave of measures, from drones to sonic devices

(Newser) - In the wake of December's Jeju Air disaster , South Korea is introducing a number of new aviation safety measures—including some to keep birds away. While experts have indicated the plane's collision with the concrete localizer after landing may have been a key factor in the deaths of...

'Mayday, Mayday:' The Final Minutes of Jeju Air Flight
'Mayday, Mayday': The Final
Minutes of Doomed Flight
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'Mayday, Mayday': The Final Minutes of Doomed Flight

Apparent bird strike becomes a big focus of the investigation

(Newser) - As investigators in South Korea try to piece together what led to the nation's worst aviation disaster in decades , the final minutes of Jeju Air flight 7C 2216 are coming into focus. What we know about the crash that killed 179 people on Sunday:
  • 8:57am: The control tower
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