This perhaps explains why the Jeju Air Boeing came in fast. Modern jets are slowed down in broadly three ways: Using thrust reversers, spoilers and wheel brakes. * Thrust reversers: Once an aircraft ...

Christian Beckert, a flight safety expert and Lufthansa pilot, said the video footage suggested that aside from the reversers, most of the plane's braking systems were not activated, creating a ...

The airport will remain closed until at least January 14, according to South Korean officials.

The thrust reverser, used to slow down the aircraft once on the ground, was only deployed on one engine. But while the flaps are powered by the hydraulic system, which failed, they can be extended ...

During its investigations, South Korean officials will need to look at questions such as the speed of the plane during landing, its unopened flaps, the function of its thrust reversers and ...

David Learmount of Flight International Magazine says a single fatal error led to South Korea’s worst domestic aviation disaster. Learmount pinned the tragedy on a ...

“An airplane has multiple brakes, and if the landing gear doesn’t work, the reverse-propelled engines lift the wing flaps, which act as air brakes. But they didn’t seem to have worked in ...

Christian Beckert, a flight safety expert and Lufthansa pilot, said the video footage suggested that aside from the reversers, most of the plane's braking systems were not activated, creating a ...

The plane landed roughly halfway down Muan’s 8,000-foot/2,500-meter runway, significantly reducing its available stopping distance. The thrust reversers were deployed; however, the aircraft overshot ...

Experts have cited other reasons, besides the bird strike, that may have contributed to the fatal crash. Christian Beckert, a flight safety expert and Lufthansa pilot, said the video footage suggested ...

Threat actors are exploiting a post-authentication remote command injection vulnerability in Four-Faith routers tracked as CVE-2024-12856 to open reverse shells back to the attackers. The ...

A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 from Thailand to South Korea crashed on arrival at Muan International Airport, resulting in 179 fatalities. Authorities suspect a bird strike as the likely cause.