Articles by Sanghyun Kim

NEWS Dec 28, 2024 South Korean Boeing 737 Plane Crash Kills 170+, Two Rescued At 9:03 AM on December 29th, a Boeing 737 crashed into a wall while landing at Muan International Airport (MWX) in Muan, South Jeolla Province in South Korea. The flight was 7C2216 operated by Jeju Air. Read More →

NEWS Nov 28, 2024 T'Way Air Flight Nearly Causes Runway Incursion at Osaka A T'way Air flight passed the holding point and intercepted an active runway at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan. Read More →

NEWS Nov 26, 2024 The Worlds Northernmost Airport: Svalbard Airport The article tells about Svalbard airport, the northernmost airport with scheduled flights. Read More →

NEWS Nov 11, 2024 Violent Passenger Tries to Open Cabin Door Mid-Air on Korean Air Flight An unruly passenger on a Korean Air flight from Bangkok to Seoul was restrained after displaying strange behavior near the R3 emergency exit. Read More →

NEWS Nov 06, 2024 Korean Air Introduces Paid First Class Seat Upgrades Korean Air introduced paid upgrades to First Class "Seats", called Kosmo Zone. Read More →

NEWS Oct 15, 2024 Air India Flight Faces Serious Bomb Threat; Forced to Divert to Mumbai Airport An Air India Boeing 777 from Mumbai to New York was diverted to New Delhi after a Pakistani group sent Air India a bomb threat to blow up the aircraft mid-air as well as a threat that 6 terrorists were onboard. Read More →

NEWS Oct 09, 2024 Turkish Airlines Captain Dies Mid-Flight A Turkish Airlines captain passed away while flying from Seattle (SEA) to Istanbul (IST). The flight had to divert to New York JFK Airport due to the emergency on board. Read More →

NEWS Oct 08, 2024 South Korean Government Banned T'Way Air Aircraft from Flying T'Way is having a lot of trouble maintaining its aircraft, with lengthy delays happening. The government banned an A330 from flying, and fined the airline almost $1.5m. Read to find out more. Read More →

NEWS Sep 30, 2024 Men Arrested with 5 Baby Crocodiles at Mumbai Airport Two men were arrested at Mumbai Airport (BOM) for smuggling some exotic crocodiles from Thailand. The men are currently under the custody of the Magistrate, and the crocodiles have been sent back to their country of origin, Thailand. Read More →

NEWS Sep 25, 2024 The Top 5 Shortest Airport Runways in the World How long do you think an airport runway is? It's hard to tell, because we've probably never seen or experienced the full length of a runway in-depth. Before writing this article, I thought the typical runway for a major international airport would be around 10,000 feet (1.8 miles or 3 kilometers). Read More →