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Rescue and salvage crews work near the wreckage of an American Airlines jet in the Potomac River, seen from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Scuba divers fight hypothermia to recover plane crash victims

The families of those killed in Wednesday’s midair collision in Washington have visited the site of the disaster, as scuba divers work in frigid waters nearby to retrieve the victims.

  • David Martin, Michael Sisak and Claudia Lauer

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The two surviving flight attendants were rescued from the plane’s tail.

Crashed South Korean jet’s black boxes missing final minutes

Both the flight data and cockpit voice recorders suspended recording for the final four minutes before the plane made an emergency landing, depriving investigators of crucial evidence.

  • Heejin Kim
As investigators look into what caused Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 to crash, the airline has come under intense government and public scrutiny for how it operates.

Jeju Air was shaky even before horror crash

As investigators look into what caused Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 to crash, the airline has come under intense government and public scrutiny for how it operates.

  • Daisuke Wakabayashi
Investigators from the US National Transportation Safety Board and representatives from Boeing at the crash scene this week.

How two crew members survived the deadly South Korean plane crash

Two factors may have helped the only survivors of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 accident at Muan airport.

  • Samuel Montgomery
Three-year-old Ko Yoonwoo, the youngest victim of the Jeju Air crash, with his parents Jin Lee Seon and Kang Ko, who were also killed.

Pictured: Youngest victim of South Korean plane crash on first trip abroad

South Korean authorities have begun releasing the bodies of the crash victims to their families.

  • Beatrice Siviero
The crashed plane burns at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea.

Questions arise over concrete wall near runway in South Korea crash

Most airports don’t have similar structures in such proximity to runways, experts said, and when they do, they’re built to collapse more easily if hit by a plane.

  • River Akira Davis and Niraj Chokshi
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The wreckage of a passenger plane at Muan International Airport in South Korea on Sunday.

South Korea’s Jeju Air crash: The most pressing questions facing investigators

There are many potential causes for the airline disaster in South Korea. We need to understand them, but never lose sight of the fact that such tragedies are extremely rare.

  • Richard de Crespigny
Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan’s president.

Azerbaijan president says Russia shot at its plane, lied about cause of crash

“We witnessed clear attempts to cover up the matter,” said President Ilham Aliyev, who wants Russia to accept its guilt and to punish those responsible.

  • Nailia Bagirova and Anton Kolodyazhnyy
Firefighters and rescue teams work at the wreckage of a passenger plane at Muan International Airport in Muan-gun, South Korea.

‘More questions than answers’: Uncertainty surrounds the deadly South Korean plane crash

The single-aisle aircraft was seen skidding down the runway with no landing gear deployed, before hitting a wall in an explosion of flame and debris.

  • Bart Meijer and Lisa Barrington
The South Korean plane crash.

Only two survivors after worst South Korean air crash in 27 years

Officials confirmed only two of the 181 people on the plane survived after it skidded off the runway and burst into flames.

  • Hongji Kim, Hyunsu Yim and Ju-min Park

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