Following the Asiana Airlines crash in San Francisco last month (see here), South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport set up an airline safety committee last Wednesday to strengthen the country's airline safety measures.
The committee is made up of government officers, aviation experts, university professors, and Asiana and Korean Air representatives. The group will spend three months studying airline safety protocols and aviation systems. They will then set up preventative measures for any problems identified. In November or December, the committee will unveil a new set of measures, guidance and regulations for all South Korean airlines to follow.
Meanwhile, a spokesman from Asiana confirmed that the pilots involved in the crash landing are under investigation of the National Transportation Safety Board in the US and South Korean government, and they are not assigned to duty at the moment. He also explained that the airline has decided to change the codes of the Seoul–San Francisco route from OZ214 to OZ212 and from OZ213 to OZ211, in hopes to dispel any superstition surrounding the flight numbers.
For more information, visit www.flyasiana.com
Valerian Ho
