San Francisco Airport News

Firefighter Who Allegedly Ran Over Asiana Passenger Files Suit

A San Francisco, Calif., firefighter accused of accidentally running over a passenger thrown from the wreckage of an Asiana Airlines flight that crashed at San Francisco International Airport is suing the San Francisco Fire Department. Elyse Duckett alleges that she …

Asiana Crash Pilot Set Throttles He Didn’t Understand to Idle

An Asiana Airlines Inc. pilot nervous about making a manual landing in San Francisco inadvertently disabled a speed-control system before the plane crashed on July 6, newly released documents show. Captain Lee Kang Kuk, a veteran pilot with Seoul-based Asiana …

Asiana Boosts Pilot Training Amid San Francisco Crash Review

Asiana Airlines Inc., the South Korean carrier whose pilot training is under scrutiny after a fatal crash in San Francisco, said it will expand instruction for air crew and begin an outside review of safety standards. Pilots will get more …

Fingers Point to Different Defendants in Asiana Airlines Plane Crash

While the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) continues its investigation, lawsuits are already being filed in the July 6 Asiana Airlines plane crash in San Francisco that resulted in 181 injured passengers and two dead teens. The NTSB completed its …

Slow Landing Speed Of San Francisco Jet Probed

Investigators have determined that Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was traveling “significantly below” the target speed during its approach and that the crew tried to abort the landing just before it smashed onto the runway. What they don’t yet know is …