On 29 December 2024, a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crash-landed at Muan International Airport in South Korea with its landing gear retracted, overran the runway, and struck a concrete barrier at the far end of the runway. Of the 181 people on board, 179 were killed. Only two flight attendants, seated at the rear of the aircraft, survived. It was South Korea’s deadliest aviation accident in 27 years and one of the worst in the world in over a decade.
On 29 November 2024, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) officially lifted its flight ban on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), allowing the country’s national carrier to fly to Europe again after more than four years. The decision followed a long process of safety reforms and independent assessments of Pakistan’s aviation regulator.
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More than 33,000 Boeing workers walked off the job on 13 September 2024, beginning the biggest strike at the US aircraft manufacturer in 16 years. Workers rejected a pay offer and demanded better wages, bringing production of the 737 MAX, 777, and 767 to a standstill.
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On 19 July 2024, a faulty software update from the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike caused millions of Windows computers to crash simultaneously around the world. The failure brought airlines, banks, hospitals, and broadcasters to a standstill, and led to the cancellation of more than 5,000 flights globally in a single day.
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