Muan International Airport's localizer antenna was supported by concrete rather than a “breakable” structure.
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South Korea’s Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) has determined that a concrete structure that contributed to the fatal 2024 Jeju Air Boeing 737 crash at Muan International Airport was only built as a cost-saving measure, while efforts to rectify similar design flaws at other airports are...
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