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Three South Korean airlines fined for safety violations
May 30th 2025
T’way Air, Jeju Air and Korean Air have been fined a combined 3.54 billion won (US$2.6 million) for violating aviation maintenance rules, Yonhap Agency reports. Read More » T’way Air received the heaviest fine of 2.6 billion won for failing to follow maintenance manuals including skipping hydraulic fluid tests. The airline also altered maintenance records and ignored inspection intervals set by Boeing for three B737-800s. Jeju Air was penalized 800 million won for overdue maintenance checks and failure to follow proper engine troubleshooting steps for two B737-800s. Korean Air was fined 133 million won for improper maintenance of flap systems on A330-300s, with two engineers suspended for 15 days each for the breaches.
