Pilot Lee Kang-kook had flown a Boeing 777 nine previous times to other airports, but was flying the jet to SFO for the first time, Asiana Airlines spokeswoman Lee Hyo-min said. "He is a veteran ...

The pilot at the helm of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was training to fly a Boeing 777 and was sitting next to a man in his first trip as an instructor pilot when their plane’s main landing gear ...

The Boeing 777 is considered one of the safest jet liners. July 6, 2013— -- The Boeing 777, considered one of safest aircrafts in the sky, recorded the first fatalities since it was launched ...

Asiana Airlines acknowledged for the first time ... However, the airline also said "inconsistencies" in the Boeing 777-200ER's autothrottle contributed to the crash. The airline's positions ...

Lee Kang-kuk was the second most junior pilot of four on board the Asiana Airlines plane ... the first fatal accident involving the Boeing 777 since it entered service in 1995.

As Asiana Airlines Flight 214 flew into San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, the Boeing 777’s 291 passengers didn’t know that the man at the controls had never landed this kind of ...

Earlier, Asiana Airlines appeared to rule out any mechanical failures, saying there were no problems with the Boeing 777 or its engines. Speaking in San Francisco on Sunday, Ms Hersman said it was ...

Asiana Airlines, South Korea’s second-biggest carrier, said it plans to spend $438 million to buy two Boeing 777-200ER planes, to be delivered by 2013. The company, which is increasing long-haul ...

SAN FRANCISCO - The pilot at the controls of an Asiana plane that crashed landed was guiding a Boeing 777 into the San Francisco ... an American Airlines captain who has flown 777s.

The Boeing 777 has been in the skies for two decades ... The crash-landing of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in San Francisco. “It’s one of the most reliable airplanes ever built,” John ...

Boeing should change flight controls on its 777 airliner following last year's deadly Asiana Airlines crash in San Francisco, say US accident investigators. The National Transportation Safety ...

The crash of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 in San Francisco on Saturday is only the second major accident for the twin-engine, wide-bodied jet in the 18 years the model has been in service ...