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 ...

Asiana Airlines says the pilot in charge of landing the Boeing 777 that crash-landed was making his first landing of that type of jet at San Francisco’s airport. Two passengers were killed in ...

Asiana Airlines admitted in a regulatory filing ... But it also blamed the Boeing 777 airliner’s automation and warning systems for contributing to the disaster, along with what it said 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 ...

It operates 12 Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. Asiana Airlines’ pilots have a reputation for being “cowboys” because many are former South Korean military pilots, according to an aviation analyst.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 The ...

SEOUL (Reuters) – Asiana Airlines Inc on Wednesday said it grounded one of its Boeing 777 jets in Los Angeles when an engine started leaking oil, less than two weeks after one of the South ...

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 ...