He said South Korean airlines all have safety management systems in place and have done well with respect to International Civil Aviation Organization audits that have been performed.
Footage of the crash on Sunday has been run by multiple South Korean news outlets, showing where the plane’s belly slides at a high speed, hits an embankment and erupts into fire.
The 101 Boeing 737-800 jets operated by South Korean airlines will be inspected this week, according to South Korean officials.
The last deadly crash in South Korea occurred in 1997 when a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 crashed in the Guam jungle, killing 228 people.
US officials will wait for South Korean officials to release more information.
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