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PMT Air, a Cambodian airline, was found to have unattended safety
deficiencies in an inspection of foreign carriers serving South
Korea, a report showed Thursday.
The inspection of seven foreign airlines by the Civil Aviation
Safety Authority (CASA) followed the crash of a PMT Air plane last
month in southern Cambodia in which 13 South Korean tourists
died.
PMT Air topped the list with 10 deficiencies, followed by
Russia's SAT Airlines and Cambodia's Royal Khmer Airlines, with
seven and five safety problems respectively, the report said.
PMT Air was cited because its crew captains, non-maintenance
personnel, conducted safety maintenance checks 26 times over the
past three months. The company was also found to have not updated
its service route guidelines.
The airline currently runs six flights each week between South
Korea and Siem Reap, a popular Cambodian tourist destination.
SAT Airlines was found to have used non-standard parts in the
front wheels of its aircraft, while Royal Khmer hasn't updated its
service route guidelines.
The report will be forwarded to air safety officials of the
nations involved, along with demands for them to strengthen safety
protocols, CASA officials said.
The Transportation Ministry announced earlier in the year that
it plans to introduce a safety watch list of carriers with a high
risk of accidents, similar to the one initiated by the European
Union last year, which placed restrictions on 179 airlines from 14
nations because of safety concerns.
Source:Yonhap News - Korea
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