Articles by Voice of America

U.S. lawmakers are pressing for the swift adoption of new pilot training standards in the United States and across the globe. The push for uniform standards follows Saturday’s Asiana jetliner crash in San Francisco and a 2009 commuter plane disaster in Buffalo, New York.

Doctors at San Francisco General Hospital say a third person has died from injuries sustained in the crash of an Asiana Airlines jet at the city’s airport.

U.S. investigators say the Korean jetliner that crashed Saturday at San Francisco airport was flying “significantly below” its target speed as it approached the runway, and that the pilot tried to abort the landing.