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Ex-Japan pilot serving as safety manager at Asiana

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken Dec. 4, 2013, at the headquarters of Asiana Airlines Inc. in Seoul shows Akiyoshi Yamamura, a former All Nippon Airways pilot hired by the South Korean carrier to improve safety standards following July 2013's fatal crash of an Asiana aircraft at San Francisco airport in the United States.

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Asiana president

SEOUL, South Korea - Yoon Yong Doo, president and CEO of Asiana Airlines, speaks with reporters at Incheon International Airport near Seoul on July 9, 2013, prior to his departure for San Francisco, where one of the carrier's jets crashed while landing at San Francisco airport three days earlier. Yoon said he will meet with officials investigating the cause of the crash landing and visit passengers of the flight who have been hospitalized to offer them an apology. (Pool photo)

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Asiana president

SEOUL, South Korea - Yoon Yong Doo (R), president and CEO of Asiana Airlines, is seen at Incheon International Airport near Seoul on July 9, 2013, prior to his departure for San Francisco, where one of the carrier's jets crashed while landing at San Francisco airport three days earlier. Yoon said he will meet with officials investigating the cause of the crash landing and visit passengers of the flight who have been hospitalized to offer them an apology. (Pool photo)

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Asiana plane crash

SEOUL, South Korea - Yoon Yong Doo (R), president and CEO of Asiana Airlines, holds a press conference in Seoul on July 8, 2013, after one of the carrier's passenger jets crashed while landing at San Francisco airport two days earlier, killing two Chinese teens and injuring scores of others.

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Asiana plane crash

SEOUL, South Korea - Yoon Yong Doo, president and CEO of Asiana Airlines, bows in a gesture of apology during a press conference in Seoul on July 8, 2013, after one of the carrier's passenger jets crashed while landing at San Francisco airport two days earlier, killing two Chinese teens and injuring scores of others.

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Asiana plane crash

SEOUL, South Korea - Yoon Yong Doo, president and CEO of Asiana Airlines, holds a press conference in Seoul on July 8, 2013, after one of the carrier's passenger jets crashed while landing at San Francisco airport two days earlier, killing two Chinese teens and injuring scores of others.

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Asiana plane crash

SEOUL, South Korea - A passenger who was aboard the Asiana Airlines passenger jet that crashed at San Francisco airport is put into an ambulance upon arrival at Incheon International Airport near Seoul on July 8, 2013. The incident two days earlier killed two Chinese teens and injured scores of others. (Pool photo)

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Asiana plane crash

SEOUL, South Korea - A passenger (C) who was aboard the Asiana Airlines passenger jet that crashed at San Francisco airport arrives at Incheon International Airport near Seoul on July 8, 2013. The incident two days earlier killed two Chinese teens and injured scores of others.

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Asiana plane crash

SEOUL, South Korea - Passengers who were aboard the Asiana Airlines passenger jet that crashed at San Francisco airport arrive at Incheon International Airport near Seoul on July 8, 2013. The incident two days earlier killed two Chinese teens and injured scores of others.

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Crash landing in San Francisco

SEOUL, South Korea - Yoon Yong Doo, president of Asiana Airlines Inc., holds a press conference in Seoul on July 7, 2013, after the crash landing of a flight at San Francisco International Airport on July 6 local time, in which two passengers died.

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Crash landing in San Francisco

SEOUL, South Korea - Yoon Yong Doo, president of Asiana Airlines Inc., is pictured after holding a press conference in Seoul on July 7, 2013, following the crash landing of a flight at San Francisco International Airport on July 6 local time, in which two passengers died.

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Crash landing in San Francisco

INCHEON, South Korea - Experts dispatched by the South Korean government depart for San Francisco from Incheon International Airport near Seoul on July 7, 2013, to investigate the crash landing of an Asiana Airlines plane at San Francisco International Airport on July 6 local time, in which two passengers died.

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Crash landing in San Francisco

SEOUL, South Korea - An employee of Asiana Airlines Inc. speaks to reporters in Seoul on July 7, 2013, after the crash landing of a flight from Seoul at San Francisco International Airport on July 6 local time, in which two passengers died.

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Tsunami-hit Sendai Airport reopens

SENDAI, Japan - Passengers from Seoul aboard the first flight arriving at Sendai Airport in Miyagi Prefecture since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami are welcomed at the airport on Sept. 25, 2011. Asiana Airlines flights connecting Seoul had been operating daily before the disaster but are now scheduled three days a week for the time being.

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Ibaraki Airport opens with only 1 regular daily flight to Seoul

OMITAMA, Japan - An extra flight by domestic budget carrier Skymark Airlines arrives at Ibaraki Airport in Komitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, from Kobe on March 11, 2010, the opening day of the airport, the third one in the Tokyo metropolitan area. South Korea's Asiana Airlines serves as the only regular flight from Seoul at the initial stage.

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Ibaraki Airport opens with only 1 regular daily flight to Seoul

OMITAMA, Japan - A tape-cutting ceremony is held at Ibaraki Airport in Komitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on March 11, 2010, to mark its opening. The airport opened as the third one in the Tokyo metropolitan area, with a daily flight to and from Seoul by South Korea's Asiana Airlines serving as the only regular flight at the initial stage.

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Asiana the only airline set to fly into Ibaraki airport

MITO, Japan - Asiana Airlines Managing Director Hyun Dong Silk (R) and Ibaraki Gov. Masaru Hashimoto announced at a news conference in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Feb. 2 that Asiana would fly one flight daily from Incheon to Ibaraki airport after its opening in March next year.

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ANA to boost ties with South Korea's Asiana Airlines

SEOUL, South Korea - All Nippon Airways Co. President Mineo Yamamoto (L) and Asiana Airlines Inc. President Kang Joo An pose for a photo at a press conference in Seoul after signing a cross-shareholding agreement on May 30.

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Narita runway closed after planes nearly meet on taxiway

NARITA, Japan - An Asiana Airlines Airbus A321 bound for Incheon, South Korea, is halted on the taxiway of Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, June 16 after it avoided running into a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777. The airport closed one of its two runways for about 50 minutes due to the incident.

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World Cup spectators leave Haneda for S. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - A tour guide (R) gives instructions to Japanese World Cup spectators May 30 at Tokyo's Haneda airport before boarding the first daytime charter flight of Asiana Airlines bound for South Korea. The flight was specially arranged for the World Cup finals. (World Cup 2002)

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N. Korean asylum seekers arrive at Seoul airport

SEOUL, South Korea - A family of seven North Korean asylum seekers arrive at Seoul's Incheon International Airport at around 6:20 p.m. on June 30 on board an Asiana Airlines flight from Manila. They sneaked into a U.N. office in Beijing on June 26 demanding asylum in South Korea.

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Asiana Airlines begins Miyazaki-Seoul service

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Tourists are greeted by Miyazaki municipal and Asiana Airlines officials upon arrival at Miyazaki airport aboard the South Korean airline's inaugural regular flight between Seoul and Miyazaki on April 24.

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Asiana Airlines launches Seoul-Yonago flights

YONAGO, Japan - Passengers on the first flight of South Korea's Asiana Airlines from Seoul arrive at Yonago airport in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on April 2. The airline company introduced direct flights between the two cities the same day.

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ANA, Asiana Airlines begin joint Tokyo-Seoul service

HANEDA, Japan - Passengers prepare to board a plane jointly operated by All Nippon Airways of Japan and Asiana Airlines of South Korea at Tokyo's Haneda airport Dec. 27. The two airlines inaugurated joint service between Tokyo and Seoul via Kansai airport near Osaka the same day.

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ANA to boost ties with South Korea's Asiana Airlines

SEOUL, South Korea - All Nippon Airways Co. President Mineo Yamamoto (L) and Asiana Airlines Inc. President Kang Joo An pose for a photo at a press conference in Seoul after signing a cross-shareholding agreement on May 30. (Kyodo)

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Asiana plane moved nearly 2 weeks after landing incident

An Asiana Airlines airplane (front) is pictured after being moved April 26, 2015, from near the runway at Hiroshima Airport in western Japan nearly two weeks after it skidded off the runway following landing and stopped on the grass. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Investigation into Asiana Airlines incident continues

Photo taken April 18, 2015, at Hiroshima Airport shows investigators examining the left-side engine of an Asiana Airlines aircraft that skidded off the runway after landing on April 14. The engine is believed to have touched on the ground after landing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part of Asiana Airlines aircraft's horizontal tail broken off

An Asiana Airlines aircraft lies outside the runway at Hiroshima Airport, western Japan, in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 15, 2015. The South Korean budget airline's plane veered off the runway upon landing after arriving from Seoul the previous day, leaving part of its left horizontal tail broken and its left engine damaged. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asiana Airlines aircraft's left engine damaged

Part of the engine cover on the left side is seen ripped off as an Asiana Airlines aircraft lies outside the runway at Hiroshima Airport, western Japan, in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 15, 2015. The South Korean budget airline's plane veered off the runway upon landing after arriving from Seoul the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima Airport reopens after failed Asiana jet landing

An All Nippon Airways aircraft (front) lands at Hiroshima airport, western Japan, on April 17, 2015, as the airport reopened the same day after being closed due to a botched landing April 14 by an Asiana Airlines passenger jet, seen in the background. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima Airport reopens after failed Asiana jet landing

An All Nippon Airways aircraft (L) is about to take off from Hiroshima airport, western Japan, on April 17, 2015, as the airport reopened the same day after being closed due to a botched landing April 14 by an Asiana Airlines passenger jet, seen in the background. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima Airport reopens after failed Asiana jet landing

A passenger checks in at Hiroshima airport, western Japan, on April 17, 2015, as the airport reopened the same day after being closed due to a botched landing April 14 by an Asiana Airlines passenger jet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asiana meets press after plane skids off runway in Hiroshima

Akiyoshi Yamamura, vice president of Asiana Airlines, speaks at a press conference at Hiroshima Airport on April 16, 2015, after an Asiana-operated flight from Seoul skidded off the runway at the Japanese airport two days earlier. More than 20 passengers on the plane were injured in the incident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asiana meets press after plane skids off runway in Hiroshima

Akiyoshi Yamamura, vice president of Asiana Airlines, speaks at a press conference at Hiroshima Airport on April 16, 2015, after an Asiana-operated flight from Seoul skidded off the runway at the Japanese airport two days earlier. More than 20 passengers on the plane were injured in the incident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asiana meets press after plane skids off runway in Hiroshima

Akiyoshi Yamamura, vice president of Asiana Airlines, bows during a press conference at Hiroshima Airport on April 16, 2015, to apologize after an Asiana-operated flight from Seoul skidded the runway at the Japanese airport two days earlier. More than 20 passengers on the plane were injured in the incident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Probe continues after Asiana plane skids off runway

Investigators examine on April 16, 2015, wreckage found near a communications tower presumed to be a part of an Asiana Airlines Airbus A320 from Seoul. The plane veered off the runway at Hiroshima Airport two days earlier, resulting in injuries to more than 20 passengers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Probe continues after Asiana plane skids off runway

Investigators examine on April 16, 2015, the cockpit of an Asiana Airlines Airbus A320 from Seoul, which veered off the runway at Hiroshima Airport two days earlier. According to an investigator, a downdraft may have caused the wheels of the aircraft to clip a communications tower moments before landing and running off the runway. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Probe continues after Asiana plane skids off runway

Investigators carry papers and other materials on April 16, 2015, from an Asiana Airlines Airbus A320 from Seoul, which veered off the runway at Hiroshima Airport two days earlier. According to an investigator, a downdraft may have caused the wheels of the aircraft to clip a communications tower moments before landing and running off the runway. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Probe begins after Asiana Airlines failed landing in Hiroshima

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows investigators on April 15, 2015, examining the body of an Asiana Airlines aircraft from Seoul, which ran off the runway at Hiroshima airport the previous day. Police said they are investigating the accident site as a crime scene, potentially involving corporate negligence resulting in injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Probe begins after Asiana Airlines failed landing in Hiroshima

Photo taken on April 15, 2015, shows the tail section of an Asiana Airlines aircraft from Seoul, which ran off the runway at Hiroshima airport the previous day. Part of the horizontal stabilizer is missing and a large hole can be seen in the rear underside. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Probe begins after Asiana Airlines failed landing in Hiroshima

Investigators examine on April 15, 2015, the body of an Asiana Airlines aircraft from Seoul, which ran off the runway at Hiroshima airport the previous day. Police said they are investigating the accident site as a crime scene, potentially involving corporate negligence resulting in injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Probe begins after Asiana Airlines failed landing in Hiroshima

Investigators examine on April 15, 2015, the body of an Asiana Airlines aircraft from Seoul, which ran off the runway at Hiroshima airport the previous day. Police said they are investigating the accident site as a crime scene, potentially involving corporate negligence resulting in injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Probe begins after Asiana Airlines failed landing in Hiroshima

Investigators examine on April 15, 2015, the body of an Asiana Airlines aircraft from Seoul, which ran off the runway at Hiroshima airport the previous day. Police said they are investigating the accident site as a crime scene, potentially involving corporate negligence resulting in injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Probe begins after Asiana Airlines failed landing in Hiroshima

Investigators examine on April 15, 2015, wireless communication equipment, which an Asiana Airlines aircraft from Seoul (back) is believed to have struck before running off the runway at Hiroshima airport the previous day. Police said they have investigated the accident site as a crime scene, potentially involving corporate negligence resulting in injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Probe begins after Asiana Airlines failed landing in Hiroshima

Investigators examine on April 15, 2015, wireless communication equipment, which an Asiana Airlines aircraft from Seoul (back) is believed to have struck before running off the runway at Hiroshima airport the previous day. Police said they have investigated the accident site as a crime scene, potentially involving corporate negligence resulting in injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Probe begins after Asiana Airlines failed landing in Hiroshima

Investigators from the Japan Transport Safety Board enter the organization's office at Hiroshima airport in western Japan on April 15, 2015. They will probe the cause of an accident the night before in which an Asiana Airlines aircraft from Seoul ran off the runway at the airport, leaving more than 20 passengers injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asiana Airlines aircraft veers off runway in Hiroshima

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 15, 2015, shows a wireless communication facility near the runway of Hiroshima Airport. The facility was reportedly clipped by an Asiana Airlines Airbus A320 from Seoul as it came in to land, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway soon after it touched down in the evening of April 14, 2015. Japanese and South Korean authorities are investigating the incident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asiana Airlines aircraft veers off runway in Hiroshima

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 15, 2015, shows the runway of Hiroshima Airport with an Asiana Airlines Airbus A320 from Seoul, seen in upper left (in circle). The plane veered off the runway soon after landing at the airport in the evening of April 14, 2015, after reportedly clipping a wireless communication facility, seen in the front, as it came in to land. It was reported that more than 20 people on board sustained minor injuries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asiana Airlines aircraft veers off runway in Hiroshima

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 15, 2015, shows a wireless communication facility near the runway of Hiroshima Airport. The facility was reportedly clipped by an Asiana Airlines Airbus A320 from Seoul as it came in to land, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway soon after it touched down in the evening of April 14, 2015. Japanese and South Korean authorities are investigating the incident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asiana Airlines aircraft runs off runway in Hiroshima

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 15, 2015, shows an Asiana Airlines Airbus A320 from Seoul, which ran out of runway soon after landing at Hiroshima Airport in the evening of April 14, 2015. It was reported that more than 20 people on board sustained minor injuries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo