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We have determined that extracting data from the damaged flight data recorder here is not possible. And so we have agreed with the NTSB to send it to the US and analyse it there,
Joo Jong-wan, director of the aviation policy division at the ministry said ... Yonhap reported
We have completed the extraction of voice data and will start the work of converting it into voice files today,
the ministry said in a briefing
Our investigators, along with the US National Transportation Safety Board and the manufacturer, are conducting a joint investigation into the cause of the accident,
Choi said at a disaster response meeting Wednesday
The damaged flight data recorder has been deemed unrecoverable for data extraction domestically,
said South Korea's deputy minister for civil aviation, Joo Jong-wanA comprehensive analysis and review of the aircraft’s structure and the black box data will reveal the cause of the accident,
Choi said at a disaster response meeting on Wednesday
Based on this preliminary data, we plan to start converting it into audio format,
he added, which will enable investigators to hear the pilots’ final communicationsOvernight, the identification of all 179 victims was completed,
said acting president Choi Sang-mok, who has been in office for less than a week
They're also planning to start a visual investigation into the wreckage,
deputy minister for civil aviation Joo Jong-wan told a briefing
The most urgent matter at present is to return the victims to their families,
Choi told an intra-agency meeting