South Korea’s leading low-cost carrier, heavy with debt and its stock already near record lows, is now facing intense public and government scrutiny.

There are no concrete structures near runways at Singapore’s airports, said Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Bereaved families and political figures visit a memorial altar set up near the Muan International Airport to honor the 179 victims of Sunday’s Jeju Air plane crash.

Search operations at the site of the Jeju Air plane crash concluded on Saturday, one week after the devastating accident claimed 179 lives. Officials announced that all 179 bodies have been recovered, with 151 already returned to their families along with identified personal belongings.

South Korea's government said on Monday it will extend the shutdown of Muan International Airport by a week to Jan. 14, citing the ongoing investigation into the crash of a Jeju Air jet that killed 179 passengers on board.

Video from the scene and aircraft positioning data offer clues about the deadliest aviation disaster in years.

South Korean investigators said Friday they expected to find more human remains as they began lifting the wreckage of the Jeju Air jet that crashed on landing last weekend killing all but two of the 181 passengers and crew aboard.

Jeju Air 7C2216, which departed from Bangkok for Muan, belly-landed and overshot the regional airport's runway, exploding into flames after hitting an embankment.

Investigators on Saturday compiled the complete transcript from the cockpit voice recorder recovered from the wreckage of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800.

Joo Jong-wan, the deputy transport minister for civil aviation, acknowledged that safety measures were not sufficient when building the embankment, but said they were done in line