Jeju Air

South Korea's ARAIB has published its preliminary report into the fatal Jeju Air accident on Dec. 29 and said going forward its investigation will focus on the bird strikes suffered by both engines and data recorded prior to the crash.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

South Korea’s transport ministry has announced measures to increase scrutiny of the country’s LCCs in the wake of the fatal Jeju Air crash in December.

Officials will order step up pilot training and improvements to antennas at several airports based on an investigation prompted by the fatal Jeju Air accident.

South Korea's Transport Ministry said the last 4 min. of Jeju Air Flight 7C 2216 data was not captured by the flight data or cockpit voice recorder.

The precursors to the Boeing 737-800’s belly landing and fatal runway overrun remain unclear.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The tragic crash of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 on Dec. 29 has turned the spotlight on the South Korean LCC industry.

Investigators expect to have preliminary analysis of FDR data from the Dec. 29 Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crash within a week.

A transcript from the CVR pulled from the wreckage of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 that crashed Dec. 29 in South Korea should be compiled within a few days.

Investigators leading the probe into the Dec. 29 Jeju Air accident expect to have preliminary data from the 737-800's cockpit voice recorder within days.

A Boeing 737-800 operated by South Korean carrier Jeju Air collided with a wall after touching down without its landing gear deployed at Muan Airport on Dec. 29.

South Korean LCC Jeju Air has decided not to pursue a bid for Asiana’s freighter operations.

Asiana’s cargo division will be sold if the Korean Air-Asiana merger is finalized.

Economic and geopolitical travails are weighing on China’s international passenger flight recovery.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Carrier to be based 100 km south of Seoul at Cheongju International Airport.

The market between Vietnam and South Korea has grown at a phenomenal rate in recent years, with fledgling carrier Bamboo Airways the latest airline to enter the fray. Routesonline looks at the rising competition on routes between the two countries.

This week: Jeju Air adds Singapore route; Frontier expands from Cincinnati; and Alitalia resumes Milan - St Petersburg.

Eastar Jet and SilkAir are set to launch services between Singapore and Busan as part of efforts to promote trade, business and tourism.

Over 85 of the region’s leading and fastest-growing airlines are now planning their meeting diaries for the event.

More than 90 of the region’s leading airlines will be accepting meeting requests when scheduling opens.

The grouping brings together many of the smaller low-cost operators across the Asia Pacific region and the partnership will allow them to better compete with some of the largest budget carriers like IndiGo in India, AirAsia across multiple countries and Qantas subsidiary Jetstar Airways across both the Asia and Pacific markets.