South Korea's transport ministry has extended special inspections of all 101 of the Boeing 737-800 jets run by the country's airlines by a week, after the worst aviation disaster on the country's soil,

Boeing shares were lower Monday after South Korea announced it is launching an investigation following the deadly Jeju Air crash over the weekend that involved a Boeing jet.

The cause of Sunday’s crash remains under investigation but aviation experts were quick to distinguish the incident from the company’s earlier safety problems.

Shares of Boeing fell in early trading on Monday, one day after a Boeing model 737-800 was involved in the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea that killed scores of passengers. The slide came hours after South Korea's transportation ministry announced it would investigate the crash and conduct a full inspection of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft in use in South Korea.

South Korean officials said Monday they will conduct safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country’s airlines, as they struggle to determine what caused a plane crash that killed 179 people a day earlier.

South Korea plans to review the concrete walls positioned just beyond the end of some airport runways after an aircraft attempting an emergency landing smashed into one just over a week ago, killing almost everyone on board.

South Korea’s rival political parties agreed on Tuesday to form a joint task force to investigate the recent Jeju Air plane crash that claimed the lives of 179 people. The country’s transport minister has also offered to resign in the wake of the tragedy.

Despite safety improvements since 2014, December 2024 witnessed several fatal crashes, raising fresh concerns.

The flight data recorder of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 that crashed on 29 December 2024 has been dispatched to the USA

South Korea's transport minister resigned after the Jeju Air crash killed 179, citing responsibility. Investigations focus on embankment design, bird strike, and landing gear failure. Black box analysis is underway for crash details.

South Korea's transport minister said on Tuesday he intends to step down to take responsibility for the deadly crash of a Boeing jet operated by Jeju Air on Dec. 29.