SEOUL, Feb 4 — South Korea aims to rebuild its aviation safety system from scratch, the transport ministry said today, launching a new committee to improve air travel in the country that suffered two major aviation incidents a month apart.

Seoul, Jan 17 — Investigators found bird feathers and blood in both engines of the Jeju Air jet that crashed in South Korea last month, killing 179 people, a person familiar with the probe told Reuters today.

SEJONG, Jan 7 — South Korea’s transport minister said today that he intends to step down to take responsibility for the deadly crash of a Boeing jet operated by Jeju Air on December 29.

SEOUL, Dec 2 — South Korean police said today they had raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part of their investigation into Sunday's crash that killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on the country's soil.

SEOUL, Dec 31 — Questions grew on Tuesday over the crash of a Jeju Air jetliner as police rushed to identify victims and as families of those killed in the deadliest plane crash on South Korean soil pressed authorities for more information.

SEOUL, Dec 30 — A surge in cancellations of travel deals and airline tickets was reported today as concerns over aviation safety mounted following a deadly airliner crash that claimed 179 lives, Yonhap news agency reported, citing industry sources.

SOUTH JEOLLA, Dec 30 — South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok on Monday ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operation system as investigators worked to identify victims and find out what caused the country’s deadliest air disaster.

SOUTH JEOLLA, Dec 29 — The deadliest air accident ever in South Korea killed 179 people today, when an airliner belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway, erupting in a fireball as it slammed into a wall at Muan International Airport.

SHAH ALAM, Dec 29 — Several hours after a passenger plane crashed into a wall at a South Korean airport, an Air Canada plane reportedly slipped on the runway during an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Nova Scotia, Canada, yesterday.