After overcoming pariah status at the end of the last century, South Korea must learn what caused the catastrophe on Dec. 29 and what lessons to draw from it.

Investigators from the NTSB and Boeing were expected to join the investigation into South Korea's deadliest air crash.

Officials are investigating the cause of the deadliest aircraft crash in South Korean history, which killed 179 people.

The flight, operated by Jeju Air, was landing when it went off the runway in Muan, in the country’s southwest. Only two people survived the crash.

South Korean officials are looking for the cause of a passenger jet crash that killed 179 people, in one of the deadliest disasters in the country’s aviation history.

Boeing shares were down as much as 6% Monday morning. Authorities in Korea believe a bird strike could have been a factor in the fatal crash.

The plane crash that killed 179 people and left two survivors was South Korea’s worst commercial airline disaster. Authorities retrieved the two black boxes, or flight recorders, which are expected to give them critical information about the final moments before the plane exploded as it landed on a regional airport tarmac in the nation’s south.

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.

More than 5,500 Koreans from all over the country came to Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province to support the bereaved families of the Jeju Air plane crash victims, according to government officials on Monday.

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.