The preliminary report was released by the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board on Monday in South Korea.

The ill-fated Jeju Air plane in last month's deadly crash received a warning from air traffic control about bird activity just one minute before its black box recording stopped, the transport ministry said Saturday.

SEOUL: Investigators have found evidence of a bird strike in the crash of a Jeju Air passenger plane in South Korea in December, which resulted in 179 fatalities.Feathers and blood stains discover

South Korean authorities will increase their scrutiny of the country's low-cost airline sector, including tightening the criteria for MRO workers and enforcing stricter rules on network expansion.

SEOUL: Both engines of the Jeju Air plane that crashed last month contained duck remains, according to a preliminary report on Monday (Jan 27), with authorities still trying to determine what caused the deadliest air disaster on South Korean soil.

The ill-fated Jeju Airplane in last month's deadly crash received a warning from air traffic control about bird activity just one minute before its black box recording stopped, the transport ministry said Saturday.

South Korea's authorities investigating last month's Jeju Air plane crash have submitted a preliminary accident report to the U.N. aviation agency and to the authorities of the United States, France and Thailand,

Authorities have suggested that migratory bird strikes were the cause of last month's deadly plane crash in South Korea, according to multiple reports.

Korean Air will initially fly its long-range A350-900s on short-haul flights to Japan before flying to Europe later in the year.

Tuesday's incident came a month after a Jeju Air passenger plane crashed at Muan International Airport in southern South Korea, killing all but two of the 181 people on board.