The South Korean government has formed an aviation safety committee that should present its findings in March.

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

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South Korea will extend runway safety areas and redesign infrastructure after the crash of a Jeju Air Co. flight last month that killed almost everyone on board, sparking criticism that the design of the airport might have exacerbated the accident.

The 10-week committee will include private sector experts and will look at issues including maintenance and aircraft utilization rates at budget airlines