All Korean Air articles – Page 2
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NewsKorean Air offers Virgin route access in return for Asiana tie-up approval
Korean Air is offering to ease entry for the UK’s Virgin Atlantic on specific routes in order to remedy competition concerns over its merger with Asiana. Virgin Atlantic is in line to join the SkyTeam alliance, of which Korean Air is already a member. The UK Competition and Markets Authority ...
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NewsKorean Air receives first A321neo, debuts new short-haul interiors
Korean Air has taken delivery of its first A321neo – marking its entry as the region’s newest A320 family operator – as it unveils new short-haul cabin products including full-flat seats in business class.
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NewsUK regulator flags competition concerns over Asiana-Korean Air merger
UK competition regulators have given merging carriers Asiana Airlines and Korean Air until 21 November to submit proposals to address concerns it has raised around the impact of their tie-up on the London-Seoul route.
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NewsKorean Air begins ‘intensive’ inspections of A330s following spate of safety incidents
Korean Air has started “intensive” inspections on its fleet of Airbus A330s, taking them out of service in phases, following two incidents involving the type within the span of a week.
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NewsBullish Korean Air betters Q3 profit as passenger revenue soars
Korean Air saw a significant jump in its third-quarter operating profit, amid an upswing in passenger revenue following South Korea’s move to ease all Covid-19-related travel restrictions.
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NewsWestJet and Korean will codeshare on flights from Toronto and Vancouver
WestJet will begin adding its code to Korean Air flights from Toronto and Vancouver to Seoul, after the Canadian carrier decided to centralize its widebody flying from Calgary earlier this week.
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Airline BusinessKorean Air cargo chief talks up airline’s cargo focus
A leap of faith more than two years ago – to focus on cargo at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic – has paid off financially for Korean Air. The airline’s cargo chief Jae Dong Eum, speaking to FlightGlobal, talks about the initial planning and the imminent challenges ahead.
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Airline BusinessA380s return amid strong travel demand and aircraft delivery delays
When Air France accelerated the retirement of its Airbus A380s in the early weeks of the pandemic, questions were being asked about the sumperjumbo’s future at many other operators. So far, however, the pandemic recovery is showing that the type still has a role to play at some carriers – ...
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NewsKorean prepares fleet old and new for capacity step up
Korean Air’s plan to raise to capacity as Covid travel restrictions continue to ease will come as some of its grounded aircraft are returned to service and the airline prepares to introduce its second new aircraft type this year.
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NewsKorean Air plans capacity ramp-up from July; A380s to be deployed in Asia
Korean Air will increase international passenger capacity to about half of pre-pandemic levels by the end of the year, as it mulls “preemptively” hiring more staff to cope with increased demand.
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NewsKorean ponders move for new freighters
Korean Air is considering a move for the new widebody freighters launched by Airbus and Boeing in recent months as it continues to position itself for strong cargo demand.
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NewsKorean Air eyes key Asiana merger approvals by year-end
Korean Air chief executive Walter Cho is hopeful of securing the necessary approvals from the US and European Union competition regulators for its merger with Asiana by the end of this year.
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NewsAsiana acquisition still on track despite slower regulatory approvals: Korean Air
Korean Air’s acquisition of rival Asiana Airlines is “proceeding smoothly”, says the airline, as it doubles down on efforts to secure regulatory approvals in key markets such the USA and China.
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NewsKorean eyes March launch of Boeing 737 Max flights
Korean Air aims to begin Boeing 737 Max operations from the start of March after taking delivery of its initial example on 13 February.
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Airline BusinessHow far through the crisis are Asia-Pacific’s biggest airlines?
Airlines in Asia-Pacific paradoxically, are both among the hardest hit yet also the most profitable since the crisis hit. No region’s international passenger business has been harder by the pandemic than Asia-Pacific’s airlines, as international borders have remained all but shut and only started reopening in the last quarter of ...
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NewsVietnam approves Korean Air-Asiana merger
Vietnam’s competition regulators have approved Korean Air’s acquisition of rival and compatriot Asiana Airlines, the latest country to green-light the merger.
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NewsMalaysia approves Korean Air-Asiana merger
Malaysian aviation regulators have cleared the merger between Korean Air and Asiana Airlines, becoming the latest in a growing list of regulators around the world to grant approval.
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Airline BusinessKorean Air bucks industry trends
If you want to cite an airline that has been particularly good at bucking industry trends during the Covid-19 crisis, it is difficult to look beyond Korean Air.
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NewsKorean Air to retire A380s in five years, 747-8Is in ten: CEO
Korean Air plans to entirely exit four-engined passenger aircraft within the next ten years.
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Airline BusinessKorean Air chief eyes transformational years beyond Covid-19
Walter Cho stepped into the top job at Korean Air in April 2019, and with an ambitious acquisition stands to transform the South Korean air travel market in the 2020s.