All Korean Air articles – Page 5
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Fuel costs and currency losses erode Korean's first-half profits
Korean Air has reported a massive decline in operating profit for the first half of the year, after fuel costs and foreign exchange losses eroded earnings.
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AnalysisAirlines adjust to Japan, South Korea spat
Regional airlines may stand to lose more from a worsening Japan-South Korea spat, unless both parties set aside their differences.
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NewsKorean firms order for 20 787s
Korean Air has firmed an order for 20 Boeing 787s, finalising a letter of intent the carrier signed last month at the Paris air show.
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Delta extends equity partnerships to Korean Air
Delta Air Lines has extended its equity partnership model to Korean Air, buying a 4.3% stake in the carrier's parent Hanjin-KAL.
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PARIS: Korean Air signs for 30 more 787s
Korean Air has signed a letter of intent to take 30 Boeing 787s in order to modernise its long-haul fleet.
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Vietnam Airlines enters competitive Da Nang-Busan route
Vietnam Airlines will enter the hotly contested Da Nang-Busan route with a twice-weekly service from 20 July 2019.
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Korean Air vows to go after LCC competition
Korean Air chairman and chief executive Walter Cho has vowed to act more aggressively against the growing competition from low-cost carriers in its home market.
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Partnerships the key for Korean Air at IATA AGM
Korean Air chairman and chief executive Walter Cho says that IATA remains as relevant as ever, especially when it comes to how airlines work together.
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Airline BusinessPutting numbers on the legacies of airline leaders
With airline leaders gathering in Seoul for the IATA AGM, we use Cirium’s Fleets Analyzer and schedules data to measure the legacies of the chief executives who have left their roles in the past 12 months. The AGM takes place in South Korea just weeks after the death of long-serving Korean Air chairman and chief executive Cho Yang-ho
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NewsKorean Air to remove first class on 27 routes
Korean Air plans to drop first class service on 27 routes operated by Boeing 787-9s, 777-300ERs and Airbus A330s from 1 June.
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Korean Air chairman Cho Yang-ho passes away
Korean Air chairman and chief executive Cho Yang-ho has passed away at age 70 in a Los Angeles hospital.
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Korean Air chief Cho voted off board
Korean Air shareholders have voted chief executive and chairman Cho Yang-ho off the carrier’s board.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: A380 flights set to fall for first time in 2019
The cancellation of the Airbus A380 programme comes in a year that could see the first drop in scheduled passenger flights made by the type.
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Korean Air standalone profit dropped 28% in 2018
Korean Air reported a 28% slide in its 2018 full year unconsolidated operating profit to W692 billion ($620 million), primarily due to the impact of higher fuel costs.
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Damaged A220 PW1500G undergoes examination in USA
An Airbus A220 engine that suffered damage during a Korean Air flight in December has been shipped the USA for examination, according to an Airbus official.
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Korean Air A220 suffers significant engine damage
A Korean Air Airbus A220-300 suffered a failure to its left Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engine on 27 December 2018.
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PICTURE: Eastar Jet takes delivery of its first 737 Max 8
South Korean leisure carrier Eastar Jet has become the first carrier in the country to take delivery of a Boeing 737 Max 8.
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Korean Air hopeful on North Korean rapprochement
Korean Air is cautiously optimistic about recent political developments vis-à-vis North Korea, with the easing of tensions helping the general visitor environment for South Korea.
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A350 and 777X in contention for Korean widebody order
Korean Air is considering both the Boeing 777X and Airbus A350 family for what could be a major widebody order, as well as leaning toward additions to its 787 fleet.