Korean Air Wins Conditional Approval From Brussels For Asiana Takeover

Asiana Cargo

Korean Air has agreed to divest Asiana Airlines' cargo business among other remedies to secure merger approval from the European Commission.

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Korean Air has cleared a key hurdle to closing its proposed acquisition of Asiana Airlines after the European Commission gave its conditional approval on Feb. 13. With the EC decision, and similar clearance from Japan on Jan. 31, Korean Air now only has U.S. approval pending. The merger has already...
Adrian Schofield

Adrian is a senior air transport editor for Aviation Week, based in New Zealand. He covers commercial aviation in the Asia-Pacific region.

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