Safety Integration Is Key Factor In Korean Air-Asiana Merger

Korean Air pilots in cockpit

Training programs have already been standardized for Korean Air and Asiana cockpit crew.

Credit: Korean Air
Korean Air is undertaking one of the largest airline mergers in recent years with its takeover of Asiana Airlines, and combining the carriers’ safety management systems will be among the most complex—and critical—aspects of the process. Korean Air has been working for the past several months to...
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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