Scale Advantages Beckon As Korean Air-Asiana Merger Nears Completion

Korean Air Boeing 747 taking off with new livery

The main hubs of both Korean Air and Asiana Airlines are situated at Seoul Incheon International Airport.

Credit: Korean Air
Six years after it was first proposed, Korean Air’s merger with former rival Asiana Airlines is finally approaching the finish line. The two carriers are due to combine under the same air operator certificate (AOC) on Dec. 17. The deal’s wide-reaching ramifications will not only reshape the South...
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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