Korean Air

By Matthew Fulco
Economic and geopolitical travails are weighing on China’s international passenger flight recovery.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
China’s decision to relax outbound tour group restrictions on 78 countries has prompted speculation the country's international air travel recovery has arrived.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air expects passenger demand to continue to strengthen through the summer season as the carrier increases its capacity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
As it continues to try to rebuild, Korean Air is restarting one of its pre-pandemic mainland China routes this month, with another two following in September.
Airlines & Lessors

By Henry Canaday
Korean Air and All Nippon Airways are deploying strategies to combat supply chain delays and workforce shortages.
MRO

By Adrian Schofield
The airline signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Korean company GS Caltex to partner on the program.
Airlines & Lessors

By Henry Canaday
The airline is seeking regulatory approval for its swarm-based drone inspections, which it has been refining during testing on Boeing 737s.
Emerging Technologies

By Adrian Schofield
The EC has concerns about the proposed merger’s effect on competition on certain routes between South Korea and Europe that are served by both carriers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
AI in aviation; flying hydrogen lab; Seoul’s UAM routes; and Alder’s fuel progresses.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Seoul’s metropolitan government has selected routes for urban air mobility demonstration flights in 2024-25.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air expects to see passenger demand continue to increase toward a full recovery in 2023, and the carrier is boosting its capacity in response.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.
Airports & Networks

Since taking the helm as chairman and CEO at Korean Air in 2019, Walter Cho has rapidly gained a worldwide reputation for industry vision and dynamic management
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Airlines are restoring more flights as the Chinese government and other countries remove restrictions.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The partnership marks Virgin Atlantic’s entry to the South Korean market.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
The core part of Korean Air’s remedy is helping Virgin Atlantic start flights between London Heathrow Airport and Seoul.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into the proposed Korean Air-Asiana merger, which the regulator says could be anti-competitive.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission is reportedly set to pursue a full-scale antitrust investigation into Korean Air’s takeover of rival Asiana Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Air Premia and T’Way are expanding the widebody operations they launched during the past two years.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Prague will return to the carrier’s schedule after a three-year suspension.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
The merger of South Korean carriers has won approval from China, which required slot transfers.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
China cleared the Korean Air-Asiana Airlines merger in late December but the EU and U.S. are yet to sign off on the deal.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.
Airports & Networks

By Chris Sloan
WestJet director of commercial strategy Frank Satusky wants to 'own the west' of Canada.
Airports & Networks