Asiana Airlines

By Kurt Hofmann
South Korea-based AirZeta, emerging from Asiana Cargo and Air Incheon, has been in operation for four months and is outlining its first results.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has begun the process of transferring airport slots and traffic rights held by Korean Air and Asiana Airlines.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air has revised its plan to integrate the Asiana Airlines loyalty program into its own as it works to complete the protracted merger of the two carriers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Merging Korean majors begin the transition to becoming a single carrier.
Airports & Networks

By Lee Ann Shay
Jongseok Yoo, who serves as executive vice president and chief safety and operating officer at Korean Air, details the airline’s ambitious MRO growth plans.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Asiana Airlines has completed the sale of its freighter business to Air Incheon, which has now been rebranded as Air Zeta.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
South Korea’s competition regulator has imposed a significant fine on Asiana Airlines due to breaches of one of the conditions of its merger with Korean Air.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air has begun the process of obtaining regulatory approval for its plan to integrate its frequent flyer program with Asiana’s program.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The deadline for completing Air Incheon’s takeover of Asiana Airlines’ cargo division has been extended by several weeks.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Aer Lingus, Air Canada and Asiana Airlines are among the airlines adding new long-haul connections to their network during April 2025.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
The brand and livery update underline the carrier’s global expansion plans following its absorption of Asiana Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air’s newly launched branding makeover is setting the stage for major expansion and a greater global presence when it absorbs Asiana Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Several carriers are strengthening their long-haul networks over the coming weeks, adding new routes to and from airports in the Asia-Pacific region.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Korean Air Chairman and CEO Walter Cho says the airline will retain Air Busan’s presence and network in its home city of Busan, despite connectivity concerns.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Asian airlines increase their European presence.
Airports & Networks

Aviation Week Network Staff
All the important data related to Asiana Airlines in recent years.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Korean Air has commenced service with its first Airbus A350-900 after taking the widebody from the backlog of recently acquired Asiana Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Prague will become Asiana Airlines’ seventh destination in Europe from April.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Korean LCC Air Incheon has applied for the U.S. approvals it needs to take over Asiana’s cargo routes to that country in mid-2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air has finalized its acquisition of Asiana Airlines, allowing it to begin the next steps in merging the two carriers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson, Adrian Schofield
2024 was full of challenges and milestones for airline consolidation efforts around the world.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air appears close to gaining the clearances to take over Asiana Airlines, which would signal the end of a four-year journey through a regulatory maze.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The European Commission says Korean Air has sufficiently addressed competition concerns related to the carrier’s proposed takeover of Asiana Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Korean Air expects to be able to start pooling resources with acquisition target Asiana from the beginning of 2025.
Airlines & Lessors