Korean Air

The second half of 2024 could be an important period for Asia-Pacific aircraft orders.

Scheduled airline capacity April 2022 to December 2024, updated June 11, 2024.

Korean Air plans to make significant progress toward the full restoration of capacity in mainland China by resuming multiple routes.

South Korea’s international passenger traffic has almost recovered to pre-pandemic levels and is exceeding them in some key markets.

This represents an important step toward the proposed Korean Air-Asiana merger.

Four airlines had expressed interest in the Asiana freighter acquisition—Air Incheon, Air Premia, Eastar Jet and Jeju Air.

Korean Air CEO Walter Cho is planning to place a major widebody aircraft order, and it is also considering additional freighter orders.

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Surging demand for international transit traffic via its Seoul hub is helping Korean Air achieve healthy gains in passenger revenue.

While overall passenger aircraft recovery in the region is nearly complete, not all operators are equal; each has very different recovery stories.

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Korean Air and WestJet have expanded their codeshare agreement to include a new transpacific route set to be launched by the Canadian carrier to Seoul.

Progress on 787 quality problems is challenged by whistleblower claims of long-term fleet safety risks.

With only a handful of regulators left to approve the merger, Korean Air is working on the transition and integration of new fleet and manpower.

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The MRO plots its path to exceeding €10 billion in revenue by 2030.

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The carrier expects to confirm deals by the third quarter as order activity in Asia heats up.

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Korean Air has confirmed a major deal for Airbus A350s aimed at upgrading the carrier’s widebody fleet after its proposed merger with Asiana Airlines.

Korean Air is reportedly considering an order for 20 Airbus A350s.

Korean Air has started construction of a new aircraft engine maintenance cluster in Unbuk, near Incheon International Airport.

The Korean Air-Asiana merger process is spawning significant opportunities for other carriers thanks to competition remedies required by overseas regulators.