Korean Air

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

Air Premia and T’Way are expanding the widebody operations they launched during the past two years.

Prague will return to the carrier’s schedule after a three-year suspension.

The merger of South Korean carriers has won approval from China, which required slot transfers.

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.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

WestJet director of commercial strategy Frank Satusky wants to 'own the west' of Canada.

The codeshare announcement comes after WestJet said all of its long-haul flying will be based at Calgary.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in October, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

Budapest has numerous Korean automobile manufacturers located in the area due to the Hungarian government’s investment policy,

Budapest will become a new point in the airline’s passenger network, while routes to the United Arab Emirates and Thailand are also being restored.

Two more destinations will return to the airline’s network in September.

Korean Air’s continuing recovery in passenger demand and capacity helped the carrier achieve a healthy profit for the second quarter.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

The South Korean flag carrier is aiming to restore international passenger capacity to 50% of pre-COVID levels by September.

The combined LCC would be one result of the planned Asiana-Korean Air merger.

The carrier is also restoring Seattle-Seoul Incheon flights next month.

The airline is also restarting two routes to Europe.

The new routes will mean flights between Seoul and European destinations Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London and Paris will be between 1 hr. 30 min. and 2 hr. 45 min. longer on each one-way leg.

With British Airways resuming long-haul Airbus A380 service and Qatar Airways ‘reluctantly’ preparing to welcome back the aircraft, Routes looks at the latest operations of the superjumbo.

With the South Korean government making a proactive effort to commercialize urban air mobility by 2025, two consortiums have announced plans to develop and test the required ecosystem.

Korean Air restoring flights to Hawaii, Air Nostrum’s latest tender win, and Singapore Airlines restarting service to Houston are among the latest route announcements and services resuming.

Korean Air has opted to leave the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) as it adjusts its industry group commitments following the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.

Korean Air has managed to achieve another second quarter (Q2) net profit, with the result once again based on strong performance in the cargo sector.