Korean Air

By David Casey
Korean Air has boosted its order book with firm commitments for 20 777Xs and 20 787-10s, with options for 10 more 787-10s.
On Location

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air plans to begin scheduled services with its first Boeing 787-10 between Seoul and Tokyo Narita, also debuting a new widebody business-class product.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Korean Air has agreed to order 20 Boeing 777-9s here at the Farnborough Airshow, a significant boost for Boeing’s much-delayed widebody program.
Farnborough Airshow

By Adrian Schofield
The second half of 2024 could be an important period for Asia-Pacific aircraft orders.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air plans to make significant progress toward the full restoration of capacity in mainland China by resuming multiple routes.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Adrian Schofield
This represents an important step toward the proposed Korean Air-Asiana merger.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air CEO Walter Cho is planning to place a major widebody aircraft order, and it is also considering additional freighter orders.
Airlines & Lessors

By Brian Everstine
Sierra Nevada is starting work on the Air Force’s E-4B replacement and outlining teammates.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Adrian Schofield
Surging demand for international transit traffic via its Seoul hub is helping Korean Air achieve healthy gains in passenger revenue.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Graham Warwick
End-to-end urban air mobility demo; integrating airborne collision avoidance system into autonomy; ZeroAvia eyes wider electric market; electrifying the Beaver
Emerging Technologies

By Aaron Karp
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.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
Progress on 787 quality problems is challenged by whistleblower claims of long-term fleet safety risks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
In choosing local or distant maintenance, airlines must consider additional downtime and transport costs, among other factors.
Services & Support

By James Pozzi
A look at where new commercial aftermarket engine capabilities are being added around the world.
Supply Chain

By James Pozzi
The MRO plots its path to exceeding €10 billion in revenue by 2030.
Services & Support

New MRO facilities and joint ventures are highlights of this month’s News Briefs and Contracts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
The carrier expects to confirm deals by the third quarter as order activity in Asia heats up.
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 has confirmed a major deal for Airbus A350s aimed at upgrading the carrier’s widebody fleet after its proposed merger with Asiana Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors