Korean Air

Korean Air has announced the end of the long-haul quad-jet era, with the retirement of the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8.

Korean Air has been announced the winner of one of the most prestigious honours in the aviation industry: Air Transport World’s (ATW) 2021 Airline of the Year.

Korean Air has been certified as a 5-star COVID-safe airline by Skytrax, becoming one of a few global airlines to achieve the recognition for COVID-19 safety standards.

Korean Air customers will be among the first in the world to have access to an IATA app that provides a secure system to manage their COVID-19 testing or vaccination information digitally.

South Korean flag carrier Korean Air said today it will buy out its smaller troubled rival Asiana Airlines in a USD 1.6 billion deal as it looks to consolidate with the coronavirus pandemic…

Korean Air has launched a COVID-19 vaccine transport task force to prepare for the safe and swift transport of the vaccine once it becomes available.

As airlines prepare to take off in a post-pandemic world, carriers need to figure out how to rebuild in a rapidly evolving global environment where historical data no longer applies. As the…

Korean Air has implemented a ‘back to front’ zone boarding system for all economy class passengers on domestic and international routes, which will ensure that passengers seated at the…

Korean Air will operate 32 of its 110 international routes throughout the month of June as its international flights will operate at 20% capacity compared to planned operations. It…

Korean Air is providing emergency relief supplies to residents of Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The South Korean flag carrier delivered…

Budapest Airport’s record growth continues as the Hungarian capital announces yet another new airline for summer 2020. Korean Air, the flag carrier of South Korea, will operate…

Korean Air has unveiled global K-pop supergroup, SuperM as the stars of its new safety video. A collaboration between the airline and SM Entertainment, the video was aired for the…

Korean Air has announced the introduction of facial recognition boarding tech in Atlanta, US.  As of 1 November,  passengers on flight KE036 in Atlanta will be able to board after a facial…

Korean Air’s volunteer group performed volunteer work in Sri Lanka in October for the underprivileged local community in the suburbs of Colombo. The area was severely damaged by the…

Korean Air has announced a tranche of new routes this week, including flights to Clark, in the Philippines; Nanjing, in China on 27 October. As well as, both, Zhangjiajie and Hangzhou,…

Korean Air has announced its plans to adjust the frequency of some routes, in consideration of decreasing demand of Japanese routes due to Korea-Japan tensions. At the same time, the…

Korean Air has announced it will introduce 20 Boeing 787-10s, the largest member of the Dreamliner family, for the first time in Korea, and add 10 more 787-9s to its existing fleet.…

This week’s collection of stories descending from on high features a headline grabbing purchase, an Iron Chef and, of course, new routes.

Korean Air celebrated its inaugural flight from Seoul, South Korea to Zagreb, Croatia on 1 September, marking the first regular service connecting Croatia and Far East Asia directly.

Keeping up its social responsibility goals, Korean Air's volunteer group “Didimdol” (a Korean word for stepping-stone) flew to the Bicol region in Philippines, to perform volunteer work for…

Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies, and Korean Air Lines recently celebrated delivery of the airline's first Bombardier CS300 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney's…

Korean Air has reached an agreement with Delta Air Lines to create a trans-Pacific joint venture between the US and Asia. The new arrangement between the two SkyTeam alliance partners…

Korean Air’s latest long-haul aircraft, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, will make its inaugural international flight on Thursday 1 June 2017. The twin-aisle aircraft was delivered to Korean…

Lombok’s tourism industry will get a significant boost this summer, when Korean Air launches direct flights to the Indonesian resort island. The Antara news agency reported the…

Korean Air connects Seoul with Spain Where? Seoul (South Korea) to Barcelona (Spain) When? Three times a week, effective immediately Who? Korean Air Why? Rising demand for flights…

The recent proliferation of air routes between Spain and the Far East has continued, with the launch of Korean Air's inaugural flight to Barcelona. The national carrier touched down at…

Korean Air has formed a major new partnership with Delta Air Lines, creating a joint venture to align and expand the two carriers’ trans-Pacific networks. The memorandum of…

Korean Air's fleet modernisation strategy reached another major milestone this week when the airline took delivery of its first ever Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The Seoul-based national…

Korean Air has launched a new route connecting Seoul and Delhi, the respective capital cities of South Korea and India. Direct flights between two Asian metropolises kicked off on 1…

Korean Air is adding two destinations and cutting two in a significant shake-up of its network. The national carrier has revealed plans to launch non-stop flights between Seoul and…

Korean Air has reported the largest quarterly profit in its history, dispelling recent worries about its financial stability. In the third quarter of 2016, which ended on 30…

Korean Air has announced the appointment of Jong Rae Kim as the new Korean Air UK and Ireland regional manager, managing the airline’s UK operation and based at Korean Air’s central London…