Korean Air

By Chen Chuanren
Korean Air is on track to secure four spare GE Aerospace GE9X engines and four GEnx-1Bs for its Boeing 777-9 and 787-10 order to enhance the fleet’s resilience.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
As MRO drone inspections of aircraft gain regulatory steam, providers mull technology additions.
Emerging Technologies

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 Chen Chuanren
China Aircraft Leasing Company (CALC) has leased one Airbus A330-200 to Korean Air, a new airline client for the Hong Kong-based lessor.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Korean Air will commence the retrofit of 11 Boeing 777-300ER in mid-2025, which will see the introduction of new premium economy seats into the aircraft.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air has revealed the new aircraft livery that will be rolled out across its fleet and eventually will be applied to the Asiana fleet after the airlines integrate.
Airlines & Lessors

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 Adrian Schofield
Korean Air achieved a net profit for Q4 2024, reversing a loss from the same period a year earlier, and managed to increase its full-year profit.
Airlines & Lessors

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 William Moore
This week, Carbon Analysis revisits some Asian airlines previously analyzed, namely: All Nippon Airways (ANA), China Southern Airlines, IndiGo and Korean Air.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Chen Chuanren
Korean Air has exercised options to acquire six more Airbus A321neos.
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 William Moore
Airbus A380 operators Emirates, Korean Air and Lufthansa have been studied, as well as a composite of global carriers that do not operate the A380.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Drone inspection providers are gaining regulatory acceptance and expanding customers, use cases and global footprint.
Marketplace

By Adrian Schofield
Strong summer demand and increasing capacity drove revenue increases for Korean Air in Q3, although higher costs caused its net profit for the period to shrink.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp, David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air is further boosting its Japanese network in the fourth quarter, as its flights to this market exceed pre-pandemic levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Airlines grapple with how to best leverage AI.
Airlines & Lessors

By Keith Mwanalushi
The cabin interior specialist says rebounding travel demand is driving airlines to retrofit fleets with new cabin branding elements.
Interiors & Connectivity

By William Moore
Carbon Analysis revisits some previously analyzed Asian airlines. This week All Nippon Airways, China Southern Airlines, IndiGo and Korean Air are in focus.
AWIN Knowledge Center