Korean Air will participate in Drone Show Korea 2022 in Busan from February 24 to 26. Marking its sixth anniversary this year, Drone Show Korea 2022 is hosted by Busan Metropolitan City, the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy, the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and the Ministry […]
Airbus, Air Liquide Korea, Korean Air and Incheon International Airport Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the use of hydrogen at Seoul’s Incheon Airport. The collaboration will also study the development of a Korean domestic airport infrastructure to support the deployment of hydrogen-powered commercial aircrafts. This partnership reflects a shared ambition to […]
Korean Air received unconditional approval from the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) for its business combination with Asiana Airlines on February 8. Following its assessment, the CCCS has concluded that Korean Air’s acquisition of Asiana Airlines will not infringe Singapore’s Competition Act. Singapore’s competition authority conducted a public consultation in July last year […]
Korean Air has introduced biometric self-boarding services for the first time in Korea. From February 8, passengers can pass through Korean Air’s domestic boarding gates at Gimpo Airport with a scan of their palms, and will not need to present an actual boarding pass. The palm vein scan will allow the airline to immediately check […]
“Korean Air wishes you good luck and fortune in the Lunar New Year” To celebrate the Lunar New Year, Korean Air will display Bokjori, a decoration of good fortune, at various company sites from January 25 to February 7. Bokjori is a bamboo strainer shaped like a dipper. Hanging up Bokjori to welcome the Lunar […]
From left to right, Mr. PARK Jong-Ook, President of KT Corp; Mr. WOO Keehong, President of Korean Air; Mr. KIM Kyung Wook, President & CEO of Incheon International Airport Corporation; Mr. SHIN Jaiwon, President of UAM Division at Hyundai Motor Group; and Mr. YOON Young-Joon, President & CEO of Hyundai Engineering & Construction Korean Air […]
Korean Air recorded a revenue of KRW 2.227 trillion (USD 1.879 billion) and an operating profit of KRW 438.6 billion (USD 370 million) in its third quarter financial results. The airline attained a record quarterly operating profit since the third quarter results of 2016. ※ Q3 2016 operating profit: KRW 4.476 trillion The cargo […]
Korean Air has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Boeing regarding a technical cooperation to enhance maintenance capabilities for the Republic of Korea military’s vertical lift aircraft. Through the agreement, Korean Air and Boeing will cooperate in the maintenance, repair & overhaul (MRO) business with the main goal of upgrading domestic maintenance capabilities of […]
Korean Air has completed the migration of its entire IT infrastructure to Amazon Web Services Korea LLC (AWS), which comes three years after announcing its plans for cloud migration in November 2018. Korean Air is the first global full service carrier to complete an all-in migration to AWS. The airline will use AWS cloud capabilities […]
Korean Air has partnered with SK Energy, a major petroleum and refinery company in Korea, to introduce carbon-neutral jet fuel to actively counter climate change. Through the partnership, the airline will purchase a month’s worth of carbon-neutral jet fuel for domestic flights departing from Jeju and Cheongju. Carbon-neutral jet fuel can be achieved by measuring […]
