SEOUL, Jul. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A North Korean jet airliner for international flights has been grounded for eight months due apparently to the decline of passengers amid international sanctions on North Korea’s continued nuclear and missile tests, a U.S. broadcaster reported Tuesday. One of Air Koryo’s An-148 airplanes, whose flight number is P-672, has [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Russia and China have recently adopted punitive measures affecting North Korea’s aviation industry in a bid to mount pressure on the regime following its series of military provocations, the foreign ministry here said Thursday. “Last May, the European Union banned North Korean airplanes or airplanes that depart from North [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Malaysia has been banning North Korean passenger jets from its airspace as part of its efforts to implement a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions resolution against the reclusive country. Malaysia’s implementation report on Resolution 2270, which was submitted to the U.N. in August, showed that the country has [...]
SHENYANG, China, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea has featured a flight crew of its flag carrier Air Koryo in a 2017 calendar of the communist country, obtained Thursday by Yonhap News Agency, in what is seen as an unprecedented move to revitalize its tourism industry amid international sanctions imposed over its nuclear and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The countries to which North Korea’s national carrier, Air Koryo, is now able to operate flights has been limited to only China and Russia at a time many countries have endorsed the U.N. sanctions on the North, a U.S. broadcaster reported Tuesday. According to the Voice of America (VOA), [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The female flight attendants of Air Koryo are drawing attention with their gorgeous smiles and savvy style. According to Yonhap News, five female flight attendants from Air Koryo were featured on the cover of the September issue of Chosun, a monthly illustrated magazine published in North Korea that targets foreign [...]