SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A Jin Air flight made an emergency landing in Japan with no injuries, said Jin Air Co., the budget unit of Korean Air Lines Co., on Monday. The pilot of the Boeing 737-800 realized there was a hydraulic system malfunction about 9:30 a.m., a failure that kept its landing gear [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) – A Seoulite purchased a plane ticket from Incheon to Hong Kong for 368,600 won ($310) in July 2015. But when he tried to cancel the trip a few months later, he was charged 216,000 won ($181) in cancellation fees. As such, there are instances where airline companies either charge [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) – A Malaysian low-cost airline, AirAsia, is facing harsh criticism for its unusual recruitment procedures. AirAsia’s Korean office recently presented a special online audition as part of its flight attendant recruitment efforts. Applicants had to send a one-minute long introductory video of themselves, which the company would upload on Naver, a [...]
SEJONG, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) – During a cabinet meeting today, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation (MOLIT) unveiled a plan to train at least 2000 qualified pilots domestically by 2020. According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the global aviation market is expected to grow by five percent annually, which in turn create job [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Data shows that the number of Korean pilots who are currently accepting jobs at Chinese airlines has increased. Kim, a pilot who moved from Korean Air to a Chinese airline two years ago, commented that Chinese airlines choose safety as their priority and pay their pilots more money than airlines [...]