SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Asiana Airlines board meeting scheduled for October 30 is poised to become a pivotal event in the merger between Korean Air and Asiana Airlines. If the proposal to sell Asiana Airlines’ cargo business in compliance with the European Union’s (EU) request is rejected, the merger between the two airlines, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-largest air carrier, plans to decide on whether to sell its cargo business later this month, as Korean Air seeks to win antitrust approval from European Union (EU) regulators for its takeover of the rival, industry sources said Friday. Asiana is set to hold [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Asiana Airlines announced on Thursday that it hosted a surprise event called ‘Handle with Love’ to raise public awareness about the protection of endangered animals. The event took place at the arrivals gate on the first floor of Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 the day before. This event was conducted [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest carrier by sales, said Wednesday it has reached a tentative wage deal with its pilots’ union for the 2019-2022 period. The tentative agreement came after two international and 10 domestic flights were canceled as around 100 Asiana pilots began a work-to-rule protest on [...]
SEOUL/DAEGU, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A door of an Asiana Airlines plane carrying 194 people opened right before landing at Daegu International Airport on Friday, leaving nine passengers with breathing difficulty, but the plane landed safely, officials said. Police detained a 33-year-old man on suspicions of pulling the door lever. After departing from Jeju [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. government is considering suing to block South Korean national flag carrier Korean Air Co.’s planned acquisition of its smaller domestic rival Asiana Airlines Inc. due to competition reasons, a news report has said. The two Korean airlines’ planned merger may harm competition on passenger and cargo traffic [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest carrier, said Monday it has returned all passenger aircraft once used as cargo planes during the pandemic to their original state. The company completed the remodeling of the aircraft ahead of the reopening of international flight routes in recent months. The company converted [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest carrier by sales, said Wednesday it will resume some routes to China next month amid eased virus curbs. Asiana plans to reopen the routes from Incheon to Hangzhou and Shenzhen starting next Wednesday and Nov. 29, respectively, with one flight a week on [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest carrier, said Friday it shifted to a net loss in the second quarter from a year earlier on increased foreign-exchange losses. Asiana swung to a net loss of 212.92 billion won (US$163 million) on a consolidated basis in the three months ended in [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest carrier, resumed its Incheon-Beijing route Saturday after suspending it for more than two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. An Asiana plane carrying 141 passengers left Incheon International Airport in the morning and arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport, the company said. Before [...]