SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The antitrust regulator of the European Union announced Wednesday it plans to make a provisional decision on whether to approve a merger deal between Korean Air Co. and Asiana Airlines by mid-February. The European Commission (EC), the executive body of the EU, set its provisional deadline for the review by Feb. 14, according to its official [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The board of Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-largest air carrier, plans to reconvene Thursday to vote on whether to sell its cargo business, as Korean Air Co. seeks to win antitrust approval from European Union regulators for the takeover of its smaller rival. The meeting comes three days [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Although announced nearly three years ago by the South Korean government, the proposed merger of Korean Air Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc., the country’s two full-service carriers, still faces a tough uphill battle in securing regulatory approval across key markets. In November 2020, Korean Air signed a deal to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The board of Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-largest air carrier, plans to decide Monday on whether to sell its cargo business, as Korean Air Co. seeks to win antitrust approval from European Union regulators for its takeover of the rival. The EU antitrust regulators have raised concerns that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized workers of Asiana Airlines Inc. on Tuesday protested the company’s merger deal with its larger rival Korean Air Co., as the company is expected to soon decide whether to sell its cargo division to win antitrust approval from European Union (EU) regulators for the two carriers’ merger. At [...]
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 [...]