SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest airline by sales, said Wednesday that the company received its fifth A350-900 wide-body jet from Airbus, allowing it to better meet the needs of the traveling public going forward. The plane is part of an order of 30 twin-engine jets placed by the airline as it upgrades its fleet. “The jet arrived [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc. will transform itself into a passenger carrier that mainly provides service on long-haul routes to better boost profitability, the company’s president said Tuesday. For the past three decades, the country’s second-biggest full-service carrier by sales has focused on short and medium-haul routes mainly heading to Asian [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s airlines will hire more than 3,500 workers this year as they move to serve ever rising numbers of air passengers, industry sources said Wednesday. Korean Air Lines Co. said it will recruit more than 1,000 new workers, noting that it will fly 17 new flights this year. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean airlines will focus on increasing profits and making aggressive investments in fleets this year to better absorb rising travel and cargo demand, industry sources said Thursday. Full-service carriers such as Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. have drawn up their business plans focusing on profitability. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A chartered South Korean passenger carrier will be sent to Indonesia on Thursday to bring home hundreds of South Koreans stranded after a volcanic eruption in Bali shut down nearby airports, the foreign ministry said. The Asiana Airlines flight will depart for Juanda International Airport near Indonesia’s Surabaya in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Local carrier Asiana Airlines said Thursday it will begin a hybrid beacon service to guide its passengers from the moment of arrival at the airport to final boarding. The service will be available to those who purchase tickets through the company’s mobile app and accept the terms of use [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – A portmanteau of “chat” and “robot”, chatbots are computer programs designed to simulate human conversation in both spoken speech and text format. With the seemingly inevitable advent of artificial intelligence approaching nearer by the day, South Korean airlines, entertainment and banking industry players are taking measures to get ahead [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-largest airline by sales, said Thursday its third-quarter net profit plunged 81percent, hit by lower demand from China. Its heavy dependence on travel demand from China and other Asian countries resulted in poor performance in the July-September period. Net profit for the three months nosedived to 28.8 billion won (US$26 million) from 152.6 billion won a year earlier, the company said [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – One day before enhanced security measures for travelers arriving in the U.S. go into effect, Korean Airlines’ request to the TSA for a temporary reprieve until February 20 was approved, becoming the second domestic airline to receive an exemption after Asiana Airlines was granted the same distinction the day [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s No. 2 full-service passenger carrier, said Wednesday it will operate its third A350 jet on long-haul routes from this week. The third of four A350 jets scheduled to be delivered this year will arrive at Incheon International Airport later in the day after a [...]