SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest airline, on Tuesday unveiled additional self-rescue measures as the spreading coronavirus outbreak wreaks havoc on its business. Asiana Airlines has already suspended most of its flights on international routes as an increasing number of countries close their borders or impose stricter entry restrictions [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A Japanese prefecture governor met with Asiana Airlines Inc.’s chief executive officer to discuss ways to keep the route to Miyazaki amid Japan’s export curbs, the company said Thursday. On Wednesday, Miyazaki Prefecture Gov. Kohno Shunji paid a visit to Asiana Airlines in Seoul to exchange views on ways [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Four South Korean bidders have made the shortlist in an auction to acquire Asiana Airlines Inc., the country’s second-biggest full-service carrier, industry sources said Wednesday. Cosmetics-to-airline conglomerate Aekyung Group, a consortium formed by Hyundai Development Co. and Mirae Asset Daewoo, another consortium led by local activist fund Korea Corporate [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc. said Wednesday it will suspend flights on the Busan-Okinawa route later this month due to falling demand stemming from a trade row between South Korea and Japan. A series of Tokyo’s export curbs on Seoul has sparked a “Boycott Japan” campaign here against travel to the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc. said Monday it has introduced a pilot “AI tutor” program using artificial intelligence technology in its English conversation training for cabin crew members. The ‘AI tutor’ is a program that allows people to practice conversational English according to travel and business situations through voice recognition and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest passenger carrier, is struggling to improve its business amid an ongoing diplomatic row over the deployment of a missile defense system here and increased competition with budget carriers, industry sources said Monday. Under its three-year restructuring plan that ends in December 2018, Asiana [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Asiana Airlines Inc. said Thursday its losses widened in the second quarter from a year earlier due to foreign currency-related losses. Net loss reached 74.7 billion won (US$65.3 million) in the April-June period, compared to a loss of 26.7 billion won a year earlier, the company said in a [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Customers are increasingly forgoing established airlines such as Korean Air and Asiana Airlines for cheaper options. On July 24, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport released figures that show the overall number of travelers opting for low cost carriers (LCC) for international travel steadily increased from January (24.1 [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Asiana Airlines Inc. said Wednesday its net profit more than doubled in the first quarter from a year earlier on currency gains. Net profit for the three months ended March 31 jumped to 96 billion won (US$85 million) from 44 billion won a year earlier, the company said in [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Asiana Airlines Inc. on Wednesday received its first A350-900 aircraft that will allow it to strengthen its customer service on international routes starting next month. Asiana, South Korea’s second-biggest flag carrier by sales, will put the wide-body jet that can seat 311 people initially on the Incheon-Manila route from [...]