SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Asiana Airlines was fined 900 million won (US$802,282) for a runway accident two years ago and the pilot responsible stripped of his license, the transport ministry said Thursday while announcing a series of punitive actions against carriers. Korean Air Lines Co. was ordered to pay 600 million won in [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Air Busan, a South Korea budget carrier, has added one A321-200 aircraft to its fleet that will allow it to strengthen its customer service, the company said Thursday. The low-cost carrier has leased a total of 20 passenger jets, including the latest 195-seat airplane, and plans to increase the [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Unionized workers at Korean Air Lines Co. will allow the company to decide on the wage increase for 2017 to better help the national flag carrier make a turnaround this year, the airline said Friday. “We have delegated authority to the company for this year’s wage negotiations not only for the company’s sustainable growth and survival but also for the job security of workers,” union leader Lee Jong-ho said in a [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air Lines Co. has dismissed a pilot for allegedly refusing to fly, though he claims he was following the company’s daily working regulations, its labor union said Wednesday, a move feared to deepen a rift caused by prolonged labor disputes at the country’s leading flag carrier. The pilot, who [...]