SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — More South Korean pilots are leaving local airlines, data showed Friday, apparently for better salaries and working conditions abroad. According to the data by the transportation ministry, the number of pilots who left top flag carrier Korean Air Lines during the January-July period stood at 42. This is compared with [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The government said Tuesday it will construct a multipurpose cultural facility where foreigners can experience traditional Korean culture in Seoul’s city center. The facility, named the “K-Experience,” will be located next to Gyeongbok Palace, at the former site of a residential building for the U.S. Embassy. Separately, the gymnastics [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean companies are rushing to step up their emergency response efforts to better protect their employees from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), which is showing signs of a wide spread in South Korea. South Korea remains gripped by the potentially deadly disease that has claimed six lives so far [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top carrier Korean Air Lines Co. said Wednesday it will take appropriate measures against a suit in New York, filed by one of the firm’s flight attendants related to last year’s “nut rage” case, once the company gets an official notice on the matter. “We have not yet [...]
“Cho Hyun-ah continuously blames crewmen and the chief flight attendant. It is difficult to judge that Cho had sincerely apologized and showed remorse for the incident. Also, she systematically interfered with the investigation carried out by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport following the incident.” - A prosecutor during Cho’s trial at the Seoul [...]