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Korean Air to Examine All B737 Jets Following Engine Failure on U.S. Carrier

SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s national flag carrier, said Thursday it will examine all of its B737 planes that use the same engine as the one that failed on a Southwest Airlines flight, resulting in the death of a passenger. The company plans to voluntarily examine most of 35 B737 jets by November, though not all of them use the problematic CFM56-7B turbofan engine, a company spokeswoman said over the phone. The country’s [...]

Police Raid Ad Firm in Probe of Korean Air Heiress

SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Police raided an advertisement company Wednesday in a probe into allegations that a daughter of the Korean Air Lines Co. chief threw water at the agency’s employee during a business meeting. Cho Hyun-min, a Korean Air senior executive and younger daughter of Chairman Cho Yang-ho, was booked and banned from overseas travel on Tuesday. Cho is accused of yelling at [...]

Korean Air Embroiled in Yet Another Power Abuse Scandal

SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air has come under fire yet again, as heiress Cho Hyun-min stands accused of throwing a violent tantrum and hurling verbal abuse (and perhaps some water) during a meeting with an ad agency. Cho, the Korean Air senior vice president, is a younger sister of Cho Hyun-ah, the infamous [...]

Police Launch Preliminary Probe into Korean Air Heiress over Suspected Assault

SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Police said Friday they began a preliminary investigation into allegations that a daughter of Korean Air Lines Co.’s chief physically assaulted an advertising company official last month. Cho Hyun-min, an executive at the country’s largest air carrier and the second daughter of Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Yang-ho, is accused [...]

Korean Air Plane Involved in Minor Tail Strike at Japanese Airport

SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air Lines Co. said Tuesday one of its passenger jets hit its tail on the runway while landing at a Japanese airport, although no there were no injuries and no damage to the plane. On Monday morning at Kansai International Airport, the tail section of the South Korean flag carrier’s B737-900 jet made contact with the runway just as it touched [...]

Korean Air ‘Nut Rage’ Woman Back at Work

SEOUL, Mar. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The infamous airline executive behind the ‘nut rage’ incident will take on a new role as the president of a hotel affiliate owned by the Hanjin Group, which operates Korean Air. Cho Hyun-ah, the former vice president of Korean Air and the daughter of the chairman of the airline, has [...]

Receptive Posture to Social Media Criticism Recommended for Companies Under Fire

SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Instead of getting defensive, a receptive stance entailing an apologetic attitude is a more efficient approach for companies that are under fire and are subsequently attempting to cool public outrage on social media, research has found. A research team from UNIST examined Twitter data for 12 companies that were [...]

Korean Air Makes Net Profit in 2017 on Passenger Demand, FX Gains

SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s national flag carrier, said Thursday it swung to a net profit in 2017, after posting a net loss a year earlier, on increased passenger demand and foreign-exchange gains. For the whole year, Korean Air shifted to a net profit of 801.9 billion won [...]

Incheon International “Artport” Readies New Passenger Terminal

YEONGJONG, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Days away from launching its first international flight, the newly completed second passenger terminal at Incheon International Airport is earning attention not just for the economic value it should generate, but also for the eye-catching artwork displayed throughout. One example of the decorations that have persuaded some to call [...]

Korean Air Jet Inspired by PyeongChang Olympics

SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air will fly a special jet airliner emblazoned with the official Olympic mascots to promote the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The promotional Airbus A330-200 aircraft will feature the mascots of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics and Paralympics, Suhorang and Bandabi, on its fuselage, Korean Air said on [...]