SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. aerospace behemoth Boeing said Thursday it will open Asia’s largest aviation training center near Incheon International Airport to train the pilots of Korean Air Co., South Korea’s largest airline. Boeing and Korean Air have worked together to build the aviation campus on Yeongjong Island since November 2013, and it is set [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s largest flag carrier, said Friday that it reached a code-sharing agreement with India’s Jet Airways that will enhance passenger convenience. Code-sharing flights allow one carrier to sell its tickets on another’s flights. It is aimed mostly at boosting revenue by increasing passenger seats [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s No. 1 air carrier Korean Air Lines Co. said Sunday that it has signed a 400 billion-won (US$333.5 million) deal with the military procurement agency to mass-produce reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as part of the government’s plan to build up its aerial mission capability. Under the [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and Austria have agreed to lift limits on direct passenger flights as a move to facilitate the movement of people and cargo between the two countries, the government said Thursday. The agreement, reached at the Air Service Negotiation Event of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) under [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – On October 12, Korean Air (KAL) announced that it would be hosting a flight simulation competition. Participants will show off their flying skills using a flight simulator program created by Microsoft. This year marks the 7th incarnation of the appropriately named Flight Simulation Contest since its debut in 2004. The [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Park Gyeong-cheol, a 35-year-old pilot for Asiana Airlines Inc., thought he had found his lifetime job when he first entered the company years ago. Following grueling training and tests, he was proud and made a promise to himself to stay with the country’s second-largest flag carrier till the end [...]
The ex-vice president of Korean airlines, Cho Hyun-ah, submitted a motion to dismiss a case filed against her by flight attendant Kim Do-hee, regarding the infamous “nut rage” incident that occurred last year. (Image : Yonhap) Seoul, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) - The ex-vice president of Korean airlines, Cho Hyun-ah, submitted a motion to dismiss a [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of sick leaves among flight attendants at two Korean national airlines is 10 times higher than the number among airline workers on the ground. Jet lag, night shifts, exposure to cosmic radiation and emotional burdens are estimated to contribute to the high number. According to a paper [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean government has revised aeronautics laws to require the mandatory reporting of work disturbances, commotions and the use of electronic devices as illegal acts on airplanes, and is now notifying passengers in an in-flight announcement. It appears that Cho Hyun-Ah’s infamous ‘nut rage’ case and an in-flight disturbance caused [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air introduced its Cosmo Suites, a type of first class seating comparted with sliding doors, on May 7. Korean Air will operate eight of the new suites on a newly acquired B777-300ER. The suites will be perfect for travelers seeking a private place during flight, as they will [...]