SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – One day before enhanced security measures for travelers arriving in the U.S. go into effect, Korean Airlines’ request to the TSA for a temporary reprieve until February 20 was approved, becoming the second domestic airline to receive an exemption after Asiana Airlines was granted the same distinction the day [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The labor union for pilots at Korean Air Lines Co. said Wednesday that it has filed a suit against its chairman claiming defamation by his recent SNS comment allegedly ridiculing pilots’ daily work. The suit was filed against Cho Yang-ho, chairman of Korean Air, with the Seoul Central District [...]
SEJONG, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A direct air route linking South Korea and Iran will open for the first time in four decades following the lifting of international sanctions against the Middle East country, the government said Friday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said it will give a flight license to Korean Air Lines Co., [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Hanjin Energy Co. has sold all of its stake in South Korean refiner S-Oil Corp to Saudi Aramco’s overseas unit, the refiner said Tuesday, in a deal aimed at easing financial troubles at the energy firm’s parent company.The stake sale came six months after Hanjin Energy, an affiliate owned [...]
“We will try to make Korea one of the major macadamia consuming countries. Already as much as 88 percent of macadamias consumed in Korea is from Australia. With the new tariff in place, the AMS expected the Korean market to grow over the next decade with the potential to reach a similar consumption per head [...]
![[In-Depth] Appeals Court Judges Rule in Favor of Korean Air in Photo Copyright Case](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/solseom-of-korean-airlines.jpg "[In-Depth] Appeals Court Judges Rule in Favor of Korean Air in Photo Copyright Case")
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — In a legal dispute surrounding a photograph’s copyright, the appeals court judges ruled in favor of the defendant, Korean Air, confirming the lower court’s verdict. The plaintiff Gallery Kong, the Korean agency representing the interest of professional photographer Michael Kenna, had lost a lawsuit in early March this year [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Even though the National Human Rights Commission of Korea has repeatedly warned to abolish physical requirements on height, five airlines in South Korea including Korean Airlines and its affiliate Jin Air, Jeju Air, Eastar Jet and T’way Air still keep applicants shorter than 162 centimeters, or about 5 feet 4 [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) - LG Group affiliates have filed a lawsuit against 12 airline companies including Korean Airlines and Asiana Airlines for losses due to collusion by the airliners on fuel surcharge. According to the Fair Trade Commission and industry sources on June 3, LG Group companies such as LG Electronics, LG Chem, LG Display, [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 02 (Korea Bizwire) – Asiana Airlines set out to install 30 solar-powered streetlights in Myanmar as part of its global corporate social responsibility activities. The airliner said on October 31 that it held on the same day a signing ceremony for environmentally friendly streetlights at the nation’s former capital Yangon, with more than 100 [...]