Asiana Airlines

By Lee Ann Shay
Jongseok “Jason” Yoo, who serves as executive VP and chief safety and operating officer at Korean Air, details the airline’s ambitious MRO growth plans.
Services & Support

By Chen Chuanren
Four years after announcing its plan to acquire Asiana Airlines, Korean Air has secured clearance for full integration of South Korea’s two largest carriers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Asiana Airlines has completed the sale of its freighter business to Air Incheon, which has now been rebranded as Air Zeta.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
South Korea’s competition regulator has imposed a significant fine on Asiana Airlines due to breaches of one of the conditions of its merger with Korean Air.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air has begun the process of obtaining regulatory approval for its plan to integrate its frequent flyer program with Asiana’s program.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The deadline for completing Air Incheon’s takeover of Asiana Airlines’ cargo division has been extended by several weeks.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Aer Lingus, Air Canada and Asiana Airlines are among the airlines adding new long-haul connections to their network during April 2025.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
The brand and livery update underline the carrier’s global expansion plans following its absorption of Asiana Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air’s newly launched branding makeover is setting the stage for major expansion and a greater global presence when it absorbs Asiana Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Several carriers are strengthening their long-haul networks over the coming weeks, adding new routes to and from airports in the Asia-Pacific region.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Korean Air Chairman and CEO Walter Cho says the airline will retain Air Busan’s presence and network in its home city of Busan, despite connectivity concerns.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Asian airlines increase their European presence.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Korean Air has commenced service with its first Airbus A350-900 after taking the widebody from the backlog of recently acquired Asiana Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Prague will become Asiana Airlines’ seventh destination in Europe from April.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Korean LCC Air Incheon has applied for the U.S. approvals it needs to take over Asiana’s cargo routes to that country in mid-2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air has finalized its acquisition of Asiana Airlines, allowing it to begin the next steps in merging the two carriers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson, Adrian Schofield
2024 was full of challenges and milestones for airline consolidation efforts around the world.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air appears close to gaining the clearances to take over Asiana Airlines, which would signal the end of a four-year journey through a regulatory maze.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The European Commission says Korean Air has sufficiently addressed competition concerns related to the carrier’s proposed takeover of Asiana Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Korean Air expects to be able to start pooling resources with acquisition target Asiana from the beginning of 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air has reached an agreement with Air Incheon regarding the sale of Asiana’s cargo unit, which is expected to be split off after Korean takes over Asiana.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Space

By Adrian Schofield
South Korea’s international passenger traffic has almost recovered to pre-pandemic levels and is exceeding them in some key markets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
This represents an important step toward the proposed Korean Air-Asiana merger.
Airlines & Lessors