Korean Air Commits to Up to 50 Boeing Widebodies
Boeing and Korean Air announced the airline’s intent to purchase up to 50 of Boeing’s highly fuel-efficient widebody airplanes, including 20 777-9s and 20 787-10s with options for ten more of the largest 787 Dreamliner variant. Korean Air’s selection of the 777-9 and 787-10 supports the planned growth and renewal of its fleet in size, […]
Twenty years of cargo service: Vienna Airport and Korean Air connecting Seoul and Vienna
Twenty years ago – in April 2004 – a Korean Air Cargo freighter landed in the Austrian capital for the first time. This marked the beginning of a partnership in the cargo and passenger sector that continues to this day and is also being expanded. This anniversary was celebrated yesterday evening, 11 June 2024, at […]
Korean Air’s green flight path
The post-pandemic environment has led to an explosive increase in travel demand. To this end, airlines have expanded their international capacity by resuming and adding passenger services to meet this demand. READ: Korean Air to expand cargo SAF program with Yusen Logistics “In the case of our Southeast Asia network where we continue to add […]
Vienna Airport and Korean Air lift partnership to a new level
Vienna Airport and Korean Air signed an agreement today to expand their existing partnership. The objective is to jointly meet the growing demand for air cargo services between Korea and Vienna Airport in its capacity as a flight and cargo hub for Central and Eastern Europe. Plans include joint market initiatives targeting freight forwarders and […]
Korean Air to expand cargo SAF program with Yusen Logistics
Korean Air has partnered with Yusen Logistics, a global logistics company, to further promote the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the air cargo industry. The two companies signed a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Cooperation Program Agreement at the Yusen Logistics headquarters in Tokyo. READ: Korean Air to fully transition to electronic air waybill Yusen […]
Korean Air to fully transition to electronic air waybill
Korean Air will begin its full-scale digital transition to electronic air waybill (e-AWB) to replace conventional paper air cargo transport documents. The full transition will first apply to documents for general cargo departing from Korea bound for North America, Europe, Japan and other select markets. e-AWB is a digital replacement for traditional paper air waybills. […]
Korean Air chooses Swissport as ground services partner at Schiphol
Korean Air, South Korea’s flag carrier, has selected Swissport as its ground services partner at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The newly awarded full range of passenger services will complement Swissport’s existing cargo services offering for Korean Air in Amsterdam. Swissport has been chosen by Korean Air to provide its full range of ground services at Amsterdam […]
Korean Air partners with SK Energy to adopt carbon-neutral jet fuel
Korean Air has partnered with SK Energy, a major petroleum and refinery company in Korea, to introduce carbon-neutral jet fuel to actively counter climate change. Through the partnership, the airline will purchase a month’s worth of carbon-neutral jet fuel for domestic flights departing from Jeju and Cheongju. Carbon-neutral jet fuel can be achieved by measuring […]
SkyTeam Cargo launches V EXCELLENCE
SkyTeam Cargo, the global airline cargo alliance, has launched V EXCELLENCE, a dedicated program for shipping COVID-19 vaccines. Harnessing years of combined experience in shipping pharmaceuticals, the cargo alliance’s 12 members are driving service excellence to ensure the safe delivery of vital supplies as vaccination programs roll out worldwide. SkyTeam Cargo’s V EXCELLENCE program covers […]
Korean Air takes on next generation cargo system
Korean Air Cargo has implemented the iCargo cloud-based system, having entered into a partnership with IBS Software in February 2018. The airline has fully utilised the internet-based iCargo, with 130 domestic and overseas stations implementing the system over a two year period. The cargo system increases customer convenience, enabling Korean Air to provide consistent service […]
5000th posting: Korean Air flies aid for Laos dam collapse victims
Korean Air has provided emergency relief supplies for victims of the Laos dam collapse, flying water and blankets on a service to Vietnam. The carrier delivered a 40 tonne package including 36,000 litres of water and 2,000 blankets on flight KE461 from Seoul’s Incheon International Airport to Da Nang, Vietnam. The aid will be delivered […]
Delta and Korean Air launch cargo joint venture
Delta Cargo and Korean Air Cargo have launched their cargo cooperation following the start of their joint venture partnership on trans-Pacific routes. The joint venture routes will allow customers to work with either carrier to transport shipments across a range of flights, providing access to more than 290 destinations in the Americas and more than […]
Korean Air expands in India with Delhi freighter flights
Korean Air is helping strengthen relations between India and South Korea with the launch of three weekly freighter flights to Delhi. The airline will operate three Boeing 777 Freighter flights a week on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays departing Seoul’s Incheon International Airport at 11.10PM, making a stop in Hanoi, Vietnam before arriving in Delhi at […]
IBS Software to provide Korean Air with iCargo system
IBS Software has signed a seven year contract with Korean Air to manage the airline’s cargo system with its iCargo management solution. Korean Air will move from its existing legacy core system and a multitude of satellite systems to a fully integrated new generation platform, with iCargo placing a full scope of business operations including […]
Dogs saved from death touch down to freedom
Following its closure of a tenth South Korean dog meat farm, animal protection body Humane Society International (HIS) is transporting severely neglected dogs to North America and the United Kingdom. Forty-six of the dogs arrived at Pearson Airport in Toronto and were moved to partner shelters in Quebec. Another four of the rescued dogs were […]
Delta and Korean sign trans-Pacific joint venture
Delta Air Lines and Korean Air have reached an agreement to create a trans-Pacific joint venture, offering a number of services including increasing belly cargo. The joint venture, subject to regulatory approval, mainly focuses on passenger services to expand the trans-Pacific codeshare, joint sales and marketing initiatives in Asia and the USA, co-locating at key […]
Cool chain investments being made by LUG in Germany
LUG aircargo handling is building a health care centre at its Frankfurt Airport station to meet the growing demands of the pharmaceutical sector. LUG handles freight for 16 carriers at Frankfurt and a further eight at Munich Airport, which it is also eventually looking to develop cool chain facilities at. Speaking to Air Cargo Week […]
Fresh cargo markets boost Korean Air’s bottom line
Korean Air’s cargo operations have a strong and beneficial influence on its bottom line as the company grows by developing new markets. Figures show during the fourth quarter of 2016 that freight generated 2,868 billion Won ($83 million) for Korean against 2,284 billion Won in the same period of 2015. Korean Air declined to comment […]
Korean and Asiana feeling the impact of falling yields
Both Korea’s airlines, Korean Air and Asiana Airlines are reporting upticks in business although not across the board, reports Michael Mackey Korean Air, the larger and more established of the two, reported total tonnage carried rose three per cent with Korea outbound the star pupil rising by 10 per cent in a second quarter business […]
GECAS signs deal with Korean Air for five B777F
GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) has signed a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Korean Air for five new Boeing 777 Freighters. The commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE says the 777Fs will be powered by GE90 engines as part of the carrier’s fleet renewal program. Deliveries of the aircraft are scheduled in late 2016 and 2017. Korean Air’s […]
Seafood booming from Halifax International
Seafood exports were up 21 per cent at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in the first half of the year fuelled by an increase in lobsters moved to Asia. However, this was the bright spot as volumes at the Canadian East coast airport to the end of June fell by about three per cent on the […]
FedEx tops the pile in IATA WATS yearbook
FedEx maintained its position in 2015 as the top cargo airline by total freight tonnes carried on scheduled services, according to the International Air Transport Association’s 60th Edition of the World Air Transport Statistics (WATS). The yearbook of the airline industry’s performance for last year, says the US cargo integrator handled 7.1 million tonnes of freight […]
Etihad sees 4% volumes rise in 2015
Etihad Airways’ cargo subsidiary, Etihad Cargo has seen freight and mail volumes increase by four per cent in 2015 to 592,000 tonnes. The airline added six new passenger locations with bellyhold capacity and freighter routes to Dakar, Nouakchott and Douala, bringing freighter-only destinations to 20. It took delivery of 15 aircraft, consisting of one Airbus […]
Korean Air confirms order for 30 Boeing 737 MAXs
Korean Air has finalised its order for 30 Boeing 737 MAXs and two Boeing 777-300 Extended Ranges in a deal worth about $4 billion. The airline announced its intention to purchase the aircraft at the Paris Air Show on 15 June. Korean Air also has the option for an additional 20 737 MAXs, which if […]