SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Eastar Jet Co., a South Korean low-cost carrier, said Tuesday it will resume services on the routes to Tokyo and Osaka in September after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eastar Jet will provide one flight a day on the Incheon-Tokyo route and two flights a day [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean airline pilots being hired is rising as the airline industry returns to normal after contracting during the pandemic. Eastar Jet Co., a South Korean low-cost carrier, is currently training 53 pilots who lost their jobs during the pandemic but were reemployed in March. The [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air Co., South Korea’s biggest carrier, said Monday it has delivered the first AH-6 helicopter fuselage commissioned by Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS). Korean Air signed a deal with Boeing in December 2021 to manufacture eight fuselages for AH-6 helicopters that will be assembled by BDS, the [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Air Premia Inc., a South Korean low-cost carrier (LCC), said Monday it opened its Incheon-Frankfurt route last week as part of its expansion strategy on long-haul routes. In July last year, Air Premia started its services by offering flights on the Incheon-Singapore route with one B787-9 passenger jet. But [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Air Co. said Thursday it has started services on the Incheon-Oita route as it moves to absorb rapidly recovering air travel demand amid a nationwide move to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. Jeju Air, South Korea’s biggest low-cost carrier, will start providing three flights a week Tuesday, becoming the [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Two affiliates of South Korea’s defense-to-energy Hanwha Group will present their latest space and mobility technologies at next week’s trade show in Paris, including a model of the Korean indigenous Nuri rocket, a Hanwha unit said Friday. Hanwha Systems Co., the defense and ICT unit, said it and Hanwha [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Jeju Air Co. said Thursday it will open routes from Incheon to Oita and Hiroshima to absorb rapidly recovering air travel demand amid a nationwide move to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. South Korea’s biggest low-cost carrier will start services on the Incheon-Oita route on June 22 and the Incheon-Hiroshima [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Air Premia Inc. said Wednesday it aims to achieve 1.15 trillion won (US$899 million) in sales in 2027 by expanding its fleet and long-haul routes. In July last year, the South Korean low-cost carrier began its services by offering flights on the Incheon-Singapore route with one B787-9 passenger jet. [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest carrier, said Sunday it has stopped selling certain emergency seats of A321-200 passenger jets following a recent incident in which a passenger opened a door of the same aircraft model just before landing. Starting Sunday, Asiana Airlines halted the sale of the 26A [...]
SEOUL & YEOSU, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — On May 25, the Korean launch vehicle Nuri (KSLV-II) successfully completed its third launch, reaching its intended altitude of 550 kilometers. During the launch, the rocket effectively separated its eight payloads, which included the main satellite called Next Generation Small Satellite-2. Nuri, the name of the Korea [...]