Tag: Asiana Airlines
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Starlink Debuts on Korean Air First Korean Air Flights
Korean Air launches on September 15th 2026 Starlink connectivity on its first 4 aircraft. The first planes will be a 3 Airbus A350-900s and 1 Boeing 777-300ER. Aboard these planes, and the eventually growing number of enabled aircraft, high speed internet will be complimentary. Aboard all other planes paid access will be available as the…
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Star Alliance to Take Over Asiana Lounge in Incheon T1
As we all know by now, Asiana Airlines will be exiting the Star Alliance in December 2026 and will also cease to exist. Its T1 lounge however will continue to operate under a new identity. The Star Alliance has signed a MoU with Seoul Incheon International Airport to take over the space and use it…
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Korean Air Q2: Asiana Merger Drags Net Margin Into Negative Territory
Korean Air makes money from operations but burns through it all with non operational expenses related to the Asiana Airlines takeover. Korean Air’s revenue grows by 26% YoY, operating profit takes a hit due to global instability and particularly soaring fuel prices. However, where Korean Air is taking a real hit is in non-operating balance…
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Asiana Says Goodbye to Star Alliance in December 2026
Asiana Airlines’ last step to fully integrate with Korean Air will be its exit from the Star Alliance. The Korean carrier will end its membership on December 16th 2026. That one day ahead of it completing its integration process with Korean Air.
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Korean Air To Complete Asiana Integration by December 2026
South Korea will have its mega airline very soon. Korean Airways is planning to integrate into its operations and identity Asiana Airlines by December 17, 2026. That is a rather tight timeline, considering that IT, fleet, and all SOPs for crew will have to be standardized by then. Additionally, lounges will have to be completed…
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Asiana Airlines Expands to Milan Imposing a Hidden Monopoly
Asiana Airlines’ new flight between Seoul and Milan Malpensa International Airport hides a monopoly. The airline will be operating on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, perfectly integrating into the missing days on which Korean Air does not operate its own service on the route with flight KE928. The two airlines are part of the same group,…
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Korean Air Completes Asiana Airlines Takeover – What’s Next?
A lot has happened and changed over the past four years since Korean Air announced, on November 16th 2020, its intention to acquire Asiana Airlines. Finally, in December 2024 a full 4 years later the South Korea has its mega airline ready to take on even more head on other aviation giants in Asia and…