In November 2020 it was announced that Korean Air would acquire Asiana Airlines, meaning that Korea's two largest airlines would become one, forming the world's seventh largest airline. It looks like the merger is now delayed a bit, as the two airlines…
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Plans for the biggest airline merger since the start of the pandemic have just been announced. Korean Air intends to acquire Asiana Airlines in a deal that's valued at $1.6 billion, which should be finalized in the second half of 2021. Korean Air is…
In addition to the global pandemic being incredibly costly for airlines, it's also presenting a countless number of logistical challenges. Asiana's current issue with A380 pilots is the perfect example of this... Generally speaking airline pilots are…
Most probably remember the Asiana Airlines 777-200 that crash landed at San Francisco International Airport in July 2013. The accident, which was primarily determined to be pilot error, caused three fatalities and nearly 200 injuries. As a result of…
Yesterday I wrote about how Asiana Airlines suddenly stopped selling first class seats for travel as of September 1, 2019. The airline presently only sells first class on their small fleet of A380s, which they fly primarily to Los Angeles, New York,…
Well, this isn't a very good time for first class in Korea. Just last week Korean Air announced that they're eliminating first class on 27 international routes as of June 1, 2019. Now Asiana Airlines has announced an even more radical change. While there's…
It's an interesting time for global aviation. You have some airlines doing really well, and at the same time we're seeing more airlines liquidate than we've seen in a really long time. Even within regions we're seeing huge variance in terms of airline…
A couple of days ago I wrote about an incident that occurred on a Korean Air flight from Hong Kong to Seoul Incheon over the weekend. Long story short, a K-pop band was flying Korean Air, and some crazed fans decided to book refundable tickets on the…
This story is unfortunate on many levels. Asiana Airlines, Korea's second largest airline, is having a crisis right now when it comes to their onboard catering. Since Sunday, Asiana has been forced to operate many flights without meals, reportedly including…
It's not that uncommon for there to be collisions between planes on the ground. Fortunately typically no one is hurt, so it's just a function of being a very expensive mistake to make. The most common type of collision we see is when planes' wings strike…
Asiana Airlines' CEO, Park Sam-koo, is in hot water after allegations of sexual harassment have surfaced from female flight attendants. This comes as the #MeToo movement is growing globally, including in South Korea, causing more people to speak out.…
My connection at Incheon Airport was just over two hours. I headed towards transit security, which took about 15 minutes. That meant I had about 90 minutes until boarding, so rather than trying to find a lounge, I just headed straight to the gate. Both…
While I've flown Asiana's first class on this route, this was my first time flying their longhaul business class. I was curious to see how the product stacked up, both compared to Asiana's first class, and also compared to Korean Air's business class,…
Earlier I posted about how I'll soon be flying Asiana's business class from Los Angeles to Seoul Incheon, which I'm looking forward to. On that post, reader Claus left the following comment: "Asiana business class, sponsor of one of my most favorite…
For the first time in years, I've spent 30 straight days in the US. It wasn't supposed to be that way, as I had two international trips canceled, including one with my dad to Slovakia and Macedonia. Nonetheless I've had a lot of domestic travel, which…
Most of you probably remember the July 2013 crash landing of Asiana 214 at SFO. The plane was coming in too low on final approach and touched down too early, and after sliding down the runway for a bit the plane flipped. While it's tragic that three…
South Korea-based Asiana Airline has just announced that they'll be selling an "Asiana First Membership," which offers unlimited complimentary upgrades to first class. The airline has been struggling financially and hasn't been able to fill their first…
I arrived at Incheon Airport at around 10AM, a little under three hours before my 12:55PM flight to Almaty. Upon entering the main check-in hall I checked the monitor to see where Air Astana's check-in counters were located. Their counters were in row…
Most of you probably remember the Asiana Airlines flight between Seoul Incheon and San Francisco which crashed back in mid-2013. The plane stalled on final approach, and ended up crash landing on the runway. Three people died, including one person who…
Seoul Incheon-based Asiana Airlines took delivery of their first A380 in 2014. I had the chance to fly Asiana's A380 first class between Los Angeles and Seoul Incheon shortly after the service launched, given that Los Angeles was their first longhaul…
Airline chauffeur service for premium passengers is something which has become more widespread lately. In some instances I "get it," from the airline's perspective: -- Virgin Atlantic offers it to full fare Upper Class passengers as a quirky perk which…
I've enjoyed my flights in Asiana first class, including on the Airbus A380, Boeing 747-400, and Boeing 777-200. Asiana has always been great about releasing first class award space, and I've rarely found the first class cabins to be full, which is perhaps…
We've seen a huge amount of international growth out of Seattle lately, much of which has been precipitated by Delta setting up a hub there. But beyond that we've seen other airlines both add service and improve the quality of their product offerings…
Historically Korean airlines have abysmal safety records. They've gotten better over recent years, but going back a couple of decades, Korean Air had a pathetic safety record. Korean cockpit culture was almost unarguably the primary cause of this. Korean…
