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August 26, 2026
Korean Air will reinforce, starting in September 2026, its operation between Lisbon and Seoul, increasing from three to four weekly flights on the direct route between the Portuguese capital and…
South Korea again warned of the mobilization of up to 50,000 North Korean troops heading to Russia, although Seoul detected no signs of an imminent deployment. The Ministry of Defense…
Korean Air has announced it will begin operating a new route between Incheon International Airport, Seoul (ICN) and Hiroshima Airport (HIJ). The route will be operated daily by Korean Air’s fleet of…
After Korean Air’s absorption of Asiana Airlines, it is now Jin Air’s turn to take over Air Busan and Air Seoul, forming the largest group of low-cost airlines in South Korea…
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South Korean low-cost carriers Jin Air, Air Busan and Air Seoul have announced the timeline for their merger under a single brand. Following decisions by…
In 2020, after the failure of the XM2001 Crusader and XM1203 NLOS-C (non-line-of-sight cannon) programs, intended to
Korean Air will launch a non-stop service between Seoul Incheon and Melbourne, with three weekly flights from December 18 to March 14, 2027…
Korean Air will open a daily route between Seoul-Incheon and Hiroshima from 23 December 2026, operated with an Airbus A321neo.
Poland has received the first batch of 28 K2 Black Panther tanks acquired from South Korea, which will be assigned to the 16th Pomeranian Mechanised Division…
The three Hanjin Group budget airlines Jin Air, Air Busan and Air Seoul are to operate jointly under the Jin Air brand from 17 March 2027. The boards of the three…
Korean Air-owned Jin Air to retain branding following merger. South Korean low-cost carriers Air Busan, Air Seoul and Jin Air will merge into a single entity by March next year, following the…
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August 25, 2026
South Korean low-cost carriers Jin Air, Air Busan and Air Seoul have approved plans to combine under a single airline, provisionally known as “Unified Jin Air”, on 17 March 2027. The merger remains…
Picture a retired shipyard worker in Ulsan who has never once set foot in a gym. Demographers project he could still outlive almost every other man on the planet. His genes are not the reason. A…
Aircraft from the US, Japan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia and Poland will be covered under the “Eagle Crest” programme. Boeing has been awarded a sweeping contract worth…
Korean Air (KE) will strengthen its presence in Japan with the launch of a daily service between Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN) and Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) from December 23, creating a…
August 24, 2026
Korean Air will launch a daily service between Seoul Incheon and Hiroshima starting December 23, further strengthening its network in Japan’s Chugoku region. Flight KE2183 departs Seoul Incheon at…
South Korea's commercial aviation industry begins a historic restructuring. The boards of Jin Air, Air…
Jeju Air is seeking operating rights for Asiana Airlines’ maintenance hangar at Seoul Gimpo International Airport, as South Korea’s largest... Read More »
Greetings from Seoul! Reached South Korea finally on Thursday last week after a quick stop in Shanghai to catch up with a colleague and have some local dumplings. Great to be back. My last trip out…
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On December 23, Korean Air will launch a new route between Seoul-Incheon and Hiroshima. The South Korean airline will operate the route daily with an Airbus A321 Neo. The outbound…
Batam Aero Technic (BAT) has officially received maintenance facility approval from South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT), marking another milestone in the company’s…
Korean Air will launch a nonstop route between Seoul-Incheon and Melbourne, operating three times a week from December 18 to March 14, 2027.
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The US Government authorized the possible sale of new weaponry for South Korea's Air Force aimed at strengthening the air-to-air combat capabilities of its Air Force. Th…
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August 23, 2026
The US Department of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Republic of Korea of AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II tactical missiles and…
August 22, 2026
Korean Air launches non-stop service to Melbourne: Korean Air will launch a non-stop service between Seoul Incheon and Melbourne, operating three times a week from December 18 through March 14, […]
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Korean Air will connect Seoul-Incheon to Melbourne on the Boeing 787-9 from 18 December to 14 March 2027. 3 direct flights a week for the winter season.
And in self-propelled artillery systems it has orders for the mass acquisition of hundreds of units of South Korea's K9 Thunder, in addition to acquisitions of AHS Krab of production…
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August 21, 2026
The Flight Termination System was activated after the South Korean rocket showed a deviation during its maiden flight. The episode poses a new technical challenge for the company…
Lufthansa and Munich Airport are expanding their joint stopover programme to five more Asian markets. From now on, Lufthansa passengers from China, India, Japan, South Korea and…
Incheon International Airport (ICN) in South Korea has installed a fence around a check-in counter in Terminal 1… The post Incheon Airport installs fence after queue-jumping incidents go viral…
