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Asiana Airlines (; ; formerly Seoul Airlines) is an airline based in Seoul, South Korea and is one of South Korea's two major airlines, along with Korean Air.
Asiana is a member of the Star Alliance and operates services to 12 domestic destinations and 82 international destinations in 21 countries worldwide.
Asiana's headquarters and overseas hub is located at Incheon International Airport (near Seoul) and its domestic hub is at Gimpo International Airport.
na was established on 17 February 1988 and started operations in December 1988 with flights to Busan.
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Asiana Airlines (; ; formerly Seoul Airlines) is an airline based in Seoul, South Korea and is one of South Korea's two major airlines, along with Korean Air.
Asiana is a member of the Star Alliance and operates services to 12 domestic destinations and 82 international destinations in 21 countries worldwide.
Asiana's headquarters and overseas hub is located at Incheon International Airport (near Seoul) and its domestic hub is at Gimpo International Airport.
History
Asiana was established on 17 February 1988 and started operations in December 1988 with flights to Busan. It was formed by the Kumho Asiana Group (formerly Kumho Group) as part of the South Korean government's policy to create a second flag carrier and was originally known as Seoul Air International. The South Korean government has given its approval for foreign ownership of the airline to increase from 20% to 50%. The airline is owned by private investors (30.53%), Kumho Industrial (29.51%), Kumho Petrochemical (15.05%), foreign investors (11.9%), Korea Development Bank (7.18%), others (5.83%) and employs 7,799 staff (at March 2007).
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In February 2006, Asiana Airlines modernised its corporate identity to harmonise with those of other divisions of its parent company the Kumho Asiana Group. The names of the travel classes have changed from First Class, Business Class, and Economy Class to First, Business, and Travel classes respectively, and the colors of the travel classes have changed to yellow, blue and red for First, Business, and Travel Class, respectively. New uniforms are also planned for the crew.
On 18 April 2007, Skytrax awarded Asiana the prestigious five-star ranking, an accolade shared with Cathay Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines and Kingfisher Airlines.
On 17 February 2009, Air Transport World awarded Asiana the "Airline of the Year", which is considered one of the most honorable awards in the airline industry.
Destinations
Codeshare agreements
The airline has code-share agreements with the following airlines (as of November 2008):
Fleet
Passenger
The Asiana Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:
Asiana Airlines Fleet | Aircraft | Total | Orders | Options | Passengers
(First/Business/Travel) | Routes | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 143 (-/8/135) | Domestic/International short-medium haul
China, Japan, Southeast Asia | | | Airbus A321-100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 200 (-/-/200) | Domestic/International short-medium haul
China, Japan, Southeast Asia | | | Airbus A321-200 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 177 (-/12/165) | Domestic/International short-medium haul
China, Japan, Kota Kinabalu | | | Airbus A330-300 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 290 (-/30/260) | International short-medium haul
Japan, China, Central and Southeast Asia | | Airbus A350 | 0 | 30 | 10 | | International long haul/Regional | Ten orders each for series 800, 900 and 1000, Entry into service from 2016 | | Boeing 737-400 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 150 (-/-/150) | Domestic routes | | | Boeing 747-400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 359 (10/45/304) | International long haul
Seoul (Incheon) to New York (JFK) International Short Haul
Tokyo or Hong Kong | | Boeing 747-400 Combi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 284 (12/36/236) | International long haul/High-capacity short haul
LA, Chicago, Frankfurt, London, Tokyo(NRT), Beijing | | Boeing 767-300 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 260 (-/18/242) | Domestic/International short-medium haul
Japan, China,India and Southeast Asia | | | Boeing 777-200ER | 10 | 2 | 0 | 303 (-/32/271) | International long haul/High-capacity short haul
North America(Seattle, Chicago, San Francisco, LA(In case of unavailability of B747)), Australia(Sydney), Japan(Tokyo, Osaka), Europe(Paris,Frankfurt,London) | Subsequent deliveries will be configured with first class.
10th 777-200ER was delivered in 11/25/2008. | |
- The average Asiana Airlines fleet age was 7.7 years old in december 2008.
- Asiana Airlines will return all of its leased Boeing 747-400 passenger aircraft, while it has a plan to convert three B747-400M to freighters. In order to compensate for the loss of these passenger jets, Asiana will introduce two Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. Asiana plans discussions with Boeing in September for further aircraft procurement.
- Asiana assigns Hong Kong, Saipan and Taipei to its Southeast Asia grouping.
Cargo
The Asiana Cargo fleet consists of the following aircraft:
Asiana Airlines Cargo Fleet | Aircraft | Total | Capacity
(max.weight) | Routes | Notes |
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| Boeing 747-400F | 5 | 120,000 kgs | International medium-long haul
Asia, Europe and North America | | | Boeing 747-400SF | 3 | 120,000 kgs | International medium-long haul
Asia, Europe and North America | | | Boeing 767-300F | 1 | | Regional short-medium haul
China, Japan and Southeast Asia | | |
- The first of four Boeing 747-400 combi to full freighter conversions has been delivered from Bedek Aviation Group, part of Israel Aerospace Industries. The second delivery will be later in 2007, with the other two conversions due for delivery in early 2009
Cargo
Asiana Cargo is the airline's freight division, operating 747F and 767F freighter aircraft to points in Asia, Europe and North America.
Incidents and accidents
*On 9 June 2006, an Asiana Airlines Flight 8942 A321-100 (HL7594) en route Jeju-Seoul flew through a hailstorm which blew off the aircraft's nose cone, destroyed its radar and shattered the front cockpit windows. The aircraft landed safely at Gimpo Airport. The pilots were initially commended for their actions but then suspended for failure to avoid the storm.
- On 11 November 1998, an Asiana Airlines B747-400 attempting a U-Turn in the gate area of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport embedded its winglet in an Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-62M tail. No one was injured. Asiana was subsequently sued by Aeroflot. The Il-62M in this incident is now retired and is parked at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport with the Asiana winglet still embedded into its tail.
- On 26 July 1993, an Asiana Airlines Flight 733 B737-500 (HL7229) struck high ground in poor weather about 4 kilometres from the runway in Mokpo while it was making its third attempt landing at runway 06 at Mokpo Airport. 2 of the 6 crew members and 66 of the 110 passengers were killed.
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