cargo flights

Aerospace & Defense Hanwha Aerospace, General Atomics to build unmanned aerial vehicles

Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, has joined forces with US-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) to ...

Airlines Korea’s LCCs to counter headwinds with exclusive routes, lower fares

South Korea’s budget airlines are gearing up to weather the sector’s downturn amid a weaker local currency and a sluggish domestic econo...

Airlines Korean Air resumes Incheon-Kumamoto flights after 27 years

Korean Air Lines Co. said on Monday that it relaunched the Incheon–Kumamoto route on November 24, offering seven weekly services.The route, la...

Logistics Hyundai Glovis to build logistics complex in Korea’s top port city

Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of the world’s third-largest carmaker Hyundai Motor Group, plans to establish a logistics complex in Bu...

Logistics CJ Logistics, KT&G introduce hydrogen cargo trucks

South Korea's CJ Logistics said on Thursday that it deployed two 11-ton hydrogen-powered cargo trucks in the logistics division of KT&G Corp.The...

Airlines Zero-sum fears arise in S.Korean airlines’ game of chicken

South Korea’s air carriers are fiercely vying for lucrative or untapped routes in a game of chicken to shore up their falling profit, raising ...

Logistics LX Pantos, Kazakhstan to cooperate on logistics

South Korea's LX Pantos said on Thursday that it plans to strengthen its logistics business in Central Asia, focusing on Kazakhstan.Lee Yong-ho, CEO...

Airlines Jin Air to expand SE Asia, Oceania routes

South Korea's budget carrier Jin Air said on Friday that it will resume and expand its international flights for the upcoming winter season, focus...

Korean food CJ CheilJedang to provide dumplings for Qantas Airways’ in-flight meals

CJ CheilJedang Corp. expands its K-food territory with Australia's largest airline.CJ CheilJedang announced on Tuesday that it will introduce Bibigo...

Shipping & Shipbuilding HMM to spend $17.5 bn by 2030 to double cargo capacity

HMM Co., South Korea’s largest ocean carrier, said on Tuesday it will spend 23.5 trillion won ($17.5 billion) by 2030 to nearly double its car...

Airlines Air Incheon joins Boeing safety operation support program

South Korea's cargo airline Air Incheon announced on Wednesday that it signed an agreement with American aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. on Tuesd...

Airlines Jin Air to launch daily flights on Busan-Nagoya route

South Korea's low-cost carrier Jin Air announced on Friday that it will launch a new route between Busan and Nagoya, starting on Sept. 14, with dail...

Energy KOGAS executes first simultaneous LNG bunkering in Korea

South Korea's state-run Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) said on Friday that its subsidiary, Korea LNG Bunkering, successfully carried out the country’...

North Korea A North Korean Diplomat Managed a Rare Defection: A Flight Out of Cuba

SEOUL—A North Korean diplomat posted in Cuba defected to South Korea with his family late last year, officials said this week, a rare esc...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom launches In-flight wi-fi service

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Wednesday that it launched the T In-flight wi-fi service.This service will initially be available on six a...

Airlines Air Premia, Alaska Airlines sign interline agreement

South Korea's Air Premia Inc. announced on Thursday that it partnered with Alaska Airlines, the fifth-largest US carrier, through an interline agr...

Airlines Asiana's cargo unit to be sold for $362 mn to Air Incheon

South Korean flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. has tapped Air Incheon, a local airline dedicated to cargo business, as the preferred bidder to acqui...

Airlines MBK drops out of Air Premia’s Asiana cargo unit takeover bid

Asian private equity firm MBK Partners has dropped out of a plan to back 300 billion won ($217.9 million) for South Korean budget airline Air Premia...

Airlines T'way Air, CJ CheilJedang to collaborate on in-flight meals

South Korea's low-cost carrier T'way Air Co. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CJ CheilJedang Corp. on May...

Airlines Jin Air to resume Incheon-Hong Kong route in July

South Korea's low-cost carrier Jin Air announced on Friday that it will resume flights on the Incheon to Hong Kong route on July 18.This marks the r...

Airlines Korean Air to launch Incheon-Macau route in July

Korean Air Lines Co., the leading full-service airline in South Korea, announced on Friday that it will launch flights on the Incheon-Macau route st...

Airlines MBK, Air Premia team up for Asiana’s cargo unit; Jeju Air exits

South Korea's low-cost carrier Air Premia Inc. has teamed up with North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners to win Asiana Airlines Inc.'s ...

Shipping & Shipbuilding HMM to sharply increase container ship fleet by 2030

HMM Co., South Korea’s flagship sea carrier, on Monday unveiled a plan to sharply increase the fleet of container and bulk carriers by 2030 to...

Airlines Jeju Air, MBK Partners in talks to buy Asiana’s cargo unit

South Korea’s top budget carrier Jeju Air Co. is in talks with North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners to acquire Asiana Airlines ...

Airlines S.Korea, Kazakhstan agree to expand air transport rights

South Korea and Kazakhstan have agreed to expand air transport rights during the South Korea and Kazakhstan aviation talks held in Almaty, Kazakhsta...

Airlines Jin Air offers up to 15% discount on Japan routes

South Korea's low-cost carrier Jin Air announced on Friday that it will offer various benefits to passengers on its Japan routes until Mar. 24.Jin A...

Airlines Race for Asiana's cargo unit heats up among local bidders

The proposed merger of South Korea’s two largest carriers, Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc., is intensifying competition among lo...

Aerospace & Defense KAI to invest $76 mn in unmanned fighter jets

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) has announced that it plans to invest 102.5 billion won ($76.64 million) in the development of core technologi...

Airlines S.Korea, Indonesia agree to free up flight routes

South Korea and Indonesia have agreed to allow unrestricted flight operations between their regional airports. This announcement, made by Seoul's Mi...

Korean food Bulgogi & ramyun top Jeju Air's in-flight menu in 2023

South Korea'st budget carrier Jeju Air Co. announced on Monday that its most popular in-flight meals and cabin cafe items in 2023 were bulgogi deopb...