Asiana airlines

Asiana was founded on February 17, 1988 and began operations in December 1988 with flights to Busan . It was formed by the Kumho Asiana Group (formerly the Kumho Group) as part of the South Korean government’s commitment to create a second national airline and was originally called Seoul Air International . The South Korean government allowed to increase the share of foreign ownership of the airline 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%) and others ( 5.83%). As of March 2007, the company employed 7,799 people (as of March 2007). ^[2]

Asiana Airlines has expanded rapidly since its founding in 1988 and has grown into a medium-sized global carrier with a fleet of 69 aircraft, providing services in 66 cities of the world in 21 countries along 82 routes and in 12 cities in South Korea along 15 routes. In 2007, the airline had total sales of approximately $ 3 billion ^[4]

In 2016 , the Air Seoul low-cost airline will appear. ^[five]

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In February 2006, Asiana Airlines modernized its corporate identity to align with other departments of its parent company Kumho Asiana Group. The names of the travel classes were changed from First Class, Business Class and Economy Class to First, Business and Travel classes, respectively, and the colors of these classes were changed to yellow, blue and red, respectively. It is also planned to introduce a new uniform for the crew. ^[6]

On April 18, 2007 Skytrax awarded the company a prestigious five-star rank (along with Cathay Pacific , Malaysia Airlines , Qatar Airways , Singapore Airlines and Kingfisher Airlines ). ^[7]

• ISOa awarded Asiaa the first class certification for its compliance with ISO 14001 criteria in 1996 . ^[eight]

• In 2001, the South Korean Ministry of the Environment named Asiana Airlines as the most environmentally friendly company in the service industry. ^[9]

• On February 17, 2009, Air Transport World awarded the Airline of the Year Award, considered one of the most honored awards in the airline industry. ^[ten]

• May 21, 2010 Asiana Airlines was selected as the best airline in the world. This is evidenced by the results of a rating compiled by the British research agency Skytrax. ^[eleven]

The airline has code sharing agreements with the following companies (as of November 2008): ^[12]

Narrow-body and wide-body aircraft

As of November 2018, Asiana Airlines operates the following aircraft: ^[13]

Previously Operated Aircraft

The airline previously operated the following types of aircraft: ^[18]

For air cargo, Asiana Airlines operates an air fleet consisting of the following aircraft: ^[2]

On July 6, 2013, a Boeing 777 airline flying from Seoul collapsed after a hard landing at the San Francisco airport ^[19] , killing 3 people.

On April 15, 2015, the Airbus A320, which operated flight 192 from Incheon to Hiroshima, deviated below the landing path when landing, hit the ground structure (airport antenna equipment) in the area of ​​the runway and made a hard landing outside it. 27 people were injured, the plane received damage to the left wing and engine number 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiana_Airlines_Flight_162

January 4, 2012 was shown the Korean drama "Take Care of Us, Captain." Asiana Airlines participated as Wings Air.

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