Asiana Airlines
From Free net encyclopedia
Template:Infobox Airline Template:Korean name image hanja Image:Asiana Airlines HL7414 frankfurt 100 0557.JPG
Asiana Airlines (Template:Kosdaq) is one of South Korea's two major airlines. It is both smaller and younger than Korean Air. Asiana's headquarters and overseas hub are located at Incheon International Airport and its domestic hub is at Gimpo International Airport (formerly Kimpo International Airport).
Contents |
History
The airline was established on 17 February 1988 and started operations in December 1988 with flights to Bangkok. It was formed by the KumhoAsiana Group (formerly Kumho Group) as part of the South Korean government's policy to create a second flag carrier. 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 6,411 staff (at January 2005).
Asiana Airlines recently (on 1 February 2006) changed its CI(Corporate Identity) as parent company KumhoAsiana Group decided to unify different CIs of its divisions. Also, Asiana Airlines is considering of changing uniform of flight attendants and livery of the aircrafts by 2008, the company's 20th anniversary.
Destinations
Code Sharing
The airline has code-share agreements with the following airlines (as of March 2006):
Fleet
Image:Asiana Airlines logo.png The Asiana Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of July 2005):
- 2 Airbus A320-200
- 2 Airbus A321-100
- 13 Airbus A321-200
- 3 Airbus A330-300 (further 1 on order)
- 12 Boeing 737-400
- 3 Boeing 737-500
- 13 Boeing 747-400 (6 combi, 5 cargo, 2 pax)
- 6 Boeing 767-300 (5 pax, 1 cargo)
- 3 Boeing 767-300ER
- 5 Boeing 777-200 (further 3 on order)
The airline also has 2 Airbus A319-100 aircraft on order.
The average Asiana Airlines fleet age is 7 years old in April 2006.
External links
- Asiana Airlines
- Asiana Airlines Fleet Age
- Asiana Airlines Fleet Detail
- Asiana Airlines Passenger Opinions
See also
| Members of the Star Alliance | Image:Star alliance rechts.jpg |
|---|---|
| Air Canada • Air New Zealand • ANA • Asiana Airlines • Austrian Airlines • bmi • LOT Polish Airlines Lufthansa • SAS Scandinavian Airlines • Singapore Airlines • South African Airways • Spanair • Swiss TAP Portugal • Thai Airways • United Airlines • US Airways • Varig Regional Members: Adria Airways • Blue1 • Croatia Airlines Former members: Ansett Australia • Mexicana |
|
Lists of Aircraft | Aircraft manufacturers | Aircraft engines | Aircraft engine manufacturers Airports | Airlines | Air forces | Aircraft weapons | Missiles | Timeline of aviation |
fr:Asiana ko:아시아나항공 nl:Asiana Airlines ja:アシアナ航空 no:Asiana Airlines nn:Asiana Airlines pt:Asiana Airlines fi:Asiana Airlines sv:Asiana Airlines zh:韓亞航空