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{{Infobox_Airline |airline=Asiana Airlines
아시아나 항공
亞細亞나 航空
Asiana Hanggong|logo=Asiana_Airlines_new_logo1.png|logo_size=300px|IATA=OZ|ICAO=AAR|callsign=ASIANA|parent=Kumho Asiana Group, [South Korea)|hubs=[Incheon International Airport
Gimpo International Airport
[Jeju International Airport|fleet_size=59 (+4 orders)|destinations=77 incl. cargo|website= http://www.flyasiana.com|-->
Asiana Airlines (아시아나 항공
Asiana Hanggong ) (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 73 international destinations in 17 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).
New Image
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. Asiana Airlines new colours
On 18 April 2007 Asiana was awarded a 5-star rating by
Skytrax, an accolade shared only with
Cathay Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Qatar Airways and
Singapore Airlines. Asiana Airlines awarded 5 Star Airline ranking 18 April 2007
Destinations
Cargo
Asiana Cargo is the airline's freight division, operating 747F and 767F freighter aircraft to points in Asia, Europe and North America.
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+
Asiana Airlines Cargo Fleet|- bgcolor=lightgrey!Aircraft!Total!Capacity
(max.weight)!Routes!Notes|-|Boeing 747|6||International medium-long haul
Asia, Europe and North America||-|
Boeing 747|1||International medium-long haul
Asia, Europe and North America|3 more to be added|-|
Boeing 767|1||Regional short-medium haul
China, Japan and Southeast Asia||-|}
Code Sharing
The airline has
Code sharing agreements with the following airlines (as of July 2007): Asiana Airlines code-share partners page 5 July 2007
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|}
Fleet
The Asiana Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of August 2007):
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+
Asiana Airlines Fleet|- bgcolor=lightgrey!Aircraft!Total!Passengers
(Executive*/Economy)!Routes!Notes|-|Airbus A320|5|8/135|International short-medium haulChina, Japan, Southeast Asia||-|Airbus A321|2|200|Domestic/International short-medium haulChina, Japan, Southeast Asia||-|
Airbus A321|9|12/165|Domestic/International short-medium haulChina and Japan||-|Airbus A330|6|30/260|Domestic/International short-medium haulJapan, China, Southeast Asia and Middle East||-|Boeing 737|7|150|Domestic routes||-|Boeing 737|3|127|Domestic routes||-|Boeing 747|2|12/60/306|Seoul (Incheon) to New York (JFK))
||-|Boeing 747|5|12/32/236|International long haulHigh-capacity short haulNorth America, and Europe|3 being converted to Cargo|-|
Boeing 767|7|18/242|Domestic/International short-medium haulAustralia, Japan, China, Southeast Asia and Middle East||-|Boeing 777|7|35/275|International long haulHigh-capacity short haulNorth America, Australia, Japan, and Europe||-|Boeing 777|1||North America and Europe|on order|-|}
- The average Asiana Airlines fleet age was 7 years old in April 2006. Asiana Airlines Fleet Age
- The first of four Boeing 747 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 2009Flight International 20-26 March 2007
- 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 aircraft and one Boeing 777 aircraft. Asiana plans discussions with Boeing in September for further aircraft procurement.
- Asiana assigns Hong Kong, Saipan and Taipei to its Southeast Asia grouping. In-flight publications about its mileage programme.운항시간표
Incidents
- An Airbus A320#A321 en route Jeju-Seoul (Flight OZ8942) flew through a hailstorm on June 9, 2006 which blew off the aircraft's nose cone, destroyed its radar and shattered the front cockpit windows. The aircraft landed safely at Gimpo Airport.
- On 11 November 1998, an Asiana Airlines B747 attempting a U-Turn in the gate area of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport embedded its wingtip in an Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-62 tail. No one was injured. Asiana was subsequently sued by Aeroflot.
- On 26 July 1993, an Asiana Airlines Flight 733 B737-500(HL7229) struck high ground in poor weather about 4 km from the runway in Mokpo while it was making its third attempt at landing. 2 of the 6 crew members and 66 of the 110 passengers were killed.
External links
- Asiana Airlines for Korea (in Korean)
- Asiana Airlines for Korea (in English)
- Asiana Airlines worldwide site
- Asiana Airlines Seating Guide
- Asiana Airlines Seating Charts on SeatGuru.com
References
{{Infobox_Airline |airline=Asiana Airlines
아시아나 항공
亞細亞나 航空
Asiana Hanggong|logo=Asiana_Airlines_new_logo1.png|logo_size=300px|IATA=OZ|ICAO=AAR|callsign=ASIANA|parent=
Kumho Asiana Group, [South Korea)|hubs=[Incheon International AirportGimpo International Airport
[Jeju International Airport|fleet_size=59 (+4 orders)|destinations=77 incl. cargo|website= http://www.flyasiana.com|-->
Asiana Airlines (아시아나 항공
Asiana Hanggong ) (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 73 international destinations in 17 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).
New Image
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. Asiana Airlines new colours
On
18 April 2007 Asiana was awarded a 5-star rating by
Skytrax, an accolade shared only with
Cathay Pacific,
Malaysia Airlines,
Qatar Airways and
Singapore Airlines. Asiana Airlines awarded 5 Star Airline ranking 18 April 2007
Destinations
Cargo
Asiana Cargo is the airline's freight division, operating 747F and 767F freighter aircraft to points in Asia, Europe and North America.
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+
Asiana Airlines Cargo Fleet|- bgcolor=lightgrey!Aircraft!Total!Capacity
(max.weight)!Routes!Notes|-|
Boeing 747|6||International medium-long haul
Asia, Europe and North America||-|Boeing 747|1||International medium-long haul
Asia, Europe and North America|3 more to be added|-|
Boeing 767|1||Regional short-medium haul
China, Japan and Southeast Asia||-|}
Code Sharing
The airline has Code sharing agreements with the following airlines (as of July 2007): Asiana Airlines code-share partners page 5 July 2007
{||valign|
|valign|
|}
Fleet
The Asiana Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of August 2007):
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+
Asiana Airlines Fleet|- bgcolor=lightgrey!Aircraft!Total!Passengers
(Executive*/Economy)!Routes!Notes|-|
Airbus A320|5|8/135|International short-medium haulChina, Japan, Southeast Asia||-|Airbus A321|2|200|Domestic/International short-medium haulChina, Japan, Southeast Asia||-|
Airbus A321|9|12/165|Domestic/International short-medium haulChina and Japan||-|Airbus A330|6|30/260|Domestic/International short-medium haulJapan, China, Southeast Asia and Middle East||-|Boeing 737|7|150|Domestic routes||-|
Boeing 737|3|127|Domestic routes||-|
Boeing 747|2|12/60/306|Seoul (Incheon) to New York (JFK))
||-|
Boeing 747|5|12/32/236|International long haulHigh-capacity short haulNorth America, and Europe|3 being converted to Cargo|-|Boeing 767|7|18/242|Domestic/International short-medium haulAustralia, Japan, China, Southeast Asia and Middle East||-|Boeing 777|7|35/275|International long haulHigh-capacity short haulNorth America, Australia, Japan, and Europe||-|
Boeing 777|1||North America and Europe|on order|-|}
- The average Asiana Airlines fleet age was 7 years old in April 2006. Asiana Airlines Fleet Age
- The first of four Boeing 747 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 2009Flight International 20-26 March 2007
- 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 aircraft and one Boeing 777 aircraft. Asiana plans discussions with Boeing in September for further aircraft procurement.
- Asiana assigns Hong Kong, Saipan and Taipei to its Southeast Asia grouping. In-flight publications about its mileage programme.운항시간표
Incidents
- An Airbus A320#A321 en route Jeju-Seoul (Flight OZ8942) flew through a hailstorm on June 9, 2006 which blew off the aircraft's nose cone, destroyed its radar and shattered the front cockpit windows. The aircraft landed safely at Gimpo Airport.
- On 11 November 1998, an Asiana Airlines B747 attempting a U-Turn in the gate area of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport embedded its wingtip in an Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-62 tail. No one was injured. Asiana was subsequently sued by Aeroflot.
- On 26 July 1993, an Asiana Airlines Flight 733 B737-500(HL7229) struck high ground in poor weather about 4 km from the runway in Mokpo while it was making its third attempt at landing. 2 of the 6 crew members and 66 of the 110 passengers were killed.
External links
- Asiana Airlines for Korea (in Korean)
- Asiana Airlines for Korea (in English)
- Asiana Airlines worldwide site
- Asiana Airlines Seating Guide
- Asiana Airlines Seating Charts on SeatGuru.com
References