Asiana Airlines
IATA OZ	ICAO AAR	Callsign ASIANA
Founded		1988
Hubs		Incheon International Airport Gimpo International Airport
Focus cities / secondary hubs		Busan International Airport Jeju International Airport
Frequent flyer program		Asiana Club
Member lounge		Asiana Lounge
Alliance		Star Alliance
Fleet size		63
Destinations		77 incl. cargo
Parent company		Asiana Airlines, Inc.
Headquarters		Seoul, Republic of Korea
Key people		Park Seong-yawng (CEO)
Website: http://www.flyasiana.com

Asiana Airlines HL7414 in Frankfurt, Germany

Asiana Airlines (KOSDAQ: 020560) 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).

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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%. February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bangkok Skytrain at sunset on Thanon Narathiwat Ratcha Nakharin with Empire Tower at the back. ...

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). 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

New Image

Asiana Airlines in February 2006 changed its (Corporate Identity) as parent company Kumho Asiana Group decided to unify different CIs of its divisions. New uniforms are also planned for the crew. Business In marketing, a corporate identity or CI is the persona of a corporation which is designed to accord with and facilitate the attainment of business objectives, and is usually visibly manifested by way of branding and the use of trademarks. ...

Asiana Airlines new colours

Destinations

Further information: Asiana Airlines destinations

The following is a list of destinations served by Asiana Airlines: // Asia Central Asia Kazakhstan Almaty (Almaty Airport) Uzbekistan Tashkent (Tashkent Airport) East Asia China, Peoples Republic of Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport) Changchun Chengdu (Chengdu Shuangliu Airport) Chongqing Guangzhou (Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport) Guilin Hangzhou Harbin Hong Kong...

Code Sharing

The airline has code-share agreements with the following airlines (as of May 2006): Code sharing is a business term which first originated in the airline industry. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Asiana Airlines logo, 1988-2005

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Fleet

The Asiana Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of July 2005): 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• 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 passenger)
• 6 Boeing 767-300 (5 passenger, 1 cargo)
• 3 Boeing 767-300ER
• 5 Boeing 777-200 (further 3 on order)

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The average Asiana Airlines fleet age is 7 years old in April 2006.

Incidents

• An Airbus A321 en route Cheju-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 attempted a U-Turn in the gate area of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and the wingtip of the B 747 imbedded an Aeroflot Ilyushin IL-62 tail. No one was injured. Asiana was sued by Aeroflot.
• On 26 July 1993, an Asiana Airline B737-500 struck high ground in poor weather about 4 km from the runway in Mokpo while it was making its third attempt at a landing. Four of the six crew members and 66 of the 110 passengers were killed.

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External links

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See also

• List of Korea-related topics

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