In Brief ...
February 1st 2013
Korean Air (KAL) will introduce nine additional next generation aircraft into its fleet in 2013; two A380s, one A330-200, two B777-300ERs, two B737-900ERs, one B747-8F and one B777F. Read More »The two A380s, which will join the fleet in July and October this year, will bring KAL’s A380 total to eight.
The carrier plans to add another 53 aircraft to its fleet by 2018. KAL has a fleet of 148 aircraft, but aims to have 200 by its 50th anniversary in 2019.
Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, expanded its Asian network last month with the launch of twice weekly flights between Almaty and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. The airline started flights to Hong Kong last year and also operates to Bangkok, Beijing, Delhi, Kuala Lumpur and Seoul.
