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• Korean Air apologises over price-fixing

  - 2007-08-01

  SEOUL AFP — South Korea's main flag carrier Korean Air apologised Thursday after admitting fixing prices on international passenger and cargo flights and agreeing to pay 300 million dollars in fines in the United States. "Korean Air apologises to shareholders and customers for causing the trouble," Ahn Yong-Seok, a...

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• China Southern Hosts Major SkyTeam Con-Fab; Alliance Industry Leaders Gather at Chinese Resort City

  - 2007-04-28

  SANYA, China -- China Southern Airlines, (NYSE:ZNH) (HKSE:1055) (SHA:600029) - www.cs-air.com/en - with the largest and most technically advanced aircraft fleet in The People's Republic of China, hosted a forum today in the resort city of Sanya with senior airline management of SkyTeam as it reviewed its future membership in...

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• South Korea tells airlines to avoid North Korea missile test area

  - 2006-07-07

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD South Korean airlines were ordered today (7 July) to avoid a flight route through an area where North Korean missiles were tested two days ago. The country's aviation authority reportedly told airlines to avoid the area, ensuring that Korean Air and Asiana...

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• KOREA AIRLINES TO MARCH TO CHINESE AVIATION

  - 2006-05-03

  AsiaInfo Services 05-03-2006 Korea Airlines to March to Chinese Aviation BEIJING, May 03, 2006 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Nowadays, Korea not only hits the Chinese film and video industry, but also speeds up its step into the Chinese aviation. On April...

  Tags: China, Korea, Korean Air, Strategy

• Cathay Pacific Named Airline of the Year by Air Transport World Magazine

  - 2006-01-27

  WASHINGTON -- Penton Media, Inc. (OTCBB:PTON): Air Transport World magazine, the leading monthly magazine covering the global airline industry, selected Cathay Pacific Airways as its Airline of the Year for 2006. "One of the world's largest and most profitable airlines," Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific "is respected and admired among...

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• SkyTeam Cargo welcomes Northwest Airlines Cargo as its Newest Member: Alliance expands global coverage.

  - 2005-10-25

  M2 PRESSWIRE-25 October 2005-NORTHWEST AIRLINES: SkyTeam Cargo welcomes Northwest Airlines Cargo as its Newest Member: Alliance expands global coverageC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24102005 SEOUL - SkyTeam Cargo, the first global airline cargo alliance committed to providing customers with the most enhanced...

  Tags: alliance, Fax, Korean Air, Northwest Airlines Corp., Strategy

• SkyTeam celebrates fifth anniversary; Members outline goals for remainder of 2005 and the next five years.

  - 2005-06-22

  M2 PRESSWIRE-22 June 2005-Delta-Air: SkyTeam celebrates fifth anniversary; Members outline goals for remainder of 2005 and the next five yearsC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:22062005 NEW YORK - In celebration of its fifth anniversary, the SkyTeam alliance today reflected on accomplishments to-date...

  Tags: alliance, Delta Air Lines Inc., KLM, Korean Air, Strategy

• Korean Air signs deal for 10 B787 Dreamliners

  - 2005-04-11

  SEOUL, AFP — South Korean flag carrier Korean Air said it has signed a deal with US aerospace giant Boeing for 10 of its new generation B787 Dreamliners to meet demand for mid- to long-range air travel. Korean Air said deliveries are scheduled from 2009 through 2011 and are...

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• Korean airlines argue over Taiwan route distribution rights

  - 2004-09-09

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Korean Air and Asiana Airlines are locked in battle over who should have priority rights on the Korea-Taiwan route which is set to reopen after a 12-year suspension. Both airlines have submitted documents to South Korea's Ministry of Construction and Transportation arguing...

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• China Southern Inks Agreement for Future Membership in SkyTeam; 1st Airline in China Set to Join Global Airline Alliance

  - 2004-08-30

  GUANGZHOU, China -- China Southern Airlines (NYSE:ZNH) (HKSE:1055) -- www.cs-air.com/en -- the largest airline in The People's Republic of China is pleased to announce that today it has signed an agreement for future membership in SkyTeam. China's largest airline is now the first carrier in the nation set to...

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