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Korean Air
IATA Code
ICAO Code
IATA Prefix
Callsign
KE
KAL
180
  

Korean Air Boeing 737-800
Korean Air
1370 Gonghang-Dong
Gangseo-gu
Seoul 157-712
KOREA

Tel.: +82 22 656 7274
Fax: +82 22 656 7289
SITA:
Email:
Website: www.koreanair.com

Type: Scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, pax, cargo
Owner: Yango-Ho Cho family (10.57%); Hanjin (9.72%); employees (6.07%); Inha University Foundation (2.67%); Jungseok Foundation 1.92%); others
Shareholdings: Jin Air (100%); Grand Star Cargo International (25%)
Employees: 19,178
Base: Seoul (GMP)
Hubs: Gimhae (PUS); Jeju (CJU)
Start of ops. March 1969
Korean Air operates this equipment: Executives:
  • 8 x Airbus A300B4-600
  • 6 x Airbus A330-300
  • 16 x Airbus A330-300
  • 1 x Boeing 737-700
  • 14 x Boeing 737-800
  • 16 x Boeing 737-900
  • 41 x Boeing 747-400
  • 18 x Boeing 777-200
  • 10 x Boeing 777-300
Chief Executive:
COO:
CFO:
 Yang Ho Cho
Chang Hoon Chi
Sang Kyoon Lee

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Manufacturer
Type
Current
active
Current
leased-out
Current
inactive
Planned
Current
or planned
Historical
Total
all times
Average
age
Airbus A380-800
5
5
10
10
0.7 year
Boeing B.747-200B
13
13
-
Boeing B.747-200B(SCD)
2
2
-
Boeing B.747-200C
2
2
-
Boeing B.747-200F
1
1
-
Boeing B.747-200F(SCD)
11
11
-
Boeing B.747-300
2
2
-
Boeing B.747-300(SCD)
1
1
-
Boeing B.747-400
16
16
9
25
16.4 years
Boeing B.747-400(BCF)
6
6
2
8
20.4 years
Boeing B.747-400(ER/F)
8
8
1
9
7.5 years
Boeing B.747-400(SCD)
2
2
-
Boeing B.747-400F
9
9
1
10
11.3 years
Boeing B.747-8
5
5
5
-
Boeing B.747-8F
1
6
7
7
0.2 year
Boeing B.747SP
2
2
-
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
5
5
-
McDonnell Douglas MD-11P
2
2
-
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Series 30
6
6
-
Boeing B.787-9
10
10
10
-
Airbus A330-200
7
7
14
14
6.6 years
A330 A330-300
16
16
1
17
12.0 years
Boeing B.777-200(ER)
18
18
18
8.4 years
Boeing B.777-300
4
4
4
12.4 years
Boeing B.777-300(ER)
9
5
14
14
1.8 year
Boeing B.777-F
1
4
5
5
0.2 year
Airbus A300-600
7
7
25
32
19.7 years
Airbus A300-600F
2
2
-
Airbus A300B4
8
8
-
Airbus A300C4
2
2
-
Boeing B.707-320B
3
3
-
Boeing B.707-320C
8
8
-
Boeing B.720-020
2
2
-
Douglas DC-8-60
6
6
-
Boeing B.727-100
5
5
-
Boeing B.727-200
12
12
-
Boeing B.737 BBJ
1
1
1
2.7 years
Boeing B.737-800
21
2
23
5
28
5.8 years
Boeing B.737-900
16
16
16
8.9 years
Boeing B.737-900(ER)
2
4
6
6
0.9 year
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10
1
1
-
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30
1
1
-
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 (MD-80)
27
27
-
Fokker F.28-0100 (F.100)
13
13
-
Fokker F.28-4000
5
5
-
Fokker F-27 ()
2
2
-
Fokker F.27-200
3
3
-
Fokker F.27-500
3
3
-
Fokker F.27-600
1
1
-
YS YS-11-100
4
4
-
YS YS-11A-300
4
4
-
Lockheed L.1049H
2
2
-
Lockheed L.749A
1
1
-
Douglas DC-4-1009
3
3
-
Douglas C-47/R4D (naval DC-3)
1
1
-
Douglas C-47A
2
2
-
Douglas C-47B
3
3
-
Douglas DC-3
6
6
-
Douglas DC-3 (impressed)
2
2
-

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