All posts tagged "Korean Air"

  • Korean Air Lines planes are visible outside a window at a departure gate of Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Feb. 19, 2016. Unionized pilots of South Korea's No. 1 carrier voted for a strike on the day which, if carried out, would be the first in 11 years. The pilots demanded a 37 percent wage hike, while the management offered a 1.9 percent increase. The union said it is not planning on an immediate walkout, but will gradually raise the strike participation level depending on how talks proceed with the management. (Yonhap)
    Korean Air fires pilot for hampering flight by joining work-to-rule action

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s top flag carrier, decided to fire a pilot on Monday for rejecting the company flight order and hampering normal business operations to follow the work-to-rule campaign underway since...

    • Posted March 7, 2016
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  • Korean Air Lines planes are visible outside a window at a departure gate of Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Feb. 19, 2016. Unionized pilots of South Korea's No. 1 carrier voted for a strike on the day which, if carried out, would be the first in 11 years. The pilots demanded a 37 percent wage hike, while the management offered a 1.9 percent increase. The union said it is not planning on an immediate walkout, but will gradually raise the strike participation level depending on how talks proceed with the management. (Yonhap)
    Unionized pilots of Korean Air vote for strike

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Unionized pilots of South Korea’s No. 1 flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. voted for a strike on Friday, in what they claim provides legal grounds for them to engage in labor disputes anytime...

    • Posted February 19, 2016
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    US court dismisses ‘nut-rage’ lawsuit

    By Jhoo Dong-chan A New York court has dismissed a suit filed by “nut rage” incident victim Park Chang-jin against former Korean Air heiress and Executive Vice President Heather Cho (Korean name – Cho Hyun-ah), sources said Friday....

    • Posted January 15, 2016
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    Korean Air, Asiana struggle to retain pilots

    By Lee Hyo-sik Korean Air and Asiana Airlines are struggling to retain their pilots who are being tempted by higher salaries and better incentives offered by Chinese rivals, officials said Monday. The increasing exodus of local pilots...

    • Posted January 11, 2016
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    S. Korean pilots look overseas for higher pay

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Park Gyeong-cheol, a 35-year-old pilot for Asiana Airlines Inc., thought he had found his lifetime job when he first entered the company years ago. Following grueling training and tests, he was proud and made...

    • Posted October 14, 2015
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  • Korean Air's ex-vice president Heather Cho (Korea Times file)
    Korean Air heiress faces second ‘nut rage’ case suit in US

    SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) — The heiress of Korean Air Lines Co. has been sued in a New York court by an employee involved in last year’s “nut rage” incident, industry sources said Friday, marking the second...

    • Posted July 24, 2015
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    Korean Air heiress wants ‘nut rage’ trial moved from US to S. Korea

    By Jhoo Dong-chan Former Korean Air Executive Vice President Heather Cho has asked a New York court to dismiss a suit filed against her by a flight attendant so that she can stand trial in Korea instead....

    • Posted July 14, 2015
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