All posts tagged "Korean Air"

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    Steward from ‘nut rage’ case gets industrial accident compensation

    SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) — The senior cabin crew member with Korean Air Lines Co. involved in the “nut rage” case was recognized as an industrial accident victim on Tuesday. The Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service...

    • Posted July 8, 2015
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    Why is it so much more expensive to fly Korean Air?

    By James Goo A Korean American woman in her fifties living in Granada Hills, Calif., recently experienced a shock upon looking up airplane tickets to Nepal for a missionary trip on CheapTickets.com — Korean Air roundtrip tickets...

    • Posted June 24, 2015
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    Korean Air to buy 100 new aircraft

    By Kim Rahn Korean Air will buy 100 next-generation aircraft from 2019 ― 50 from Airbus and 50 from Boeing. This is the first time for a Korean carrier to buy such a large number of aircraft...

    • Posted June 16, 2015
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  • Cho Hyun-ah, a former vice president of Korean Air Lines, leaves the Seoul High Court for her house on May 22, after the court sentenced her to 10 months in prison, suspended for two years. A lower court delivered a one-year sentence in December, convicting her of changing the flight route, which caused a safety risk, as she forced the chief steward off a taxiing flight because she was served nuts in an unopened bag instead of on a plate. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea court suspends nut rage executive’s prison term

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court Friday suspended the prison term of the former Korean Air executive whose onboard “nut rage” tantrum delayed a flight last year, immediately ending her incarceration. Cho Hyun-ah, who...

    • Posted May 22, 2015
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  • Cho Hyun-ah Former Korean Air Vice President
    Korean Air flight attendant sues ‘Nut Rage’ ex-VP in US

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A flight attendant who says she was living her dream by working for Korean Air is now suing the airline and its infamous nut rage executive, claiming the bizarre onboard tantrum ruined...

    • Posted March 11, 2015
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  • Korean Air's ex-vice president Heather Cho (Korea Times file)
    Korean Air heiress appeals ‘nut rage’ conviction

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The eldest daughter of Korean Air Lines Co.’s chairman on Friday appealed a court decision that found her guilty of violating air safety and other laws, court officials said. Cho Hyun-ah, former vice president...

    • Posted February 13, 2015
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    Ex-Korean Air VP gets 1-year jail term over ‘nut rage’

    SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) — A Seoul court sentenced a former vice president of Korea Airlines Co. to one year in prison Thursday for obstructing aviation safety by ordering a taxiing plane to return to the gate...

    • Posted February 12, 2015
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