All posts tagged "Korean Air"

  • Cho Hyun-ah, the eldest daughter of Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho and former vice president of the airline company, appears at Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board in western Seoul on Dec. 12, 2014, to be questioned for ordering a crew member to leave a plane over an alleged breach of snack-serving protocol. (Yonhap)
    Prosecution seeks 3-year jail term for Korean Air heiress

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Prosecutors sought a three-year prison term Monday for a former vice president of South Korea’s top airline, Korean Air Lines Co., charged with obstructing aviation safety after she ordered a crew member to deplane...

    • Posted February 2, 2015
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    Korean Air chief apologizes to steward allegedly assaulted by his daughter

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The chairman of Korean Air Lines Co. apologized to a chief steward forced off a taxiing plane by his eldest daughter over in-flight service during the second hearing of the so-called “nut rage” trial...

    • Posted January 30, 2015
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    Korean Air suffers drop in passengers after ‘nut rage’

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The number of passengers using Korean Air Line Co., South Korea’s top flag carrier, dropped in December apparently affected by the so-called “nut rage” that has tarnished its image among travelers, industry data showed...

    • Posted January 16, 2015
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  • Former Korean Air VP Cho Hyun-ah will be standing trial. (Yonhap)
    Former Korean Air exec to stand trial

    For interfering with a government investigation and violating aviation security law SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A prosecutor says Cho Hyun-ah, the former Korean Air Lines executive who ordered a crew member off a flight in an...

    • Posted January 7, 2015
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  • Shown is Korean Air chairman Cho Yang-ho whose daughter resigned after a controversy on one of the airline's flights. (Yonhap)
    Korean Air to sell over 500 billion won ($455 million) worth of shares

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s largest flag carrier, said Tuesday it will sell more than 500 billion won (US$455 million) worth of shares to raise money needed to repay debt. The company’s board...

    • Posted January 6, 2015
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  • Korean Air's ex-vice president Heather Cho (Korea Times file)
    Korean Air heiress to be indicted

    SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) — Prosecutors said Tuesday that they plan to indict a former vice president of South Korea’s top airline, Korea Air Lines Co., later this week over a controversial air-rage incident. Cho Hyun-ah, the...

    • Posted January 5, 2015
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    Arrest warrant issued for former Korean Air VP

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — A Seoul court issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for a former vice president of South Korea’s top airline, Korea Air Lines Co., who came under flak over a controversial air-rage incident early this month....

    • Posted December 30, 2014
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