The Lufthansa and Korean Air routes reach about 14 hours and 16 hours, respectively. Air China will run the shortest 747 flight in 2025, with a two-hour, 667-mile journey between Beijing and Shanghai.

Previously, Korean Air Chairman Cho Won-tae had announced that the A380 would be phased out by 2026, while the Boeing 747 would be phased out by 2031. The move is a part of a broader strategy to make ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Korean Air is consistently recognized as one of the best airlines in the world, having received Skytrax five-star ratings multiple ...

Korean Air is among the last airlines still flying the iconic Boeing 747, but it's scheduled to pull the jet from a particularly long US route in 2025. Route scheduling data from the aviation ...

Earlier, Cho Won-tae, chairman of Hanjin Group, noted that the A380 is expected to leave the Korean Air fleet by 2026, and the Boeing 747-8I model will also be retired by 2031. The A380 ...

More than 60 people died. - In August 1997, Korean Air flight 801, a Boeing 747-3B5B (747-300) operated by Korean Air, ploughed into a hill near Guam's international airport, killing 228 out of ...

A North Korean-made mobile surface-to-air missile system has appeared for the first time in the Ukraine conflict. While the official name of the air defense system remains unknown, it’s among the ...

Korean Air is among the last airlines still flying the iconic Boeing 747, but it is scheduled to pull the jet from a particularly long US route in 2025. Route scheduling data from the aviation ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link A plane crashed in South Korea, killing nearly all on board and surprising an industry that has come to view the nation as one of the world's ...

In 1981, A Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 jetliner overshot the runway while taking off from Manila’s international airport and skidded to a stop at the edge of a major highway. The accident ...

More than 60 people died. - In August 1997, Korean Air flight 801, a Boeing 747-3B5B (747-300) operated by Korean Air, ploughed into a hill near Guam's international airport, killing 228 out of 254 ...