Company Watch - Korean Air.Jan 8, 2007 Korean Air  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . launched services from Incheon to Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu (kōt`ə kĭn'əbəl  `), formerly Jesselton, town (1991 pop. (four-times-weekly), Pattaya (thrice-weekly), Kathmandu (weekly), Phnom Penh Phnom Penh (nŏm pĕn, pənŏm`) or Phnum Penh (pən m`), city (1994 est. pop. (four-times-weekly) and Siem Reap  Siem Reap City is the capital of Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. (four-times-weekly) while expanding services to Beijing and Shanghai in partnership with Shanghai Airlines. A five-times-weekly Busan-Beijing service was launched Dec. 15. Last month KE took delivery of the first of two converted A300-600Fs. Jan 3, 2007 Korean Air is expecting to post a KRW KRW In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Korean Won. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 240 billion ($255 million) pre-tax profit in 2007, 33.3% higher than the KRW180 billion expected for 2006, according to a regulatory filing cited by Reuters. The carrier also forecast a KRW640 billion operating profit Operating profit (or loss) Revenue from a firm's regular activities less costs and expenses and before income deductions. operating profit See operating income. , up 14.3% from the KRW560 billion expected for 2006. This year's sales are expected to climb 3.6% year-over-year to KRW8.6 trillion. Jan 3, 2007 Korean Air last week finalized its $5.6 billion order for 10 777-300ERs, five 747-8Fs, five 777Fs and five 737NGs, along with options for eight additional aircraft (four -300ERs, two -8Fs and two 737-900ERs). The purchase agreement was signed in November. Deliveries will begin in 2009. Jan 3, 2007 Korean Air will launch twice-weekly Incheon-Anchorage-Atlanta-Houston Bush-Anchorage-Incheon all-cargo service aboard a leased 747-400F from Jan. 25. Houston is a new city on KE Cargo's network. "Houston's dynamic business and logistics climate makes this an easy decision for us," KE VP-Cargo-Americas Derek Han said. Jan 4, 2007 Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/onlinenews.htm To Subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Jan 1, 2007 |
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