Korean Air Recruitment

Korean Air Recruitment

Now recruiting for Korean Air on the B747-400, B777, B737NG and A330 — Type Rated and Non Type Rated positions available see requirements below for further information.

Korean Air

Korean Air is the national airline of Korea, based in Seoul. It operates international services to 109 cities in 36 countries and domestic services to 14 destinations. It ranks in the top twenty of world airlines in terms of passengers carried. It is the largest airline based in South Korea. Its main bases are Incheon International Airport and Gimpo International Airport, both in Seoul, with hubs at Jeju International Airport and Gimhae International Airport, Busan.

In recent years, Korean Air has upgraded its fleet and services and has won international acclaimation and awards. With its excellent financial performance in 2005, Korean Air received the "Phoenix Award" from Air Transport World (ATW) for its success in overcoming challenges in the global airline industry. It has been named one of Asia's best airlines by Time readers and twice has won the coveted Mercury Award for its inflight catering.

Korean Air has a major air cargo operation, Korean Air Cargo, which overtook Lufthansa in 2005 as the world's largest air cargo business.

In October 2006, Korean Air won top honors in the TIME Readers’ Travel Choice Awards 2006 as the Best First/Business Class Airline and the Best Frequent Flyer Program for its Skypass program. The South Korean flagship carrier beat strong international competitors and gained overwhelming support from the readers of TIME magazine to win these categories for the first time. Korean Air was also ranked second in the Preferred Airline category. TIME Magazine conducted the TIME Readers’ Travel Choice Awards 2006 poll from April 24 to June 25, 2006. The airline has 16,623 employees (as of March 2007).

IATA: KE

ICAO: KAL

Callsign: KOREANAIR

Alliance: SkyTeam

Fleet Details

  • B747-400 - 17
  • A330-200 - 5
  • A330-300 - 16
  • B777-200(ER) - 18
  • B777-300 - 4
  • B777-300(ER) - 6
  • A300-600 - 8
  • B737-700 - 1
  • B737-800 - 14
  • B737-900 - 16

On Order:

  • B747-8I - 4
  • B737-900(ER) - 5
  • B787 - 10
  • A380 - 10


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