Korean Air has appointed Jason Kim as UK & Ireland regional manager, taking over from James Park, who has returned to the airlines’ head office in Seoul, Korea. Kim, who is based at the company’s offices in London Piccadilly, has been with Korean Air since 1996 and was previously general manager for Australia, based in Melbourne.

Korean Air has signed a partnership and codeshare memorandum of understanding with Myanmar Airways International. Korean Air chief operating officer Chang Hoon Chi was joined by Myanmar Airways managing director Si Thu for a signing ceremony at Korean Air’s headquarters earlier.

Korean Air is launching A380 service between Atlanta and Seoul this August, making Korean Air the first airline to fly A380s into busy Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Korean Air will introduce nine additional next-generation aircraft to its fleet in 2013; two A380s, one A330-200, two B777-300ERs, two B737-900ERs, one B747-8F and one B777F. The arrival of the addition two A380s in July and October 2013, will bring the number of Korean Air’s A380s to seven. 

Korean Air and Amadeus, a leading technology partner for the global travel industry, have signed a full content agreement providing travel agencies worldwide guaranteed access to the full range of fares and inventory through the Amadeus system. The agreement ensures that Korean Air’s schedules, fares and inventory content is available through all Amadeus points of sale worldwide, including travel agencies and travel management companies.

Korean Air has announced its financial results for the third quarter of financial 2012, posting net income of KRW340 billion for the period. Despite global external conditions, the airline recorded operating profit of KRW 313 billion for the period ending September 30th, showing a 30.5 per cent increase on the same period in 2011.