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What we compareKorean AirAir Busan
Country in archiveSouth KoreaSouth Korea
FoundedMarch 1, 19692007
FounderHanjin Group—
HeadquartersSeoul, Gangseo District, South KoreaBusan, South Korea, South Korea
Name originKorean Air means simply the airline of Korea. The state-owned carrier of 1962 was called Korean Air Lines, and the name was shortened to Korean Air on 1 March 1984 when the new logo and livery appeared.The sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the Air Busan name.
HighlightsIncheon International Airport hub, Gimpo International Airport headquarters, Korean Air Cargo, SkyTeam membershipGimhae International Airport
Earliest archived brand logo19692007
Latest archived logo20252007
Archived logo assets51

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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