Asiana Airlines Inc., formerly Seoul Airlines, is one of South Korea's two major airlines, along with Korean Air. Asiana has its headquarters in Asiana Town building in Seoul. The airline has its domestic hub at Gimpo International Airport and its international hub at Incheon International Airport (70 kilometres from central Seoul). It operates 14 domestic and 90 international passenger routes, and 27 cargo routes throughout Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania.
Asiana was established on 17 February 1988 and started operations in December 1988 with flights to Busan. Asiana's formation did not come about as a policy initiative favoring liberalized market conditions but rather because of pressure from other chaebols and interests who wanted to compete. It was formed by the Kumho Asiana Group (formerly Kumho Group) and was originally known as Seoul Air International.
The airline is member of Star Alliance since 28 March 2003. Member of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).
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Boeing 747-48E, registration HL7420, built 1995, serial number 25783 Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), Beijing, China, 4 November 2002
