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Korean Air Mulls 30-Strong Boeing Jet Order as Early as July

Carrier now deciding between 787 Dreamliner; additional A350s
‘I believe in Boeing management,’ Korean Air CEO Cho says

Workers clean a Korean Air Lines Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft on the tarmac outside the company's hangar at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea. — Workers clean a Korean Air Lines Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft on the tarmac outside the company's hangar at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea.
Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

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By Danny Lee and Guy Johnson

June 2, 2024 at 2:57 PM UTC

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Korean Air Lines Co., a big buyer of Boeing Co. aircraft, is planning to order up to 30 new jets from the US planemaker as soon as next month.

Fresh from ordering almost three dozen rival Airbus SE jets, the Seoul-based carrier is now deciding between Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner and additional A350s, Korean Air’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Cho Won-Tae said in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg on Sunday in Dubai.