Merger of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines

Merger of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines
Pre-merger Korean Air logo
Asiana Airlines current logo after the merger
The new Korean Air logo after the merger, unveiled on March 11, 2025.
InitiatorKorean Air
TargetAsiana Airlines
TypeMerger
Cost₩1.5 trillion (for a 63.88% stake)
InitiatedNovember 16, 2020
CompletedDecember 12, 2024
StatusCompleted
Korean Air (left) and Asiana Airlines (right) aircraft with respective old logos.
Korean Air Boeing 777-300ER (left) and Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER (right) aircraft with respective new logos after the merger. In case of Asiana, Kumho Asiana Group titles and logo are removed.

The merger of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines was a policy announced by the Government of South Korea in November 2020, which resulted in Korean Air absorbing Asiana Airlines creating a dominant carrier in South Korea. The merger was completed on December 12, 2024, following approval from fair-competition authorities globally.

On March 11, 2025, Korean Air announced that Asiana Airlines brand will be phased out by the end of 2026. Additionally, Korean Air unveiled the new logo and livery for the first time in 41 years that designed by Lippincott to symbolize the integration between two airlines.

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