Korean Air has appointed Managing Director Korean Air Americas Headquarters Lee Byung-hoon as the new head of its Americas regional headquarters. The airline announced the appointment of Managing Director Lee on the 9th.
The newly appointed head joined Korean Air in 2000, working in passenger transport, the LA airport branch, the HR development center, and the Korea regional headquarters corporate team. Since 2022, he has served as the head of the US East Coast branch.
At the same time, Korean Air promoted Executive Vice President Lee Jin-ho, who previously served as the head of the Americas regional headquarters, to Vice President and appointed him as the CEO of the low-cost carrier Jinair. The new CEO has spent 38 years in the sales sector, building extensive experience across major overseas branches such as Dublin, New York, and Chicago, and has also served as the head of the Korea regional headquarters and the headquarters passenger business division. Key challenges for Jinair include organizational stabilization and securing a revenue base. The appointment motion for Vice President Lee will be finalized following approval from the general shareholders’ meeting and the board of directors.
Former Jinair CEO Park Byung-ryul recently resigned for personal reasons and moved to the position of non-executive advisor.
This reshuffle is interpreted as a preliminary workforce arrangement for future operational efficiency ahead of the official integration between Korean Air and Asiana. Once the integration of the two airlines is completed on the 17th of next month, all existing Asiana flight routes will be operated under Korean Air flight numbers.
