Woo Kee-hong, Vice Chairman of Korean Air (right), and Lee Hak-jae, President of Incheon International Airport Corp. [Source: Korean Air]
Woo Kee-hong, Vice Chairman of Korean Air (right), and Lee Hak-jae, President of Incheon International Airport Corp. [Source: Korean Air]

(Seoul=Yonhap Infomax) Myung Sub Byun = Korean Air Lines Co. has announced plans to construct a new maintenance hangar at Incheon International Airport, investing KRW 176 billion ($130 million) in partnership with Incheon International Airport Corp.


On the 24th, Korean Air signed an agreement with Incheon International Airport Corp. at the Grand Hyatt Incheon for the "Advanced Integrated Aviation Complex Maintenance Facility (H3) Development Project." The signing ceremony was attended by Korean Air Vice Chairman Woo Kee-hong, Incheon International Airport Corp. President Lee Hak-jae, as well as over 90 government officials, local government representatives, lawmakers, and related stakeholders.


Vice Chairman Woo emphasized in his congratulatory remarks, "A maintenance hangar is not merely a building, but a cradle of safety and an essential infrastructure to uphold Korean Air's top priority of 'absolute safety.'"


The new maintenance hangar will be built on a 69,299-square-meter (approximately 21,000 pyeong) site within the Advanced Integrated Aviation Complex at Incheon International Airport. The facility will be capable of servicing two mid- to large-sized aircraft and one small aircraft simultaneously. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2027, with operations targeted to commence by the end of 2029.


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