Walter Cho named 2026 Asia Airline Executive; Korean Air and Asiana to merge Dec 17
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- Walter Cho received the 2026 Asia Airline Executive of the Year award from CAPA at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Asia held in Sapporo, Japan.
- The award ceremony coincided with the announcement that Korean Air and Asiana Airlines will launch a unified airline on 17 December, and Cho also serves as Chairman of the SkyTeam Alliance Board and as a member of the IATA Board of Governors.
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