Korean Air Selected as the Aircraft Painting Contractor for Leased Planes from Asiana

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Korean Air announced on the 6th that it has been selected as the final contractor in the competitive bidding for the 'Air Busan Aircraft Painting' conducted by Asiana Airlines.

This painting competitive bidding took place as Asiana Airlines changed the lease of the A321-200 aircraft, previously leased to Air Busan, to Air Seoul.

Korean Air plans to start aircraft painting work including paint removal, surface cleaning and special treatment, painting Air Seoul's signature colors, logo, and serial numbers, and marking at the paint-only hangar of Gimhae Intermediate Maintenance Factory located in Gangseo-gu, Busan, from the 16th to the 23rd.

Korean Air was selected in the competitive bidding involving leading overseas painting companies due to its painting experts and technical skills with over 20 years of experience.

The company built the nation's only paint-only facility, a paint hangar, in 1998 and began full-scale aircraft painting work. Through expansion construction in 2016, the facility was increased to about 2,736 pyeong (approximately 9,030 square meters), about 1.1 times the size of a soccer field, capable of accommodating the A380 aircraft. Currently, only three maintenance companies, including Korean Air, have paint-only hangars in the Asia-Pacific region that can accommodate the A380 aircraft.

Korean Air's paint hangar is considered a world-class facility with temperature control and painting capabilities. It removes dust through a large air purification system, and the water used in painting is perfectly purified and discharged through a sewage treatment facility, holding the International Environmental Management Standard (ISO 14001) certification.

Korean Air has performed painting work on a total of 466 aircraft, including its own aircraft, 22 airlines worldwide, the Republic of Korea Air Force, and the U.S. military.

A Korean Air official said, "Going forward, Korean Air plans to further expand painting orders from domestic and foreign airlines."

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