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Air Zeta Completes Asiana Cargo Takeover, Launches Trans-Pacific Operations

Flying under the slogan “Beyond Asia to the World,” Air Zeta is leveraging a 15-aircraft fleet with 1,000 employees to serve 21 routes.

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Overview

  • Air Zeta finalized its ₩470 billion acquisition of Asiana Airlines’ cargo division on August 1 and rebranded from Air Incheon to Air Zeta.
  • The carrier integrated 11 long-haul freighters transferred from Asiana with four existing aircraft to assemble a 15-plane all-cargo fleet.
  • Its workforce expanded to roughly 1,000 staff after adding 800 employees from Asiana’s cargo unit.
  • On August 1, Air Zeta marked its inaugural trans-Pacific cargo flight to the Americas and has since opened service on 21 strategic routes.
  • Positioned as South Korea’s second-largest cargo airline, Air Zeta aims to challenge Korean Air’s dominance and boost Incheon Airport’s global logistics role.