Korean Air

Overview

I) Quick Facts:

1. Parent Company  - Hanjin Group
2. Founded               - 1946 as Korean National Airlines
3. Country                -  South Korea
4. IATA Code          - KE
5. Type                     - Full Service Airline
6. Status                   -  Flag Carrier
7. Hub                      - Incheon Airport & Gimpo Airport
8. Alliance               -  Sky Team
9. Fleet Size             - 148 Passenger aircrafts
10. Destinations         - 135
11. Motto                   - Excellence in Flight
12. Subsidiary            - Jin Air
13. Head Quarters      - Seoul
14. Ownership            - Private
15. Chairman              - Cho Yangho
16. Revenue                - $13.24 billion (2014 est)   
17. World Rank           - 38
18. Safety Rating        -  7 Star Rating

II) Logo:

          Korean Air is the flag carrier of South Korea & is owned by Hanjin Group.The carrier has around 38 Airbuses of various models from A330-200 to A380-800 & around 90 Boeing aircrafts of various models from B737-800 to B787-8.The airline is part of the Sky Team alliance & has code sharing arrangements with most of the Sky Team members.The airline serves 114 international destinations in 50 countries across 6 continents & serves 13 domestic destinations.The airline has 3 classes like all other airlines of this stature & has loyalty programmes in the form of SkyPass .The on time performance of the flights is good .

       The announcements are made in Korean followed by English .In flight entertainment seems to be decent & caters to varying audiences from korean ,english & other foreign language films (sadly no Indian films) to documentaries,music of varying genres to games,entertainment for kids & tracking of flight is available.The food options cater to all kinds of food preferences. The veg meal option that I opted for though needs improvement.Beverages both hot & cold as well as liquor is served during the flight.Blankets,pillows & headphones are provided during the flight,toothpaste,brush & disposable slippers are provided depending on the flight duration & timings ,first aid medicines are available on demand. AC power option is available as well as provisions for infants.

         I travelled by A330-200 in my first leg were the seating is 2+4+2 in the economy section with A-K seating alphabets.A & K are window seats. A total of  6 first class,24 prestige class & 188 economy class seats are available in this aircraft .Rows 28, 41 at the ends & 42 in the middle will give you extra leg room.6 Toilets can be accessed in the economy section.

         During the second leg I travelled by B737-800 were the seating arrangement for the economy section is 3+3 with seating alphabets between A-F with A & F being window seats.A total of 12 prestige class & 126 economy seats are available. Rows 28 & 34 will give you extra leg room.2 Toilets can be accessed in the economy section.

                                         A330-200                                          Flight Tracker
If you are interested you could read the other trip related blogs:
1) Travelogue Oceania
2) Transit/Layover Diaries
3) Airport Chronicles

Source/Links:

1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air
2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_alliance
3) http://www.worldairlineawards.com/awards/world_airline_rating.html
4) http://www.airlineratings.com/safety_rating_per_airline.php