Korean Air, Delta Cargo announce airfreight JV for trans-Pacific
routes

Korean Air Cargo and Delta Cargo launch a joint-venture partnership
to share belly capacity and facilities in a move to capture demand
for trans-Pacific airfreight services.

The partnership introduces Korean Air to Delta’s intercontinental
U.S. market, which will align it to import products, such as cell-
phones, auto parts and electronics to North America. Heading west,
Delta anticipates carrying perishables and various e-commerce goods
from the Americas. Combined, the joint network will encompass 290
destinations in the Americas and more than 80 in Asia.

“The partnership also means a host of new destinations with
commercial and logistics solutions across Asia and North America for
these important markets,” said Shawn Cole, vice president of Delta
Cargo.

The agreement is an expansion of a decade-long relationship between
the two carriers – both founding members of the SkyTeam global
airline alliance, which has 20 members, including Air France-KLM,
AeroMexico and China Eastern Airlines.

Earlier this year, Delta and Korean Air co-located into the new
Terminal 2 at Seoul’s Incheon International Airport (ICN), which the
airlines said substantially reduced connection times and plan to move
under one roof to warehouse cargo at the Asia-gateway hub.