Korean Air purchases over 100 Boeing aircraft

(FILES) A 777X flight test aircraft takes off from Paine Field on June 26, 2024 in Everett, Washington. Korean Air said on August 26, 2025, it will purchase more than 100 Boeing aircrafts in the largest deal in South Korea's aviation history, just hours after the country's president met US President Donald Trump in Washington. (Photo by Jennifer Buchanan/ POOL/ AFP)

SEOUL: Korean Air said Tuesday (Aug 26) it will purchase more than 100 Boeing aircraft in the largest deal in South Korea's aviation history, just hours after the country's president met US President Donald Trump in Washington.

"Korean Air announced its intent to purchase 103 next-generation aircraft from Boeing," the company said in a statement.