O Walter Cho, le Taitaifono ma le Pule Sili o le Ea a Korea, ua tuuina atu le faailoga maualuga o le Excellence in Leadership Award e le Air Transport World (ATW).

"Talu mai le avea ma foe i le Korean Air i le 2019, ua vave ona maua e Walter Cho se igoa taʻutaʻua i le lalolagi atoa mo le vaʻaia o pisinisi ma le pulega malosi. O lona mafaufau maaleale ma fafo, aemaise lava i faiga faapaaga vaalele-aemaise le pisinisi faʻatasi ma Delta Air Lines-ma pisinisi uta a le kamupani, na faʻamalosia ai Korea nai lo se isi lava taimi i taimi sili ona leaga o le faʻamaʻi. I le avea ai ma taʻitaʻifono o le SkyTeam global alliance board ma se sui o le IATA board of governors, Mr. Cho ua tulaʻi mai o se taʻitaʻi sili i Korea ma i le isi itu o pisinisi, "o le tala lea a Air Transport World.

O le taʻitaʻiga a Cho ma le puleaina o faʻalavelave ua lauiloa lautele i le gasologa o le faʻamaʻi, ona na ia faʻatautaia le faʻafitauli o le COVID-19 ma taʻitaʻia le kamupani vaalele ina ia maua faʻamaumauga maualuga tupe mama i le 2021 ma le 2022.

I le lotolotoi o le tele o le le mautonu i le taimi o le COVID-19, na faia ai e Cho le filifiliga mataʻutia ma faʻasolopito e maua ai le Asiana Airlines, o le pisinisi sili ona tele i le lalolagi vaalele i le taimi o le faʻamaʻi. A mae'a loa le fa'atau, o le a avea le Korean Air ma se tasi o kamupani va'alele e 10 pito i luga ole lalolagi.

“O le faʻalavelave faʻafuaseʻi faʻalavelave faʻafuaseʻi ua faʻamaonia ai le taua o le fesoʻotaʻiga, le taua autu o la tatou pisinisi. O le vaega atoa o le Korean Air, faatasi ai ma a matou paaga, na tuufaatasia a matou taumafaiga e faatumauina le fesoʻotaʻiga mo pasese ma uta, e tusa lava pe o loʻo i ai le faʻatonutonuina o tuaoi. Ou te matua talisapaia le amana'ia e le ATW a matou taumafaiga ma ou te faamaulalo i le mauaina o le taui e fai ma sui o tagata uma i le Korean Air. Ou te talitonu o le tausaga 2023 o le a malosi ma fiafia mo i tatou uma, ma o le Korean Air o le a faʻafetaui i suiga ma tuʻuina atu auaunaga faʻalagolago i a tatou tagata faʻatau ma paaga, ma faʻaauau pea ona faʻaleleia, ”o le tala lea a Walter Cho.

Na aloaia le Korean Air mo le lua tausaga talu ai o le ATW's 2021 Airline of the Year ma le 2022 Cargo Operator of the Year. Ua maua foi e Cho le tele o faailoga mo lana taʻitaʻiga mataʻina e pei o le FlightGlobal's 2022 Air Cargo Leadership Award ma le Orient Aviation's 2021 Person of the Year.

O le 49th fa'ailoga o lenei tausaga o le a faia i Istanbul ia Iuni 2.

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Cho's leadership and crisis management have been widely recognized over the course of the pandemic, as he successfully navigated the COVID-19 crisis and led the airline to attain record high profits both in 2021 and 2022.
I trust the year 2023 will be dynamic and exciting for all of us, and Korean Air will adapt to changes and provide reliable services to our customers and partners, and keep evolving,” said Walter Cho.
Korean Air was recognized for the past two years as ATW's 2021 Airline of the Year and 2022 Cargo Operator of the Year.