Air Koryo
Flag carrier of North Korea
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| 2024 | Air Koryo began changing its crane logo, replacing the previous design that symbolized Korean peninsula unification with a new logo featuring tapered horizontal lines. |
| 2023 | Air Koryo began resuming international flights after a three-year suspension during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| December 2023 | Kim Jong Un announced that North Korea will no longer seek reunification with South Korea, leading to a change in Air Koryo's logo design. |
| August 28 2023 | Second flight to Vladivostok after resuming operations. |
| August 25 2023 | Air Koryo resumed international flights to Vladivostok using Tu-204 aircraft, marking a return to international operations. |
| August 22 2023 | Air Koryo resumed international flights, flying to Beijing using Tu-204 aircraft after a prolonged suspension. |
| 2020 | Air Koryo was allowed to resume operations into the EU after introducing newly acquired Tu-204 aircraft. The airline also suspended regular international flights due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| February 2020 | All flights cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| February 1 2020 | Air Koryo canceled its final two remaining international routes to Beijing and Vladivostok as part of COVID-19 pandemic response. |
| January 24 2020 | Air Koryo canceled several international flights to China, specifically to Macao, Shanghai, and Shenyang due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 | Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft P-551 has been in storage since this year. |
| August 2 2019 | Resumed flights to Macau after a 15-year pause. |
| September 2015 | Il-18 aircraft P-836 was probably scrapped. |
| March 2014 | Resumed flights to Kuwait City. |
| 2013 | Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft P-551 was repainted and returned to service after previous retirement. |
| August 2012 | Il-18 aircraft P-836 was placed in storage. |
| 2011 | Launched flights to Kuwait City, which were cancelled six months later to prevent spreading news of the Arab Spring. |
| April 20 2011 | Launched flights to Kuala Lumpur, with the last flight on 8 June 2014. |
| 2010 | Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft P-551 was reportedly retired. |
| 2010 | Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft P-553 was retired and transferred to the Aviation Institute in the Son Yang district. |
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