Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Air Transport World Names Korean Air 2021 Airline of the Year Aviation Week NetworkJune 28, 2021 GMT WASHINGTON, June 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aviation Week Network’s ATW Airline of the Year. The Award will be presented to Korean Air as the top honor among the 47th annual ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards at a prestigious, in-person gala dinner on October 5th in Boston, Massachusetts. ADVERTISEMENT Seoul-based Korean Air, a SkyTeam global alliance founding airline, was selected by an independent board of ATW and Aviation Week Network editors and analysts. In making their decision, they cited the company’s excellent leadership, its ability to remain operationally profitable every quarter in 2020 through the industry’s worst-ever crisis, a strong commitment to health safety, the environment and community support endeavors, customer service excellence that earned Korean a Skytrax 5 Star rating in 2020, and a remarkable relationship with employees that allowed the company to avoid any involuntary furloughs last year. Korean Air is also embarked on a transformational strategic deal to incorporate Asiana and create a larger, more global flagship carrier.