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Delta Air Lines planes were involved in 3 wingtip collisions in separate low-speed accidents over 2 days at NY JFK, leaving one man injured. The NTSB said Thursday that it is investigating the accidents, indicating that they may be more serious than usual or that there may be a pattern. The first accident occurred Aug 15, when a Boeing 737 operated by Delta and an American Airlines Boeing 757 each were taxiing out for departure. The Delta plane’s left wing touched the American jet’s tail. The next day, a JFK ground crew was directing a Delta CRJ regional aircraft in a terminal ramp area when its left wing touched the right wing of a second Delta CRJ plane that was parked at the gate. An hour later, the left wingtip of a Delta MD-88 aircraft touched a flatbed truck as it was turning into a ramp area. <br/>

After receiving its third Boeing 787-9 in July, Korean Air launched 3X-weekly service between Incheon-Madrid and 4X-weekly service between Incheon-Beijing in early August. With the Madrid route, Korean Air looks to build on the 18% year-over-year increase in European passenger revenue the airline saw in Q2. The Beijing route, however, flies in the face of declines in China passenger revenue (down 26% YOY) and China traffic (down 27% YOY). In Q2 2017, Korean Air reported a KRW200b net loss (US$174.9m), narrowed somewhat from a KRW251b net loss in the year-ago quarter. A deepening of net foreign currency related losses and interest expenses cut in to the company’s Q2 KRW173b operating profit by KRW419b during the quarter. <br/>