Beyond the tarmac: Korean Air, Asiana elevate social impact in Mongolia

Korean Air and Asiana Airlines staff join a tree-planting event at the Korean Air Forest in Ulaanbaatar’s Baganuur District, Mongolia, Monday. Korean Air has been planting trees there since 2004 to combat desertification. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Korean Air and Asiana Airlines staff hold an aviation engineering class Tuesday at Gun Galuutai Complex School in Ulaanbaatar’s Baganuur District, Mongolia, Tuesday as part of their community outreach efforts. Students learn to build and fly model aircraft and explore basic aerodynamics. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

A student from Gun Galuutai Complex School in Ulaanbaatar’s Baganuur District, Mongolia, flies a model aircraft with help from a Korean Air and Asiana Airlines employee during an aviation engineering class Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Korean Air and Asiana Airlines staff and students at Gun Galuutai Complex School in Ulaanbaatar’s Baganuur District, Mongolia, fly model aircraft during an aviation engineering and aerodynamics class Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Korean Air and Asiana Airlines staff and students at Gun Galuutai Complex School in Ulaanbaatar’s Baganuur District in Mongolia, fly model aircraft during an aviation engineering and aerodynamics class, Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul