Parata Air has applied to the US Department of Transportation for a foreign air carrier permit and exemption to launch scheduled Seoul–Los Angeles and Seoul–Las Vegas services using Airbus A330-200s, targeting the start of the 2026 summer season after securing regulatory clearance and equipment.
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Parata aims to operate Seoul–LAX and Seoul–LAS from Summer 2026 using A330-200s; the carrier has already taken delivery of its first A330-200 which underpins the planned long-haul leisure push (https://hype.aero/?story=e6e47976-3a39-40b4-b503-be5e10da6e81).
The airline received its AOC in September and has moved to scheduled operations, showing regulatory and operational readiness ahead of an application to the US DOT (https://hype.aero/?story=ef93d310-8991-44dd-8de8-669e2f3f1c44 and https://hype.aero/?story=97a7f2bf-2538-4e32-b532-00e3f87f4f7c).
Adding nonstop links to Los Angeles and Las Vegas increases competition on transpacific leisure corridors and follows other carriers expanding Las Vegas services, a trend to watch for long-haul capacity and network planning (https://hype.aero/?story=a63847d2-fe83-4a82-accb-a477aad36e1b).
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