Korean National Airlines (KNA) was the first air carrier in Korea. Established in 1946 and incorporated in 1948 in South Korea, and its first official passenger flight was from Seoul to Pusan on October 30, 1948. The carrier was an international carrier – though it was privately owned by its founding chairman, Captain Shin Yong-Wook (신용욱). It operated under the brand name Koreanair.