cho yang-ho (; 8 march 1949 – 7 april 2019), also known as y. h. cho, was a south korean businessman. he was the chairman and chief executive officer (ceo) of korean air, south korea's flag carrier and largest airline. he served as chairman of the hanjin group. he was also a founding member of the skyteam airline alliance. he was born in incheon, gyeonggi.