Orient Aviation Daily Digest June 20, 2022
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IATA annual general meeting kicks off in Doha
International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general, Willie Walsh, said the world's airlines were gathered in Doha at a time the industry is on a path to recovery and also is focusing on sustainability. Read More »
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Japan Airlines posts 19.3% lift in domestic passengers for May
Japan Airlines (JAL) carried 2.2 million passengers on its domestic network in May, up 19.3% month-on-month from the 1.8 million passengers it transported in April. Read More »
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Qantas Group and Airbus sign sustainable aviation fuel partnership
Airbus and Qantas have announced a five-year partnership to develop and produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and feedstock initiatives in Australia. Read More »
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Boeing chooses 777-200ER for 2022 ecoDemonstrator program
Boeing will conduct its 2022 ecoDemonstrator program with a 777-200ER to evaluate approximately 30 new technologies focused on sustainability and safety. Read More »
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ZIPAIR updates livery, launching nonstop Tokyo-San Jose flights
ZIPAIR Tokyo has unveiled a redesigned livery and announced nonstop Tokyo Narita-San Jose, a service planned to take off from December. Read More »
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Malaysia Airlines deciding on wide-body replacement for A330s
Malaysia Airlines Berhad group CEO, Captain Izham Ismail, said the airline group was close to a decision on aircraft to replace its A330 wide-bodies, media reported overnight. Read More »
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In a regulatory filing to the Bursa Malaysia stock exchange, AirAsia X (AAX) said Lim Kian Onn has resigned as a non-independent and non-executive director following his acceptance of the position of deputy chair at ECM Libra Group Berhad. Read More »