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SEPTEMBER 2022

Week 39

Orient Aviation Daily Digest September 26, 2022

 

News

Cathay Pacific welcomes cancellation of Hong Kong’s compulsory hotel quarantine

Cathay Pacific will add scores of flights across its regional and long-haul networks following the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s (HKSAR) decision to immediately end hotel quarantine for inbound travellers. Read More »


 

News

Australia records 27.2% jump in international passengers in July

There were 2.1 million air travellers into and out of Australia in July, up from the 1.6 international passengers who entered and departed the country in June, Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE) has reported. Read More »


 

News

Japan to abandon quarantine rules and re-open to international tourists

Prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has announced Japan will remove quarantine requirements for inbound travellers and restore visa free travel for international visitors from October 11. Read More »


 

News

Singapore Changi processed 3.32 million passengers in August

Singapore Changi Airport had 3.32 million passengers passing through its terminals last month, a 0.6% month-on-month increase from 3.3 million travellers processed at the airport complex in July, Changi Airport Group (CAG) has reported. Read More »


 

News

Airbus CEO committed to a production target of 75 A320s a month

Airbus CEO, Guillaume Faury, has reaffirmed the global aerospace giant's plans to lift production of its A320 family aircraft to 65 a month early next year and to 75 aircraft a month by 2025. Read More »


 

News

Boeing pays US$200 million to settle 737 MAX civil suit; former CEO fined US$1 million

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said Boeing had agreed to pay a US$200 million penalty to settle civil charges that the company made materially misleading public statements following two fatal 737 MAX crashes operated by Indonesia's Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines, respectively. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Airbus, GKN Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Singapore’s government and Tata Group. Read More »