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NOVEMBER 2022

Week 48

Orient Aviation Daily Digest November 30, 2022

 

News

Singapore Airlines and Tata to merge Air India and joint venture Vistara

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Tata Sons propose to merge Air India and joint venture full-service carrier, Vistara. Read More »


 

News

Asia-Pacific airlines flew 12.1 million passengers in October: AAPA update

Asia-Pacific carriers transported 12.1 million international passengers in October, up 3.8% from the 11.7 million air travellers they flew in September. Read More »


 

News

United Airlines to add third nonstop U.S.-Tokyo Haneda route to network

United Airlines (UA) will launch three times a week nonstop New York Newark-Tokyo Haneda on January 6, operated with 777-200ERs configured with 50 business, 25 premium, 46 extra legroom economy and 156 economy seats. Read More »


 

News

Cathay Pacific recovery “as fast as other airlines, if not faster” HSBC forecasts

HSBC Global Research expects Cathay Pacific's recovery from COVID-19 to match its airline rivals in the region. Read More »


 

News

AirAsia X plans takeover of Capital A's aviation businesses

AirAsia X (AAX) and Capital A will establish a combined aviation business to bring together medium-haul AAX and short-haul AirAsia brands. Read More »


 

News

Malaysia airports operator narrows September quarter losses

Malaysia Airports Holdings (MAHB) has reported a net loss of 9 million ringgit (US$2.1 million) for the three months to September 30 compared with a net loss of 182.3 million ringgit in the same months in 2021. Read More »


 

People

CDB Aviation, a 100%- owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Limited has appointed Jie Chen to succeed Patrick Hannigan as CEO, effective from January 2023. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Atlas Air, European Union Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking, Eve Air Mobility. Read More »