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DECEMBER 2022

Week 49

Orient Aviation Daily Digest December 7, 2022

 

News

Global airline association forecasts industry’s return to profit in 2023

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects the airline industry to become profitable next year as a result of growing air travel demand. Read More »


 

News

Canada’s WestJet announces expansion to Asia with nonstop Calgary-Tokyo Narita service

Calgary-headquartered WestJet will launch nonstop Calgary-Tokyo Narita on April 30 offering three times a week 787-9 rotation. Read More »


 


 

News

IndiGo adds its code on another 32 Turkish Airlines flights

India’s largest airline, IndiGo, has placed its 6E airline code on Turkish Airlines services from Istanbul to Italy’s Milan, Rome and Venice and  Birmingham and Manchester in the U.K. Read More »


 

News

British Airways returns to London-Hong Kong after 12-month hiatus

British Airways (BA) has flown its first passenger flight to Hong Kong since December 2021. Read More »


 

News

Australia's competition regulator spotlights high domestic airline fares

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said average domestic airfares were 27% higher in October, compared with pre-pandemic October 2019, amid strong demand for travel and constrained supply. Read More »


 

News

SpiceJet successfully completes ICAO safety oversight audit

India-based SpiceJet has announced its safety processes and systems have been assessed and determined to be robust. Read More »


 

People

Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad said Dato' Seri Diraja Dr Zambry Bin Abd Kadir has resigned as the non-independent, non-executive chair of the company, following his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the new Malaysia government led by prime minister Anwar Ibrahim.


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from CAE, China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Embraer, Lufthansa Systems, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Scoot and Singapore Airlines. Read More »