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DECEMBER 2022

Week 50

Orient Aviation Daily Digest December 15, 2022

 

News

Virgin Australia says konnichiwa to Tokyo

Virgin Australia (VA) will commence daily nonstop Cairns-Tokyo Haneda from June 28 next year. Read More »


 

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Cathay Pacific flew 31.4% more passengers after local entry rules relaxed

Cathay Pacific carried 526,827 passengers in November, up 31.4% from the 400,909 air travellers it transported in October. Read More »


 


 

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Air New Zealand on mission to develop next generation zero-emissions aircraft

Air New Zealand (Air NZ) is working with Beta, Cranfield Aerospace, Eviation and VoltAero to operate a zero-emissions demonstrator flight by 2026 as part of its Mission Next Gen Aircraft project. Read More »


 

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Airbus A321XLR completes 13.15 hour pan-Europe test flight

Earlier in the week, an Airbus A321XLR, registration F-WXLR, completed a 13 hour 15 minute test flight across Europe from Toulouse. Read More »


 

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Hong Kong court approves Hong Kong Airlines restructuring

The High Court of Hong Kong has accepted the restructuring plan of Hong Kong Airlines. Read More »


 

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Boeing reports order tally of 21 aircraft in November

Boeing has announced orders for 21 commercial aircraft last month increasing the OEM’s gross orders for the year to date to 685 airplanes. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from American Airlines, Boom Supersonic, Capital A, Florida Turbine Technologies, Safran Landing Systems and Teleport. Read More »