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FEBRUARY 2023

Week 6

Orient Aviation Daily Digest February 10, 2023

 

News

Scoot CEO expects sustained robust demand for foreseeable future

Scoot CEO, Leslie Thng, said the LCC can quickly adjust to changes in passenger demand amid broad expectations the recovery in the market will gather pace this year. Read More »


 

News

Vietnam aviation market to fully recover by year-end; CAAV forecast

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) predicts the country's aviation market will record 80 million domestic and international air travellers in 2023, up 1% from domestic passengers carried in 2019, the last full year before the pandemic’s outbreak. Read More »


 


 

News

Australian domestic air fares remain elevated for the month

Australia's domestic air travellers were paying significantly more to fly around the country compared with a year ago, government figures show. Read More »


 

News

Garuda Indonesia faces legal bid to cancel restructuring plan

Garuda Indonesia CEO, Irfan Setiaputra, said the airline is continuing to work through its restructuring program even as two aircraft lessors reportedly have sought court approval to scrap the agreement reached with other creditors late last year. Read More »


 

News

Netherlands says no new prosecutions for the fatal shooting down of MH17

The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service has announced there will be no additional prosecutions in relation to the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 that took the lives of 298 passengers and crew. Read More »


 

News

Conflicting reports emerge about caps on fare discounts at Mainland carriers

There have been varying media reports this week about Beijing’s request to its state-owned airlines to cap discounts on selected domestic routes at 60% to minimise losses. Read More »


 

People

Rolls-Royce has announced Birgit Behrendt will join the board as a non-executive director following the company's annual general meeting next May 11.


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from ATR and Pratt & Whitney. Read More »


 

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