Orient Aviation Daily Digest February 16, 2023
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Boeing books 55 January orders; President Biden confirms Air India order for 220 aircraft
Boeing reported 55 gross orders for commercial aircraft last month, including four 737 MAXs for Japan’s Skymark. Read More »
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Cathay Pacific plans 100 return flights to China by February 28
Cathay Pacific chief customer and commercial officer, Lavinia Lau, said the Hong Kong carrier is working hard to increase passenger capacity “as much as possible”, especially leading to the Easter holiday in early April. Read More »
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Singapore Airlines and Scoot report 2.6 million passengers for January
SIA Group (SIA) said its two carriers flew 2.6 million passengers in January, more than four times the 535,200 passengers they carried in the same month in 2022 and broadly in line with the 2.7 million passengers they transported in December. Read More »
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Fiji Airways joins airlines offering unbundled economy fares
Fiji Airways will introduce unbundled fares for economy class passengers on flights to Canada and the U.S. on March 2 and across its entire network from March 3. Read More »
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China Southern Airlines domestic passengers recover to 91.3% of pre-COVID numbers
China Southern Airlines (CSA) recorded 9.2 million domestic passengers in January, more than double the 4.1 million passengers it carried in December and a 39% improvement over the 6.6 million passengers it transported in the year ago period. Read More »
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Air New Zealand “largely back in the swing of things” post Cyclone Gabrielle
Air New Zealand (Air NZ) chief customer and sales officer, Leanne Geraghty, said the airline's operations have been operating at near normal levels since February 15. Read More »
People
Airbus has named Dr Thomas Toepfer (50) to succeed Dominik Asam as its chief financial officer (CFO). Read More »
Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
Today's briefs report news from Airbus, AERgO International Pty Ltd, Boeing, Neste, Sabre and Tata Advanced System (TASL). Read More »