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MARCH 2023

Week 11

Orient Aviation Daily Digest March 14, 2023

 

News

Hong Kong Airlines starting three regional routes next month

Hong Kong Airlines plans Hong Kong to Denpasar, Fukuoka and Shanghai Hongqiao from mid-April to accommodate anticipated rising air travel demand. Read More »


 

News

China Airlines reports 574,002 passengers for February

Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) said customer numbers declined by 2.8%, to 574,002, in February, from the 590,698 passengers it transported in January. Read More »


 

News

EVA Air discloses purchase of five 787-9s

EVA Air’s board of directors has authorised the acquisition of five 787-9s. Read More »


 

News

Korean Air’s Jin Air to resume two China routes

South Korean LCC, Jin Air, will restart nonstop Jeju-Shanghai and Jeju-Xi'an now South Korea and China have eased restrictions for travel between the two countries. Read More »


 

News

Jetstar Asia completes second round of orientation test flights at Changi Terminal 4

Jetstar Asia head of flight operations, Captain Geof Lai, said the LCC had completed test flights into and out of Singapore Changi Airport's Terminal 4 (T4) to ensure a smooth transition to the Singapore airport's newest terminal. Read More »


 

News

Vietnam Airlines launching to Delhi from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City

Flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, will operate new routes to India from March 26, increasing its Vietnam-India network by 30%. Read More »


 

News

Air freight rates under downward pressure: HSBC report

There will be downward pressure on the air freight market in the period ahead due to increased air cargo capacity, some switch back to ships and macroeconomic conditions, HSBC Global Research said in its latest cargo report. Read More »


 

People

IndiGo has named former Cathay Pacific and CMA CGM Air Cargo executive Mark Sutch as chief commercial officer of the international arm of its cargo business, CarGo. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Bonza and dnata Catering. Read More »


 

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