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MARCH 2023

Week 13

Orient Aviation Daily Digest March 31, 2023

 

News

China Southern Airlines and Etihad Airways deepen cooperation after Gulf carrier’s relocation to Daxing airport

Etihad Airways and China Southern Airlines (CSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand code-sharing between China and Abu Dhabi and on networks beyond their home hubs. Read More »


 

News

Indonesia AirAsia announces Jakarta-Perth to take off in mid-2023

Indonesia AirAsia (IAA) will commence nonstop four times a week Perth-Jakarta from June 2. Read More »


 

News

Airports association says high fares across the region and to Gulf hampering recovery

Airport Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific director general, Stefano Baronci, said high airfares in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East are hampering recovery from the pandemic. Read More »


 

News

ATR targets 40 aircraft deliveries in 2023

ATR CEO, Nathalie Tarnaud Laude, said the turboprop manufacturer aims to increase output in 2023 following the easing of pandemic-elated travel restrictions and planned replacement of ageing aircraft. Read More »


 

News

Regulator green lights China Eastern Airlines and Qantas partnership interim extension

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued interim authorisation for Qantas and China Eastern Airlines to extend their joint coordination agreement. Read More »


 

News

Cathay Pacific Group and State Power Investment Corporation to commission four SAF plants in China

Cathay Pacific Group has agreed a MoU with State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) to develop four sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plants in China between 2024 and 2026. Read More »


 

News

All Nippon Airways to use blended SAF for flights out of Tokyo’s airports

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has reached agreement to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blended in Japan by ITOCHU Corporation for several services in its network. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Airbus, China Airlines, Evidian, International Air Transport Association, Jet Zero Australia, Korean Air, LanzaJet, Liebherr-Aerospace and Qantas. Read More »


 

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