Orient Aviation Daily Digest April 13, 2023
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Boeing booked 60 orders for March, delivered 64 aircraft to customers
Boeing reported gross orders for 60 commercial airplanes last month, including 21 737 MAX family aircraft from Japan Airlines and five 787-9s from EVA Airways. Read More »
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AirAsia X adds Osaka Kansai to Japan network
AirAsia X (MAAX) will start nonstop Kuala Lumpur-Osaka Kansai on June 1. Read More »
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Oceania’s Fiji Airways to acquire two more A350-900s for northern hemisphere expansion
Fiji Airways has added two A350-900s to its order book for routes to North America and North Asia. Read More »
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Air Niugini accelerating fleet renewal after Easter holiday schedule breakdowns
Air Niugini CEO, Gary Seddon, has apologised to passengers impacted by the airline’s Easter holiday flight disruptions. Read More »
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ZIPAIR Tokyo to start fourth trans-Pacific route with 787-8s
ZIPAIR Tokyo will launch nonstop Tokyo Narita-San Francisco (SFO) on June 2. Read More »
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Myanmar National Airlines joins global airline association
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in a Linkedin post Myanmar National Airlines is the newest member of the airline lobby group and the fifth carrier to sign up for membership in 2023. Read More »
People
Malaysia's transport minister, Anthony Loke Siew Fook, has appointed Datuk Alice Jawan Empaling to the Malaysian Aviation Commission board for a three-year term. Read More »
Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
Today's briefs report news from Aramex, Brisbane Airport, Sabre, United Airlines and Vietjet. Read More »