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MAY 2023

Week 20

Orient Aviation Daily Digest May 18, 2023

 

News

Cathay Pacific posts 4.5% rise in passengers; capacity at 47 % of pre-COVID flying

Cathay Pacific flew 1.4 million passengers last month, up from 1.3 million customers in March and more than 40 times higher than the 40,823 travellers it carried in April 2022. Read More »


 

News

Asiana Airlines expands international services to meet demand

International flying at Asiana Airlines is forecast to reach 71% of pre-COVID-19 levels this month and to return to pre-pandemic numbers by year-end. Read More »


 

News

Etihad Airways operating nonstop to Osaka from October

Etihad Airways will open a second nonstop route to Japan with the start of five flights a week from its home hub to Osaka Kansai on October 1. Read More »


 

News

SIA passengers dip 1%; latest traffic monitor report

Singapore Airlines Group’s (SIA) passengers slipped slightly to 2.69 million in April, from the 2.72 million travellers it carried in the previous month. Read More »


 

News

China’s regulator validates A330 converted freighter

Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) said the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved its supplemental type certificate for its A330 passenger to freighter (P2F) aircraft conversion program. Read More »


 

News

All Nippon Airways flew 3.1 million domestic passengers in April

All Nippon Airways (ANA) said domestic passengers carried dropped by 11.3%, to 3.1 million in April, from 3.5 million travellers in March. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from SF Airlines and ST Engineering. Read More »


 

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