Orient Aviation Daily Digest May 18, 2023
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »