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MAY 2023

Week 21

Orient Aviation Daily Digest May 26, 2023

 

News

Korean Air builds China cargo network

Korean Air (KAL) has added Zhengzhou to its international cargo routings to cater for increased industrial production in China following the opening of the country’s border last January. Read More »


 


 

News

Australia's Bonza completes first stage of destination rollout; eyes third base

Bonza has completed introduction of its initial network to Australia’s skies four months after the LCC’s inaugural flight at the start of the year. Read More »


 

News

Embraer signs first E195-E2 Southeast Asia customer in leasing deal

Embraer has named the first operator of its E195-E2 in Southeast Asia after Azorra signed an agreement to lease 10 of the type to Malaysia’s SKS Airways. Read More »


 

News

Changi Airports International to participate in planning of new Tashkent Airport

Singapore's Changi Airports International (CAI) and Uzbekistan Airports Joint Stock Company (UAJSC) have signed an agreement to jointly develop the proposed Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport in Uzbekistan. Read More »


 

News

Hong Kong Airport passenger traffic improved 11.8% in April

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) processed 3.1 million passengers through its terminals in April against the 2.8 million air travellers HKIA recorded in March. Read More »


 

News

Boeing delivering "reworked" 737s; maintains delivery target of 400-450 MAXs in 2023

Boeing chief financial officer, Brian West, told a recent investor conference the company had started deliveries of “reworked” 737s after a production issue was disclosed last month. Read More »


 

People

PAL Holdings, the parent of Philippine Airlines (PAL), named Lucio Tan III as the company's president at its annual shareholder meeting on May 25. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from ANA HOLDINGS INC., Asia Digital Engineering, Bangkok Airways, Korean Air, Sabre, U-Tapao International Airport and Wingcopter GmbH. Read More »


 

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