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JULY 2023

Week 27

Orient Aviation Daily Digest July 3, 2023

 

News

U.S. government denies Delta Air Lines application to vary slot use at Tokyo Haneda airport

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) has rejected a Delta Air Lines application to utilise up to two of its U.S.-Tokyo Haneda slot pairs to serve the downtown airport from any U.S. gateway of Delta’s choosing. Read More »


 


 

News

Cebu Pacific accepts A320neo from Airbus Final Assembly Line in Tianjin

On June 31, Cebu Pacific took delivery of an A320neo from the Airbus Final Assembly Line in Tianjin. Read More »


 

News

Thai Airways International flying Thai Smile A320s on Bangkok-India network

Thai Airways International (THAI) has inducted four Thai Smile A320s, configured in all-economy layouts, into its operations “in response to growing travel demand of customers”. Read More »


 

News

SITA data confirms new peak in air travel post-pandemic

One in 10 passengers is planning to take more than 10 flights in 2023, up from 6% in 2019, travel technology provider, SITA, states. Read More »


 

News

Task force established to oversee Sarawak's acquisition of MASWings

Malaysia’s government and the government of Sarawak will set up a designated body to manage the transfer of regional carrier, MASWings, to Sarawak government ownership, local media reports quoting Sarawak Minister for Transport, Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. Read More »


 

News

Airbus's final BelugaXL breaks cover

The sixth and final BelugaXL oversize transport aircraft has broken cover at the company's Toulouse facility paint shop. Read More »


 

People

ST Engineering said Jeffrey Lam, president of the group's commercial aerospace business, has been appointed to the company's group executive committee.


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from BOC Aviation, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and Spirit AeroSystems. Read More »


 

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