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AUGUST 2023

Week 33

Orient Aviation Daily Digest August 17, 2023

 

News

Singapore Airlines group records strong passenger traffic across global network

Singapore Airlines (SIA) group carriers flew 3 million passengers in July, up 45.1% from 2.1 million customers in the same month a year earlier. Read More »


 

News

Cathay Pacific confirms forecast of 100% passenger capacity by December 2024

Cathay Pacific chief customer and commercial officer, Lavinia Lau, said the airline group, Cathay Pacific and HK Express, was close to 60% of pre-COVID-19 passenger capacity in July, on track to be at 70% by year-end and is “confident” of reaching 100% by the close of 2024. Read More »


 

News

Air Niugini announces A220s will replace Fokker fleet

Air Niugini (ANG) has selected the A220 family aircraft to renew its fleet as its Fokker aircraft are phased out of operations, Papua New Guinea’s Minister for State Enterprises, William Duma, said in Port Moresby earlier this week. Read More »


 

News

Air China reports 11.7 million domestic passengers flown in July

Air China carried 11.7 million passengers on its domestic network last month, 82.2% higher than the 5.2 million air travellers it transported in the same month in 2022. Read More »


 

News

Philippine Airlines returning to Tuguegarao

Philippine Airlines (PAL) will commence daily nonstop flights between Manila and Tuguegarao in the country's north on October 29. Read More »


 

News

China Southern Airlines posts 16.4% domestic passenger improvement for latest month

China Southern Airlines (CSA) said 12.8 million passengers flew on its domestic network in July compared with 11 million passengers in June. Read More »


 

People

Boeing said the interim president of its China operations, Alvin Liu, has been confirmed in the role. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Air Lease Corporation, Malaysia Airports and SATS. Read More »


 

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