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AUGUST 2023

Week 35

Orient Aviation Daily Digest August 30, 2023

 

News

Capital A books US$241 million profit for latest quarter

Capital A, parent of the AirAsia group of airlines, has reported a net profit of 1.1 billion ringgit (US$241 million) for the three months to June 30 compared with a net loss of 931.2 million ringgit in the same months in 2022. Read More »


 

News

China Southern Airlines narrows interim losses to US$396 million

China Southern Airlines (CSA) has reported a first half net loss of 2.9 billion yuan (US$396 million) to June 30 compared with a net loss of 11.5 billion yuan in the same months in 2022. Read More »


 

News

China Eastern Airlines headed to Istanbul

China Eastern Airlines (CEA) will add Istanbul to its international network next month, local media reports, quoting an airline spokesperson. Read More »


 

News

Tata Group progresses with integration of Air India Express and AIX Connect

Tata Group has harmonised staff grades, pay and benefits at Air India Express and AIX Connect as part of the merger of the LCCs into one airline, local media reports, citing comments from unnamed executives. Read More »


 

News

China drops final COVID-19 testing requirements for international visitors

China has removed the rule that travellers into the country must produce a negative result for COVID-19 either from a nucleic acid test or an antigen test. Read More »


 

People

Malaysia Airports Holdings has appointed Datuk Amran Hafiz Bin Affifudin as a non-independent, non-executive director. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Amadeus, dnata, Etihad Cargo, EVA Airways, Masdar, Speedcargo, U.S. Transportation Security Administration and ZeroAvia. Read More »


 

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