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OCTOBER 2023

Week 40

Orient Aviation Daily Digest October 6, 2023

 

News

Asia-Pacific airlines flew 25.7 million international passengers in August

The region’s airlines said passengers increased by 129.7% in August from 11.2 million air travellers transported in the same month in 2022. Read More »


 

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Korean Air to restore network to above 90% of pre-pandemic flying

Korean Air (KAL) said capacity or Available Seat Kilometres (ASK) will be more than 90% of pre-COVID operations from late this month against 85% in September. Read More »


 

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Asia-Pacific airlines book 98.5% increase in revenue passenger kilometres; global airline association report

In August, Asia-Pacific airlines recorded the fastest growth in air traffic across all six regions monitored by International Air Transport Association (IATA). Read More »


 

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AirAsia parent requests more time to submit restructuring plan to local stock exchange

For the third time, Capital A, the parent company of AirAsia group airlines, has applied to Malaysia’s stock exchange to delay submission of a financial restructuring plan. Read More »


 

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Hong Kong Airlines adds second destination to Japan’s Kyushu

Hong Kong Airlines will return to Kumamoto on December 2, after a seven-year hiatus, with the introduction of three nonstop flights a week to the popular island prefecture. Read More »


 

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Global air cargo demand returns to growth in August

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said cargo tonne kilometres (CTK), a measure of demand, rose 1.5% in August compared with the same month in 2022. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Aircraft Maintenance & Engineering Corporation, Alton Aviation Consultancy, Embraer, Honeywell, Nidec Corporation, Safran and Thales. Read More »


 

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