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OCTOBER 2023

Week 41

Orient Aviation Daily Digest October 11, 2023

 

News

Virgin Australia announces first annual profit in eleven years

Virgin Australia (VA) recorded an A$129 million (US$83 million) profit for the 12 months to June 30 against a net loss of A$565.5 million in its previous fiscal year. Read More »


 

News

Air New Zealand flew 11.1% more passengers year-on-year in August

Air New Zealand (Air NZ) flew 1.2 million passengers on its domestic and international networks in August, an increase from 1.1 million air travellers flown in the same month in 2022. Read More »


 

News

Airbus booked orders for 23 new aircraft latest update reports

Airbus signed firm commitments for 23 commercial aircraft in September, lifting gross orders for 2023 to 1,280 airplanes. Read More »


 

News

Philippine Airlines boosts Cebu services for peak summer season

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has resumed three domestic routes out of Cebu in time for the year-end holiday period. Read More »


 

News

BOC Aviation secures US$1.375 billion in loan facilities

Lessor BOC Aviation has completed a US$1.375 billion financing round through loan facilities with 16 Asia, Europe, North America and Middle East banks. Read More »


 

People

Bonza chief commercial officer, Carly Povey, has resigned from the Australian LCC to take up an unspecified new role outside the aviation industry. Read More »


 

People

Etihad Engineering has appointed Daniel Hoffmann, formerly at Lufthansa Technik, as CEO. Read More »


 

People

Matthew Margesson is the new managing director of CAA International (CAAi), the technical cooperation arm of the UK Civil Aviation Authority. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Air Lease Corporation. Read More »


 

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