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OCTOBER 2023

Week 44

Orient Aviation Daily Digest October 31, 2023

 

News

Korean Air adds 20 A321neos to order book

South Korea’s flag carrier, Korean Air (KAL), has signed a top up order for another 20 A321neo, lifting KAL’s planned acquisition of the type to 50. Read More »


 


 

News

Air New Zealand records 7.9% passenger growth in September

Air New Zealand (Air NZ) flew 1.6 million passengers on its domestic and international routes in September, up 7.9% from the 1.5 million customers carried in the same month a year ago. Read More »


 

News

HK Express CEO forecasts frequencies will be 33% higher than pre-pandemic schedules by year end

HK Express CEO, Jeanette Mao, has forecast the LCC's flights will soon increase to more than 1.3 times its operations of four years ago. Read More »


 

News

Qantas Group fights back over allegations it sold cancelled flights

Qantas Group has defended its conduct in response to a legal case brought against its airline, Qantas Airways, by Australia's competition regulator. Read More »


 

News

Thai International Airlines unveils “sustainable” cabin crew uniforms

Thai Airways International (THAI) is show casing new female cabin crew uniforms designed with sustainability in mind. Read More »


 

News

Vistara arrives in Hong Kong, to expand to Bali in December

Full-service India carrier, Vistara, inaugurated daily nonstop Delhi-Hong Kong on October 29, its 16th international destination. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Air India, BOC Aviation, Cathay Pacific, Lufthansa Systems, Malaysia Aviation Group, MTU Maintenance Zhuhai, Regional Air Service Alliance, Sabre and Travelport. Read More »


 

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