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APRIL 2024

Week 17

Orient Aviation Daily Digest April 25, 2024

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

Boeing “in a tough moment” CEO Calhoun concedes in quarterly fiscal statement

Boeing booked losses of US$355 million in the first quarter of this year. Read More »


 


 

News

Korean Air in talks with Boeing about 777X deal

Korean Air Lines (KAL) is in discussion with Boeing about a minimum of 10 777X jetliners, Reuters Agency reports. Read More »


 


 

News

Air India and Vistara on track to merge in final quarter 2024

Tata Group-owned Air India (AI) and Vistara Airlines are targeting October month-end to complete their merger. Read More »


 

News

Thai Airways International bids farewell to fleet’s final 747

Thai Airways International (THAI) has posted images of the farewell of its last “Queen of the Skies” 747 on social media, a formal goodbye to the aircraft family the Star Alliance member has been flying since 1979. Read More »


 

News

Asiana Airlines includes world’s shortest A380 route in seasonal schedule

Next month and in September, Asiana Airlines will operate six Seoul-Osaka flights with A380s. Read More »


 

News

Shanghai Airlines resumes Xi’an-Budapest

Shanghai Airlines, in partnership with China Eastern Airlines, will recommence once a week Xi’an-Budapest on June 22, Budapest Airport has announced. Read More »


 

People

AirAsia Aviation Group has appointed AirAsia co-founder and former CEO, Tony Fernandes, as advisor and steward to its CEO.


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from CDB Aviation, Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), MRO Japan (MJP), Honeywell, Lilium and Turkish Airlines. Read More »


 

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