Orient Aviation Daily Digest May 16, 2024
By Tomasz Sniedziewski
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Singapore Airlines delivers another year of record profits
Singapore Airlines (SIA) profits increased 24%, to S$2.675 billion (US$1.98 billion) in fiscal 2023-2024. Read More »
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COMAC completes preliminary draft designs for C939 wide-body jet
Mainland aerospace manufacturer, COMAC, has completed preliminary drafts of a new wide-body jet, the C939, the South China Morning Post reports. Read More »
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IndiGo to acquire 100 plus regional airplanes to serve second tier destinations
India’s IndiGo is discussing an order for 100 or more regional aircraft with ATR, Embraer and Airbus after setting its sights on expanding reach to smaller population destinations, The Economic Times reports. Read More »
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China Airlines passengers flown increased 22.9% in latest month against April 2023
In April, China Airlines (CAL) increased passengers carried to 979,901 compared with 797,315 air travellers a year ago. Read More »
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Tigerair Taiwan to launch Taichung to Japan and Korea
Starting in July, Tigerair Taiwan will operate Taichung to Tokyo Narita, Nagoya and Busan, Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) reports. Read More »
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Vistara and Lufthansa widen code-sharing on European routes
Since the end of April, Vistara has been code-sharing with five routes operated by Germany’s Lufthansa Airlines: Frankfurt-Dublin, Frankfurt-Lyon, Frankfurt-Marseille, Frankfurt-Porto and the Frankfurt-Venice Marco Polo.
Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
Today's briefs report news from China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings (CALC), South African Airways (SAA) and Heart Aerospace. Read More »