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MAY 2024

Week 20

Orient Aviation Daily Digest May 17, 2024

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

China Southern Airlines records 144% air traffic increase in April

Compared with the same weeks in 2023, China Southern Airlines (CSA) air traffic was higher by 19.79% last month. Read More »


 


 

News

China Eastern Airlines international traffic recovers to 91% of pre-pandemic levels

China Eastern Airlines (CEA) passenger traffic increased 34.93% in April over the same month in 2023. Read More »


 

News

flydubai mulls flights to Bangkok and long haul to London and Australia

Dubai-based hybrid carrier, flydubai, is considering expansion of its network to Bangkok and Australia when its 787s arrive in its fleet. Read More »


 

News

Akasa Air to fly to regional “capacity constrained” destinations

India’s newest airline, Akasa Air, which flies to Qatar and intends to service Saudi Arabia from mid-year and possibly Kuwait soon afterwards, said these countries are constrained for capacity and therefore were interesting markets. Read More »


 

News

Air cargo momentum sustained by e-commerce as shippers shift from ocean transport impacted by Middle East conflict

Global airfreight volumes did not subside after the February Lunar New Year holiday as many industry professionals had anticipated. Read More »


 

News

Japan Airlines promoting Expo 2025 with “JAL MYAKU-MYAKU JET” livery

Japan Airlines (JAL) is flying a one-off livery on a 787-8 to promote the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka. Read More »


 

People

Scoot CEO, Leslie Thng, has been promoted to executive vice president of Singapore Airlines Group (SIA) effective from July 1. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Gateway Development Alliance, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), Khazanah Nasional Bhd, Avia Solutions Group, Honeywell, Enel North America, Boeing, Ryanair, Tibet Airlines, and International Air Transport Association (IATA). Read More »


 

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