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MAY 2024

Week 21

Orient Aviation Daily Digest May 22, 2024

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Singapore Airlines confirms one fatality on turbulence impacted flight

Singapore Airlines (SIA) said one person died on board its SQ321 service from London Heathrow to Singapore yesterday, which was forced to divert to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi due to turbulence. Read More »


 


 

News

Japan Airlines reports 2.6 million domestic passengers for April

Japan Airlines (JAL) transported 2.56 million passengers on its domestic network in April, little changed from 2.58 million passengers it carried in the same month in 2023. Read More »


 

News

Air India signs up MedAire for emergency medical support on its flights

Air India has selected medical services company, MedAire, to provide emergency healthcare support on board its flights. Read More »


 

News

Australia's competition regulator says regional communities have less choice without Bonza

The collapse of LCC Bonza risks leaving regional communities in Australia with less choice for air travel, the country's competition watchdog said in its quarterly report on domestic airline competition. Read More »


 

News

ANA posts 2% drop in domestic passengers in April

All Nippon Airways (ANA) said the number of passengers on its domestic flights in Japan fell 2% to 3.07 million in April, from 3.13 million passengers in the same month in 2023. Read More »


 

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India’s carriers increased domestic passengers by 2.4% in April

Airlines across India carried 13.2 million in-country passengers in April, 2.4% above the 12.9 million domestic passengers they flew in the same month in 2023. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Air India, ANA Group, CargoAi, Embraer, Eve Air Mobility, Groupe Aéroport de Paris, Materna IPS, SITA and SriLankan Cargo. Read More »


 

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