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JUNE 2024

Week 23

Orient Aviation Daily Digest June 3, 2024

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Australia's airlines flew five million domestic passengers in March

Airlines operating in Australia carried 3.1% more passengers on their domestic networks in March, up from the 4.8 million in-country passengers they transported in the same month in 2023. Read More »


 


 

News

Greater Bay Airlines tightens seatbelt rule

Hong Kong’s newest carrier, Greater Bay Airlines (GBA) has ruled passengers must fasten their seatbelts during all flights aboard GBA aircraft even if the seatbelt sign is off. Read More »


 

News

Hong Kong Airlines heads to Taichung

Hong Kong Airlines is adding a second nonstop route to Taiwan with the launch of daily Hong Kong-Taichung on July 19. Read More »


 

News

Firefly introduces neighbour-free seat booking, upgrades inflight menu

Malaysia-headquartered Firefly is offering customers the option of purchasing air fares that include up to two empty adjacent seats on selected routes. Read More »


 

News

Perth Airport and Qantas Group agree on terminal relocation

Perth Airport and Qantas Group have signed a commercial agreement, that includes the group's airlines Qantas and Jetstar, to relocate to the Airport Central precinct on the eastern side of the airfield. Read More »


 

News

International Air Transport Association annual general meeting June 2-4 in Dubai

News from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) annual general meeting, (AGM) being held this week includes an initiative to track the emissions impact of Sustainable Aviation and a reduction in airline funds blocked from repatriation by governments. Read More »


 

People

Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has announced Fred Lam has commenced a three-year term as chair of the AAHK board, completing a decade, from October 2014 to the close of this May, as its CEO. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Archer Aviation, Japan Airlines, KakaoMobility, Malaysia Airports Holdings, SATS and Yokohama City. Read More »


 

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