Orient Aviation Daily Digest May 30, 2024
By Tomasz Sniedziewski
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China Eastern Airlines outlines development of C919 on eve of inaugural international flight
China’s C919 will debut its international commercial operations on June 1 with a China Eastern Airlines (CEA) charter flight between Shanghai Hongqiao and Hong Kong. Read More »
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Asia-Pacific airlines led global air cargo growth in April
Asia-Pacific airlines booked a 14.0% year-on-year increase in air cargo demand in April, topping the table for all regions monitored by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Read More »
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China Southern Airlines returning to Australia’s Perth in final quarter of 2024
On November 28, China Southern Airlines (CSA) will resume three times a week Guangzhou-Perth with 787-9s. Read More »
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Egyptair decides on Hong Kong and Xiamen for expansion of Asia network
Egyptair plans to open Cairo-Hong Kong and Cairo-Xiamen, the airline’s vice president commercial, Amr Adawy, said this week at ITB China in Shanghai, and added China is among Egyptair's top three markets worldwide. Read More »
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Austrian Airlines increasing capacity to Bangkok in Northern winter 2024-2025
Austrian Airlines will build Vienna-Bangkok from daily to nine flights a week from October 27 then up gauge to 13 weekly between January 12 and March 5, 2024. Read More »
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China Airlines selects Airbus for A350 cabin retrofit
Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) and Airbus have signed a Letter of Intent to retrofit the airline’s A350 interiors. Read More »
Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
Today's briefs report news from Airbus, IndiGo, AirFi, Intelsat, Japan Airlines, Collins Aerospace, Panasonic Avionics, Safran Passenger Innovations and Thales. Read More »
