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JUNE 2024

Week 25

Orient Aviation Daily Digest June 20, 2024

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

Air India introducing premium economy to narrow-body fleet

Air India (AI) has unveiled three-class cabins for its new A320neo that offer business and new premium economy seats as well as a new Economy cabin experience customized by Collins Aerospace. Read More »


 


 

News

Tigerair Taiwan reports 124% increase in operating profit in first quarter 2024

Tigerair Taiwan has announced its overall revenue for the first three months of the year improved to TW$4.25 billion (US$131.24 million), a 64% year-on-year increase, and added its operating profit was TW$1.24 billion, 124% higher than in the same quarter in 2023. Read More »


 

News

Cathay group airlines carried 18.4% more passengers in latest month

Cathay Pacific and HK Express flew 11.2 million passengers in the first five months of the year, including 1.68 million air travellers in May. Read More »


 

News

AirAsia to inaugurate Malaysia to China’s Ningbo and Lucknow in India

In August, AirAsia will add three routes to its regional network: four times weekly A320 Kota Kinabalu-Ningbo from August 2, three times a week Kuala Lumpur-Ningbo a day earlier and Kuala Lumpur to Lucknow on September 13, also three times a week. Read More »


 

News

Air Vanuatu considering investor offers; focus on leases and slots

Grounded Air Vanuatu’s liquidator is considering expressions of interest either for a takeover of the airline or the purchase of some of the South Pacific carrier’s assets, Australian media reports. Read More »


 

News

Vietjet increases connectivity from Vietnam’s beach resorts to Taiwan and South Korea

Vietjet has inaugurated flights from Vietnam’s island resort, Phu Quoc, to Taiwan’s Kaohsiung and Taichung. Read More »


 

People

The China Eastern Airlines Corporation board has appointed Li Ye vice president of the airline group with the term of office in line with the sessions of the board.


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from the European Commission, CDB Aviation, Azerbaijan Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, Amadeus, GE Aerospace and NASA. Read More »


 

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