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JUNE 2024

Week 26

Orient Aviation Daily Digest June 26, 2024

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Airbus revises downwards forecast aircraft deliveries for 2024

Airbus has reduced the number of commercial aircraft it expects to deliver to customers in 2024 to 770. Read More »


 


 

News

China Airlines to fly fifth-freedom Melbourne-Auckland in peak year-end season

Taiwan-based China Airlines (CAL) will operate a second Australia-New Zealand service during the busy end-of-year holiday season flying four times weekly Melbourne-Auckland from December 4 to February 16, 2025. Read More »


 

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Malaysia Airports group seeking to attract 15 more foreign airlines to its Kuala Lumpur hub

Malaysia Airports (MAHB) said the number of airlines flying to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) reached 70 in May, beating the pre-COVID-19 peak of 69 airlines operating into Malaysia's largest international gateway. Read More »


 

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Qantas Group to add Q400s to fleet; phasing out Q300s and Q200s

Qantas Group regional wing, QantasLink, is refreshing its turboprop fleet with the addition of 14 DeHavilland Dash 8-400s (Q400) and the withdrawal of its smaller Q300 and Q200 turboprops. Read More »


 

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Changi Airport records 5.4 million passengers for May

Singapore Changi Airport processed 13.3% more passengers in May compared with the 4.8 million air travellers it processed a year ago. Read More »


 

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Batik Air Malaysia to cancel Perth-Auckland

Batik Air Malaysia is ending nonstop Perth-Auckland less than a year after the route was first flown in August 2023. Read More »


 

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China warns against photo-taking at mixed-use civil and military airports

The China Ministry of State Security has taken to social media to remind passengers travelling from Mainland airports operating civil and military functions to keep cabin window blinds closed during take-offs and landings, the South China Morning Post reports, quoting WeChat. Read More »


 

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