Orient Aviation Daily Digest July 5, 2024
By Tomasz Sniedziewski
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China and the United Arab Emirates discuss expanding bilateral air traffic rights
China and the United Arab Emirates are in talks to increase flights, Bloomberg Markets reports, with meetings to be held in Beijing in coming weeks to discuss a new traffic rights agreement. Read More »
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Airline industry gathers data to determine best management of cabin waste
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is collaborating with the Aviation Sustainability Forum (ASF) to compile a standardized Cabin Waste Composition Audit (CWCA) that will be available from September. Read More »
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AirAsia to concentrate on regional airports to expand Japan network
AirAsia will focus its Japanese market route development to second tier cities. Read More »
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Air India fine tuning significant ATR72 order
Tata Group’s Air India is evaluating an expansion of its regional domestic operations, India’s media reports. Read More »
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Capital Airlines inaugurates Nanchang-Oslo to meet Chinese appetite for salmon
On July 2, Jiangxi International Cargo Airlines, a subsidiary of Jiangxi Railway Aviation Group and Nanchang Linkong City Investment Group (operating for Capital Airlines), inaugurated all-cargo three times a week direct Nanchang-Oslo. Read More »
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Shanghai’s two airports expect 16% boost in peak summer air traffic
Passenger flow through Shanghai’s Pudong and Hongqiao airports is forecast to reach an average of 360,000 travelers a day between July 1 and August 31, a 16% rise over a year ago China News Service reports. Read More »