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JULY 2024

Week 28

Orient Aviation Daily Digest July 11, 2024

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

Airbus delivers 700th A320 assembled in China

Earlier this week, Airbus marked the delivery of its 700th A320 family aircraft assembled at its Final Assembly Line in Tianjin. Read More »


 


 

News

Thai AirAsia predicts record core profit for 2024

Asia Aviation Pcl, parent of Thai AirAsia, has forecast record earnings from core operations in full-year 2024 as a result of a surge in international visitors that has allowed the LCC to increase airfares, Bloomberg Markets reports. Read More »


 

News

Japan to require airports to provide forward fuel forecasts to guarantee reliable fuel supply chains

Japan's transport and tourism ministry is tackling the issue of insufficient jet fuel supplies at the country’s airports as the problem is negatively impacting the benefits of a boom in air travel demand, broadcaster NHK reports. Read More »


 

News

Sichuan Airlines expands all-cargo fleet with leased A330-300 freighter

Sichuan Airlines has accepted its fifth A330 freighter, which also is the second A330-300 Passenger to Freighter (P2F) to join the Mainland carrier’s cargo fleet. Read More »


 

News

Boeing delivered 44 commercial jets in latest month, received orders for 14 aircraft

Boeing’s 44 aircraft deliveries in June were the largest number of customer acceptances year to date, it said. Read More »


 

News

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries failed passenger jet unit to be liquidated

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) said its debt-laden aircraft subsidiary has filed for liquidation with the Tokyo District Court. Read More »


 

People

FedEx has promoted vice president of China operations, Poh-Yian Koh, to Head of FedEx China. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Arcline Investment Management, Collins Aerospace, RTX Corp. and SATS Ltd. Read More »


 

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