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AUGUST 2024

Week 33

Orient Aviation Daily Digest August 15, 2024

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

STARLUX Airlines books record revenue in July, doubles down on cargo business

STARLUX Airlines said revenue hit a new high of TWD3.467 billion (US$108 million) in July, a monthly improvement of 12.66% and an annual surge of 52.98%. Read More »


 


 

News

Jetstar Asia to inaugurate Singapore-Colombo in November

Jetstar Asia will commence Singapore-Colombo on November 21, becoming the first LCC to offer a direct Singapore-Sri Lanka service. Read More »


 

News

Chengdu Airlines to link several northern and eastern Mainland airports with ARJ21 services

Chengdu Airlines has commenced Harbin-Fuyuan-Mohe, flying to the Mainland’s far northern and eastern airports with three times a week COMAC ARJ21s. Read More »


 

News

Taipei Airport records healthy interim increase in transit passengers

Passengers transferring at Taipei International Airport in first half 2024 increased 13.7% year-on-year, Taoyuan International Airport Corporation (TIAC) reports. Read More »


 

News

Qatar Airways introduces caviar to business class menu on four Asia-Pacific routes

Qatar Airways (QA) has upgraded its business class service with the introduction of caviar on 13 routes from Doha including to Hong Kong, Melbourne, Singapore and Sydney. Read More »


 

News

China Airlines sustainability commitment recognized at Taiwan’s annual film festival

“The Sustainable Flight Challenge 2023” a short movie by Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL), has been recognized at the 2024 Taipei Golden Eagle Micro Movie Festival, winning the Silver Award. Read More »


 

People

Korean Air and Hanjin Group chairman and CEO, Walter Cho, has received the Korean Academic Society of Business Administration (KASBA) top management award at KASBA’s 39th management awards. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Asiana Airlines, Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China and MUFG. Read More »


 

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