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SEPTEMBER 2024

Week 37

Orient Aviation Daily Digest September 10, 2024

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

Vietjet to aggressively expand flights to Hong Kong and Taiwan

Vietjet is focusing on building Taiwan and Hong Kong market share in the northern winter season. Read More »


 


 

News

Emirates Airline requests cancellation of Singapore-Melbourne

Emirates Airline has filed a submission to the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) to end its Singapore-Melbourne service. Read More »


 


 

News

South Korea reports 19.9% increase in international tourists; confirms 100% recovery from pandemic

International passengers vacationing in South Korea in July and August increased to 15.69 million or 97% of the matching months in pre-pandemic 2019, Yonhap News Agency reports. Read More »


 

News

China Airlines to operate Taiwan-Japan with new 787s

Taiwan’s flag carrier, China Airlines (CAL), said its new 787-9s and 787-10s, scheduled to enter into service at the airline in fiscal 2025, are designated for Japan routes. Read More »


 

News

Opposition politicians urge break up of Qantas Airways and Jetstar; government dismisses it “as a thought bubble”

Australia’s federal shadow transport minister, Bridget McKenzie, in an opinion piece in the Australian Financial Review, has called on the government to force Qantas Airways to sell off its 100%-owned subsidiary, Jetstar. Read More »


 

News

Hong Kong Air Cargo adds Budapest to growing network

Hong Kong Air Cargo (HKAC) is launching an all-cargo route between Hong Kong and Budapest, Hungary’s capital city, with twice a week A330-200F services. Read More »


 

People

Finnair Cargo has appointed Jukka Hämäläinen sales director for Asia, effective from the start of this month. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from eSky Group, Fosun Tourism Group, HALO AirFinance, K-Mile Asia, SMBC Aviation Capital and WestJet Group. Read More »


 

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