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OCTOBER 2024

Week 43

Orient Aviation Daily Digest October 23, 2024

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Cathay Pacific expects year-end bookings to exceed 2023 volumes

Cathay Pacific Airways chief customer and commercial officer, Lavinia Lau, said on October 22 that the airline’s end-of-year holiday bookings are on track to surpass the same days a year ago. Read More »


 


 

News

Batik Air Malaysia inaugurates down town Kuala Lumpur Subang-Kota Bharu

Batik Air Malaysia commenced nonstop Kuala Lumpur Subang-Kota Bharu on October 21. Read More »


 


 

News

Hainan Airlines to open second China-Vienna route

Hainan Airlines will start nonstop Chengdu-Vienna on December 1, operating three times a week with A330-300s. Read More »


 

News

Hong Kong International Airport reports 4.1 million passengers for September

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) recorded through put of 4.1 million air travellers last month, up 22.4% from the 3.3 million passengers it processed in September 2023. Read More »


 

News

Virgin Australia requests quick decision on Qatar Airways partnership

Virgin Australia (VA) has asked Australia's competition regulator to issue an interim determination of its application to establish a deeper partnership with Qatar Airways by November. Read More »


 

News

AirAsia’s “combo units” reduce on the ground emissions from parked aircraft

AirAsia has introduced new ground support equipment, combo units, at its Kuala Lumpur International Airport hub. Read More »


 

People

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC) has appointed An Xuesong as a non-executive director and new chair of the board. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from GE Aerospace, IndiGo and Lion Group. Read More »