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OCTOBER 2024

Week 43

Orient Aviation Daily Digest October 25, 2024

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

AirAsia and AirAsia X airlines maintain healthy growth in third quarter

AirAsia Malaysia, AirAsia Thailand, AirAsia Indonesia, AirAsia Philippines and AirAsia Cambodia flew a combined 15.9 million passengers in the last quarter, 8% more than the matching months in 2023, with passenger load factor steady at an average of 89% for the reported weeks. Read More »


 


 

News

Philippine Airlines to move to JFK New York airport’s new terminal when it opens in 2026

Philippine Airlines (PAL) intends to operate from The New Terminal One at New York’s JFK International Airport after it opens in 2026. Read More »


 


 

News

Korean Air to launch Seoul-Fuzhou at year-end 2024

Korean Air (KAL) will commence Seoul Incheon to China’s Fuzhou, the “City of Blessings”, next December 28. Read More »


 

News

Qantas Group to establish Australia’s first safety academy

Qantas Group will invest more than $40 million to train the next generation of Australian aviation talent and accelerate skills across the airline and the broader industry. Read More »


 

News

Kansai Airports to match pre-pandemic flight volumes in 2024 winter season

Kansai Airports has announced international scheduled flights to next March are forecast to reach 1,547.5 a week compared with northern winter 2019. Read More »


 

News

FedEx to establish international transit hub in Shanghai

Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), at the opening ceremony of the 2024 North Bund Forum in Shanghai, announced it will invest further in its Shanghai International Express and Cargo Hub at Pudong International Airport, transforming the facility into an intercontinental transit hub. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from AerFin, Emirates, GE Aerospace and VMIC. Read More »