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NOVEMBER 2024

Week 45

Orient Aviation Daily Digest November 7, 2024

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

Korean Air books 10% increase in third quarter revenue

Korean Air (KAL) has recorded revenue of KRW 4.24 trillion (USS3.21 billion) in the three months to September 30, an increase of 10% on a year ago. Read More »


 


 

News

Tigerair Taiwan posts 39.65% revenue increase in first three quarters of 2024

Tigerair Taiwan, a subsidiary of China Airlines Group, has recorded cumulative revenue from January to September this year of NT$12.6 billion (US$392 million), an annual increase of 39.65% against the same months in 2023. Read More »


 


 

News

Cathay Pacific planning long-haul jet order to accommodate a decade of growth

Cathay Pacific chief operations and service delivery officer, Alex McGowan, told Bloomberg Markets on November 6 the airline intends to begin negotiations with manufacturers about additions to its long-haul fleet to cater for up to ten years of expansion. Read More »


 

News

China Eastern Airlines performs first C919 engine replacement

China Eastern Airlines (CEA) has successfully conducted its first engine replacement on one of its C919s, a major step in the engineering management and maintenance of China’s first home grown passenger aircraft. Read More »


 

News

Taiwan airlines told skirts only dress code discriminates against female employees

China Airlines (CAL) is including trousers in its wardrobe for female staff, allowing cabin crew to wear either skirts or trousers. Read More »


 

News

India’s airlines increase share of country’s air passenger market

India’s carriers accounted for 45.6% of the country’s international air traffic in the second quarter of the year, an increase from 44% last year and 34.7% pre-pandemic, Skift reports. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Fukuoka International Airport Corporation (FIAC), Japan Airlines and Lime. Read More »