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NOVEMBER 2024

Week 46

Orient Aviation Daily Digest November 11, 2024

By Ryan Chase

 

News

SIA Group posts 48.5% interim profit drop; reports “competitive” operating landscape

SIA Group has booked a net profit of S$742 million (US$559 million) for the six months to September 30 against an S$1.4 billion net profit in the same six months last year. Read More »


 


 

News

Batik Air Malaysia and flydubai establish interline partnership

Batik Air Malaysia and flydubai are offering a wider range of destinations to their customers after committing to an interline agreement. Read More »


 


 

News

Aircraft shortage shrinks Air New Zealand capacity by 4.6%

Air New Zealand (Air NZ) reduced capacity year-on-year for a fifth consecutive month in September as a result of maintenance requirements and parts shortages. Read More »


 

News

Fiji Airways extends complimentary WiFi offering in economy cabin

Fiji Airways economy passengers flying aboard the airline’s A350-900s and 737 MAX 8s now have complimentary WiFi messaging for their entire journeys. Read More »


 

News

Qantas Airways confirms Brisbane-Palau launch date

Qantas will start nonstop Brisbane to the Pacific island nation of Palau on December 7. Read More »


 

News

Embraer lowers guidance for aircraft deliveries in 2024

Embraer has cut the number of commercial jets to be delivered this year to 70-73 aircraft, down from an earlier forecast of 72-80 airplanes. Read More »


 

People

Safran Electrical & Power CEO, Stéphane Cueille, is the new Safran Aircraft Engines CEO. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Air Lease Corporation, Air New Zealand, Archer Corporation, IDEMIA Public Security, Japan Airlines, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, SATS, SIA Engineering Company, SITA and Sumitomo Corporation. Read More »