Orient Aviation Daily Digest November 18, 2024
By Ryan Chase
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Thai AirAsia X to add India to network
Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) will launch nonstop two times weekly Bangkok Don Mueang-Delhi on December 15. Read More »
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Boeing forecasts steady air cargo growth in next 20 years
Air freight demand is predicted to expand by 4% a year to 2043 underpinned by high growth Asian markets and a sustained rise in e-commerce, Boeing’s latest World Air Cargo Forecast details. Read More »
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SpiceJet acquires 13 Q400s in settlement with Export Development Canada
SpiceJet will pay Export Development Canada (EDC) US$22.5 million to resolve a US$90.8 million dispute involving 13 De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Q400s. Read More »
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HK Express accepts 10th A321neo, nears fleet target of 40 aircraft
HK Express CEO, Jeanette Mao, said the Cathay Group LCC is on track to operate 800 flights a week following the arrival in its fleet of a 10th A321neo. Read More »
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Australia’s international passengers increased 9.2% in August
International airline passengers flying into and out of Australia increased to 3.3 million in August compared with 3.1 million air travellers a year earlier, Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE) reports. Read More »
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Hawaiian Airlines resumes Honolulu-Auckland after seasonal hiatus
Hawaiian Airlines has resumed flying to Auckland with Airbus wide-bodies. Read More »
People
Garuda Indonesia has announced Wamildan Tsani Panjaitan, a former Lion Air Group CEO, as its CEO, succeeding Irfan Setiaputra, a company statement has confirmed. Read More »
Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
Today's briefs report news from Airbus, All Nippon Airways, Boeing, Cathay Pacific, Etihad Airways, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Spirit AeroSystems and Travelport. Read More »