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NOVEMBER 2024

Week 47

Orient Aviation Daily Digest November 19, 2024

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Bangkok Airways wet leases aircraft to meet regional passenger demand

From December 1, Bangkok Airways will operate an A319 and an A320 wet leased from France-based Amelia “to accommodate increased demand for international flights”. Read More »


 


 

News

Air China records double-digit passenger growth in October

Air China transported 13.8 million passengers on its domestic, international and regional networks in October, up 18.1% from the 11.7 million air travellers they carried in the same month a year ago. Read More »


 


 

News

Singapore Airlines and Tata Sons hail "new era" after merger signed off

SIA Group CEO, Goh Choon Phong, and Tata Sons chair, Natarajan Chandrasekaran, heralded “a new era" in their partnership following the successful merger of Air India and Vistara formalised earlier this week. Read More »


 

News

China Southern Airlines flew 16.1 million passengers in latest month

Passenger numbers at China Southern Airlines (CSA) rose 7%, to 14.7 million, in October, compared with 13.2 million customers in the matching days in 2023. Read More »


 

News

Australian travellers have brief respite from some air ticket hikes

An Australian government measure of domestic air fares shows there is some relief for passengers travelling on “best discount fares” this month. Read More »


 

News

China Eastern Airlines reports network-wide demand increase

China Eastern Airlines (CEA) flew 12.3 million passengers last month, up 14.9% from the 10.7 million air travellers it carried a year ago. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Boeing, CAE, Cathay Pacific, Embraer, PT Dirgantara Indonesia, Qantas Group, ST Engineering and Tasman Cargo Airlines. Read More »