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DECEMBER 2024

Week 50

Orient Aviation Daily Digest December 12, 2024

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

Korean Air-Asiana Airlines merger finalized

As of December 12, Asiana Airlines is a subsidiary of Korean Air (KAL). Read More »


 


 

News

All Nippon Airways reports another month of traffic growth

All Nippon Airlines (ANA) transported 675,824 passengers on international routes and 3,586,028 passengers on domestic routes in October, recording year-on-year growth of 110.6% and 108.3%, respectively. Read More »


 


 

News

Tourism Authority of Thailand to encourage North American carriers to fly direct to Thailand

Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will urge U.S. carriers to build direct route networks to Thailand after a recent favorable U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety inspection is expected to upgrade the safety status of the country from Category 2 to Category 1. Read More »


 

News

EVA Airways records 3.47% more passengers flown in November compared with a year ago

Taiwan’s EVA Airways flew 1,093,404 passengers in November. Capacity increased 1.86%, passenger demand declined 1.5% and passenger load factor slipped by 0.03pp to 80.89%. Read More »


 

News

Rex Airlines being investigated for alleged deceptive and misleading conduct

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has informed Regional Airlines (Rex) of its allegations that the Australian regional carrier made deceptive statements to the Australian Securities Exchange on February 28 last year. Read More »


 

News

China Airlines sustainability initiatives recognized with national awards

China Airlines (CAL) collected five top awards at the 2024 Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Awards (TCSA) and Global Corporate Sustainability Awards (GCSA) consolidating a winning streak of 11 consecutive years. Read More »


 

People

ORIX Corporation has named James Meyler ORIX Corporation Japan group executive, an addition to his existing role as ORIX Aviation Group CEO.


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from China Airlines, IBS Software, Japan Airlines and JAL Engineering. Read More »