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JANUARY 2025

Week 3

Orient Aviation Daily Digest January 15, 2025

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Asiana Airlines to open Seoul Incheon-Prague in Northern Hemisphere Spring

Asiana Airlines will boost its European network with the start of nonstop three times a week Seoul-Prague on April 1. Read More »


 


 

News

SpiceJet to return 10 aircraft to service by April

India-based SpiceJet expects to "unground" and be operating 10 aircraft, including four 737 MAX 8s, from April. Read More »


 


 

News

China Airlines delivers best month for passengers flown since March

Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) flew more than one million passengers in December, recording its best results in nine months. Read More »


 

News

Batik Air resumes Malaysia-Miri after extended hiatus

Batik Air restarted nonstop Kuala Lumpur-Miri on January 14 with a 737 MAX 8, registration 9M-LRV, operating the inaugural OD1650 flight. Read More »


 

News

Asia-Pacific to lead seat capacity growth predicts global lessor

Asia-Pacific airlines will capture more than 50% of passenger capacity growth this year forecasts global lessor Avolon. Read More »


 

News

EVA Airways reports 1.14 million passengers flown in December

EVA Airways (EVA) said this week passengers it transported last month increased 5.9%, to 1.14 million, compared with the 1.07 million air travellers it carried in December 2023. Read More »


 

People

Travelport has appointed Andrew Jordan as Chief Product & Technology Officer with immediate effect.


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Air China Cargo, Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance, Air Liquide, Airport Authority Hong Kong, Evergreen Air Cargo Services, Evergreen Airline Services, EVA Air, Melbourne Airport, Spirit AeroSystems, Safran, Tex Tech Industries and Turbotech. Read More »