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JANUARY 2025

Week 4

Orient Aviation Daily Digest January 22, 2025

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Cathay Pacific bookings “accelerating” for peak Lunar New Year holiday

Cathay Pacific chief customer and commercial officer, Lavinia Lau, said the Hong Kong-headquartered airline is operating at 100% of its pre-pandemic schedule two years after COVID restrictions were lifted. Read More »


 

News

ANA group focused on sustainability and sharpened strategic expansion

ANA HOLDINGS INC. (ANA HD) has increased the flying schedules of its operating carriers, AirJapan, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Peach, to meet "steadily growing demand" for air travel. Read More »


 

News

Japan Airlines to serve Los Angeles and Paris with A350-1000s

Japan Airlines (JAL) has announced Los Angeles and Paris as the fourth and fifth international destinations for its A350-1000s. Read More »


 

News

Malaysia Airports reports “significant growth” in 2024

Airports in Malaysia added 12 airlines and 24 destinations to its client list in calendar 2024 strengthening Malaysia’s position as a key aviation market in the region, Malaysia Airports said. Read More »


 

News

Cebu Pacific records surging passenger numbers at Clark Airport

Flights into and out of Clark Airport in the Philippines carried more than one million passengers last year an increase of 36% compared with calendar 2023, Cebu Pacific said. Read More »


 

News

Greater Bay Airlines cancels flights citing delivery delays; shutters Hong Kong-Seoul

Greater Bay Airlines (GBA) has announced delays in the delivery of new aircraft and the need for regular inspections of some of its existing fleet have resulted in the cancellation of 128 flights (64 round trips) impacting approximately 5,500 passengers. Read More »


 

People

Air New Zealand (Air NZ) has appointed Nathan McGraw chief safety and risk officer and Scott Wilkinson chief commercial officer. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Boeing, F AIR, Norsk e-Fuel and Vietjet. Read More »