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FEBRUARY 2025

Week 6

Orient Aviation Daily Digest February 4, 2025

By Ryan Chase

 

News

ANA parent increases earnings guidance despite 10% profit decline in fiscal nine months

ANA HOLDINGS INC. (ANA HD) booked a net profit of 134 billion yen (US$867 million) from April to December last year, down 10% from a 148.9 billion yen profit in the same months in 2023. Read More »


 

News

Thai AirAsia flags expansion at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi hub

Thai AirAsia (TAA) CEO, Santisuk Klongchaiya, said the LCC intends to base more aircraft at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport in response to rapid local demand. Read More »


 

News

Airline association reports region’s airlines flew 30.5% more passengers across all networks last year

International passenger traffic carried by Asia-Pacific airlines was higher, at 365 million, for the 12 months to last December 31 over the 279.6 million passengers they flew in 2023. Read More »


 

News

Australia recorded 10.9% increase in international air travellers in November

Passengers flying into and out of Australia were higher, at 3.5 million, last November compared with 3.1 million air travellers in the same month in 2023. Read More »


 

News

Air New Zealand commences interlining with Scoot

Air New Zealand (Air NZ) is now operating a one way interline agreement with SIA LCC, Scoot. Read More »


 

News

Emirates Airline cuts ribbon on upgraded Bangkok lounge

Emirates Airline has opened the doors to its refurbished passenger lounge at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport. Read More »


 

People

Malaysia-headquartered air freight and logistics company, MMAG Holdings, has appointed former Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) CEO of airlines, Ahmad Luqman Mohd Azmi, as an executive director. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Akasa Air, Avia Solutions Group, Nok Air, Sabre and Swiss AviationSoftware. Read More »