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FEBRUARY 2025

Week 6

Orient Aviation Daily Digest February 5, 2025

By Ryan Chase

 

News

JAL Group maintains earnings guidance; records 6% profit lift for fiscal nine months

JAL Group has reported a net profit of 91 billion yen (US$586 million) for the nine months to December 31, 2024, from 85.8 billion yen in the same months in 2023. Read More »


 

News

Philippine Airlines to open Manila-Beijing next month

Philippine Airlines (PAL) will start three times a week nonstop Manila-Beijing Capital Airport on March 30 operating the route with two-class A321s. Read More »


 

News

Etihad Airways debuts A380 between Abu Dhabi and Singapore

Etihad Airways commenced Abu Dhabi-Singapore A380 flights last weekend when A380 registration A6-API touched down at Changi airport on February 2. Read More »


 

News

Cebu Pacific’s aircraft deliveries to shrink this year

Cebu Pacific will accept fewer aircraft into its fleet this year compared with 2024. Read More »


 

News

ZIPAIR boosts seasonal schedule to Bangkok and Honolulu

Japan-headquartered LCC, ZIPAIR, will add flights to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi and Honolulu in April and May. Read More »


 

News

Air Busan tightens rules on portable power bank batteries after cabin fire

Air Busan is forbidding power banks to be stored in overhead lockers, Reuters news agency reports citing a company statement. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Aether Fuels, ENEOS Corporation, Lufthansa Group, SATS, Singapore Airlines and Skymark Airlines. Read More »