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FEBRUARY 2025

Week 6

Orient Aviation Daily Digest February 6, 2025

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

Vietjet reports record results for 2024

In the final quarter of last year, Vietjet Air booked revenue of VND19.776 trillion (US$784 million) and after-tax profits of VND167 billion, representing growth of 36% and 247% year-on-year. Read More »


 

News

All Nippon Airways confirms Boeing jet deliveries to stretch beyond next fiscal year

Earlier this week, in a presentation of its nine month financial results, All Nippon Airways (ANA) said it had revised delivery dates for acceptance of 11 new Boeing jets from fiscal 2025-2026 by at least a year. Read More »


 

News

STARLUX Airlines to serve Kobe from Taipei and Taichung

Taiwan’s STARLUX Airlines will simultaneously launch Taipei-Kobe and Taichung-Kobe on April 18. Read More »


 

News

Thailand to regulate air fare increases as peak national holiday approaches

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) is introducing caps on air fares in the lead up to the April Songkran holiday peak, the Bangkok Post reports. Read More »


 

News

Engine shortages force Air New Zealand to cancel Auckland-Seoul seasonal summer schedule

Air New Zealand (AirNZ) will suspend its seasonal Auckland-Seoul route previously scheduled to operate from October. Read More »


 

News

LOT Polish Airlines cuts back Asia network; suspension of Warsaw-Beijing continues

LOT Polish Airlines will suspend twice a week Budapest-Seoul at the end of the northern winter cycle. Read More »


 

People

Boeing has appointed Will Shaffer, formerly head of Boeing Japan, president of Boeing Korea.


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Air Astana, European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), HAECO, International Air Transport Association (IATA), Panasonic Avionics, Safran and Viasat. Read More »