Orient Aviation Daily Digest February 17, 2025
By Ryan Chase
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Air India to begin cabin revamp of 27 787s; suspends two long-haul routes
Air India will commence retrofitting its 787 fleet with new seats and updated IFE from April with the first of the refreshed wide-bodies to return to service in October. Read More »
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Turkish Airlines to operate daily Istanbul-Sydney from early 2026
Turkish Airlines intends to convert one stop Istanbul-Sydney via Kuala Lumpur to a nonstop rotation from next January 12, Sydney Airport has announced. Read More »
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China Southern Airlines reports 12.3% increase in passengers carried last month
Passengers flown by China Southern Airlines (CSA) increased 14.8 million in January compared with the 13.2 million customers it carried in the same month last year. Read More »
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Thai AirAsia's China 2024 traffic reaches 50% of pre-pandemic levels
China travellers flying with Thai AirAsia's (TAA) are lagging behind the overall recovery of its international network, parent of the LCC, Asia Aviation Plc (AAV) said. Read More »
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AirAsia X airlines flew 4.6 million passengers in 2024
LCC AirAsia X Malaysia (AAXM) transported 3.99 million passengers in full-year 2024, up 41% from 2.82 million passengers flown in the previous year. Read More »
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Cebu Pacific reports 33.4% increase passengers for January
Cebu Pacific said passenger numbers rose 2.6 million last month compared with a year ago. Read More »
Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
Today's briefs report news from Air Lease Corporation, Airbus, Airports of Thailand Public Company, Boeing, GenZero, the International Civil Aviation Organisation, the International Power-to-X Hub, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airports Holdings and Safran Group. Read More »
