Orient Aviation Daily Digest February 20, 2025
By Tomasz Sniedziewski
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Cathay Group reports “strong start in 2025”; books post-pandemic traffic record
Cathay Pacific flew 37% more passengers in January than a year ago with capacity up by 30.9% and passenger load increasing by 3.6%, it said. Read More »
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Virgin Australia overtook Qantas as Australia’s largest domestic airline in December
Virgin Australia (VA) was Australia’s biggest domestic carrier in the final month of 2024, overtaking decades long leader, Qantas Airways. Read More »
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Vietnam Airlines to return Japanese destinations to pre-pandemic schedules by July
Vietnam Airlines will resume Da Nang-Osaka Kansai on July 3, operating the route four times a week with 321s, Aviation Wire reports. Read More »
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Air India in talks to open direct India-Philippines flights
Air India executives have met with Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) regulators to discuss direct India-Philippines networks, the CAAP said in a statement. Read More »
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EVA Airways to strengthen Taipei-Seattle in northern hemisphere summer season
From June 2 to September 12, Taiwan’s EVA Airways will increase Taipei-Seattle to 12 a week. Read More »
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SpiceJet investigating expansion to long-haul destinations
India LCC, SpiceJet, is considering acquisition of wide-body jets to broaden its network to long-haul destinations, SpiceJet managing director and CEO, Ajay Singh, told an audience at Aviation Festival Asia 2025 this week. Read More »
Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
Today's briefs report news from AirAsia Rewards, Air Lease Corporation, Changi Airport, Nok Air, Sum Air, Textron Aviation and Qanot Sharq Airlines. Read More »
