A trusted source of Asia-Pacific commercial aviation news and analysis


MARCH 2025

Week 11

Orient Aviation Daily Digest March 10, 2025

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Garuda Indonesia and Japan Airlines to kick off partnership next month

Garuda Indonesia and Japan Airlines (JAL) have chosen April 1 as the starting date for their joint venture (JV) announced in October last year. Read More »


 

News

Cathay Pacific to add Urumqi to China network from April

Cathay Pacific will inaugurate three times a week Hong Kong-Urumqi ion April 28 serving the western China destination with two-class A330-300s. Read More »


 

News

Air New Zealand forced to trim capacity by 3.1% in January

Air New Zealand (Air NZ) cut back on available seats in the first month of 2025 because of required maintenance on engines that power its short and long-haul fleets. Read More »


 

News

AirAsia Malaysia withdraws from down town Kuala Lumpur Subang

AirAsia Malaysia is ending its flights from Subang Airport seven months after it started flying from the close-in Kuala Lumpur airport. Read More »


 

News

IndiGo announces long-haul routes to Netherlands and Britain

IndiGo has chosen Amsterdam and Manchester as its inaugural long-haul destinations. Read More »


 

News

Korean Air among Airbus customers in February

Airbus received orders for 14 commercial aircraft last month: six A321neos from Korean Air and eight of the same type from undisclosed customers. Read More »


 

People

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings said in a regulatory filing its China Asset Leasing Company subsidiary has a new chair, Wang Yun, who succeeds Pan Jianyun.


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Capital A, Singapore Airlines and ST Engineering. Read More »