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MARCH 2025

Week 12

Orient Aviation Daily Digest March 17, 2025

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Batik Air advocates developing Kuala Lumpur Subang airport

Batik Air Malaysia CEO, Datuk Chandran Rama Muthy, has reiterated his airline’s strong backing for the expansion of downtown Kuala Lumpur Subang Airport as a regional hub. Read More »


 

News

IndiGo expands new cabin offering to Chennai-Delhi

LCC IndiGo will start flying aircraft equipped with its IndiGoStretch product on Chennai-Delhi at the end of the month. Read More »


 

News

HK Express to add destinations to South Korea

Hong Kong LCC, HK Express, will begin flying to the South Korean cities of Cheongju and Daegu from June. Read More »


 

News

Jayne Hrdlicka farewells Virgin Australia; declares its transformation “nothing short of remarkable”

Jayne Hrdlicka, CEO of Virgin Australia (VA) until Iast week, said leading the airline for the past four and a half years had been an “absolute privilege” and a “career highlight”. Read More »


 

News

Australia recorded a 17% increase in international passengers in December

More than 4.1 million air travellers flew into and out of Australia in the final month of 2024, up 11.7% from the 3.7 million air passengers flown in the same month in 2023. Read More »


 

News

Thai AirAsia introduces more short-term capacity for Songkran festival

Thai AirAsia will increase flights on five domestic routes during Thailand’s mid-April Songkran holiday. Read More »


 

People

Steven Udvar-Házy will step down as Air Lease Corporation (ALC) executive chair on May 2 but will remain as non-executive chair until the lessor’s shareholder meeting, ALC said.


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Air Astana Group, China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings, Hong Kong Tourism Board, Malaysia Airlines, Sabre, SATS and Vietnam Airlines. Read More »