Orient Aviation Daily Digest March 18, 2025
By Ryan Chase
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Korean Air to install premium economy cabin in several 777-300ERs
Korean Air (KAL) is introducing premium economy cabins in 11 of its 777-300ERs “in response to growing market demand”. Read More »
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Air China reports 5.2% passenger decline for February
Air China flew 12.6 million passengers on its domestic, international and regional networks last month, down from the 13.3 million air travellers the airline transported in February a year ago. Read More »
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AirAsia Malaysia expands Australia presence with new “Top End” route
AirAsia Malaysia will start nonstop four times a week Kuala Lumpur-Darwin on June 27. Read More »
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Asiana Airlines shrinks schedules to Europe routes
Asiana Airlines has reduced its flights from Seoul Incheon to Frankfurt, Paris and Rome and transferred the traffic rights to Korean Air (KAL). Read More »
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Hong Kong International Airport passengers increase 17.3% in first two months of year
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) said 4.5 million passengers travelled through its terminals in February, up 7% from 4.2 million passengers in the same month in 2024. Read More »
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Extended waiting times for delivery of new aircraft challenging planning
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said waiting times for new aircraft blew out to a record 5.3 years in 2024 because of supply chain challenges and production limitations. Read More »
Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
Today’s briefs report news from Airbus, APG Group Pte Ltd, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Cathay Pacific, China Aircraft Leasing, Green Earth Institute, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Nippon Paper Industries, SaigonTourist Group, Sumitomo Corporation, Trax and Vietnam Airlines. Read More »
