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APRIL 2025

Week 16

Orient Aviation Daily Digest April 17, 2025

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

Capital A presents PN17 exit plan; sets EGM date

Capital A has issued its Circular to Shareholders on its Proposed Regularization Plan following Bursa Malaysia approval. Read More »


 

News

China Eastern Airlines to increase network to Europe from mid-2025

China Eastern Airlines (CEA) will operate three new routes to Europe this year in time for the northern summer holiday season: four weekly Shanghai Pudong-Geneva rotations from June 16, daily Pudong-Milan Malpensa starting on June 20 and three times a week Pudong-Copenhagen from July 17.


 

News

Air New Zealand warns of ‘substantial’ profit drop in fiscal 2024-2025

Air New Zealand (AirNZ) has announced its full-year underlying profit will be 33% lower than the previous year because of the “substantial” drop in the compensation it expects to receive from engine manufacturers for aircraft the airline has had to ground. Read More »


 

News

China Southern Airlines re-considering IPO for cargo unit

China Southern Airlines (CSA) is exploring a Hong Kong Initial Public Offering (IPO) for its cargo business, Bloomberg News exclusively reports. Read More »


 

News

Air France to launch Paris-Phuket in November

Air France said on LinkedIn it will start nonstop three times a week Paris-Phuket on November 27. Read More »


 

News

Emirates SkyCargo extends Asia footprint to Narita; agrees Teleport partnership

Emirates SkyCargo is to operate a dedicated weekly freighter to Tokyo Narita, increasing its network of destinations served by Emirates freighters to 38. Read More »


 

People

Airbus shareholders at the company’s AGM earlier this week extended the mandate of CEO, Guillaume Faury, for three more years. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from FedEx, Huawei and Philippine Airlines. Read More »