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APRIL 2025

Week 17

Orient Aviation Daily Digest April 22, 2025

By Ryan Chase

 

News

First 737 returns to the U.S. from China

A 737 MAX 8 built for Xiamen Airlines flew back to Boeing’s Seattle facility from southern China on the weekend as the country’s government responds to U.S. president, Donald Trump’s imposition of minimum tariffs of 145% on all goods imported to the U.S. from the Mainland. Read More »


 

News

All Nippon Airways and Singapore Airlines to start revenue-sharing in September

All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Singapore Airlines (SIA) will commence joint venture revenue sharing on flights between Japan and Singapore in the third quarter of 2025. Read More »


 

News

Hunnu Airlines accepts first E195-E2 into fleet

Mongolia-based Hunnu Airlines has received the first of two E195-E2s on order via lease from Azorra. Read More »


 

News

Malaysia Aviation Group reports 93% decline in profit for full-year 2024

Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) booked a net profit of 54 million ringgit (US$12 million) in calendar 2024, down from a 766 million ringgit net profit in 2023. Read More »


 

News

Vietjet links Con Dao with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City

Vietjet has commenced nonstop flights from Vietnam’s two most populous cities to the island of Con Dao, one of the country’s most popular destinations. Read More »


 

News

Vietnam Airlines transiting to new terminal at Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat airport

Vietnam Airlines has begun moving its domestic operations to the new terminal 3 at Ho Chi Minh City airport. Read More »


 

People

AerCap has appointed chartered accountant Victoria Jarman as a non-executive director, the lessor announced late last week at its AGM.


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings and Greater Bay Airlines. Read More »