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MAY 2025

Week 21

Orient Aviation Daily Digest May 23, 2025

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

IndiGo records 62% increase in net income in latest quarter

India’s IndiGo flew 31.9 million passengers in the three months to March 31, 20% more than in the matching days in 2024. Read More »


 

News

Air Mauritius extends strategic partnership with Emirates Airline

Emirates Airline and Air Mauritius have renewed their longstanding partnership, which includes reciprocal code-sharing on selected routes beyond the gateways of each airline and cooperation on frequent flyer programs and cargo handling services. Read More »


 

News

Cathay Pacific to resume seasonal Hong Kong-Adelaide from November

Cathay Pacific will return to Adelaide three times a week from November 11 operating the seasonal service with A350-900s. Read More »


 

News

Lufthansa introducing Allegris cabin on Shanghai and Tokyo routes, A380s to fly Munich to Bangkok and Delhi

Lufthansa will introduce its Allegris cabin on long-haul routes from Munich to Shanghai and Tokyo as well as to New York, Chicago, Miami and Cape Town from October 25. Read More »


 

News

India’s carriers record 8.4% increase in domestic traffic

In April, India’s airlines carried 14.4 million passengers on domestic routes compared with 12 months ago, India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), reports. Read More »


 

News

More than 143,000 pets travelled aboard five South Korean airlines in 2024

South Korea’s Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, T’way Air, Jeju Air and Eastar Jet, transported almost 143,000 pets in 2024, a new record for the sector, The Korea Times reports. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from BBAM Limited Partnership, China Airlines, Chubu Centrair International Airport Corporation, Pratt & Whitney and Yantai Penglai International Airport. Read More »