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JULY 2025

Week 28

Orient Aviation Daily Digest July 11, 2025

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

AirAsia aims for equity injection of US$235 million from strategic investors

AirAsia is close to completion of its restructuring and in the process of identifying strategic investors, AirAsia deputy group CEO, Farouk Kamal, said at the Reuters NEXT Asia summit earlier this week. Read More »


 


 

News

All Nippon Airways increased international passengers by 10% traffic update reports

All Nippon Airways (ANA) flew 693,668 passengers on international routes in May. Read More »


 

News

Singapore Airlines and Mandai Wildlife Group boosting local tourism

Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group and Mandai Wildlife Group have launched a three-year partnership to enhance Singapore’s appeal as a top travel destination. Read More »


 

News

Lessors record increased lease extensions in interim 2025

Aircraft lease extensions have gained in popularity in 2025, Falko reports in its second quarter Portfolio Activity data. Read More »


 

News

Taiwan’s government asks airlines to offer priority boarding and upgrades to military personnel

Starting this month, active military personnel in Taiwan will be eligible for priority boarding and upgrades on availability when travelling on international flights of local airlines, Taiwan’s premier, Cho Jung-tai, announced this week. Read More »


 

People

On January 1, 2026, MTU Aero engines CEO, Lars Wagner, (50) will move to Airbus as CEO of the OEM’s commercial aircraft business and also join the group’s executive committee. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Amazon, BOC Aviation, GE Aerospace, Elfly Group, SkyWest, Stratos and VET Airways. Read More »