Orient Aviation Daily Digest August 15, 2025
By Tomasz Sniedziewski
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Air China to add capacity from Beijing to Toronto and Vancouver
From August 27, Air China will increase schedules from its capital city to Toronto and Vancouver. Read More »
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Sun Phu Quoc Airways accepts inaugural aircraft, plans November launch
Vietnam’s Sun Phu Quoc Airways, owned by Sun Group, has accepted its first aircraft, a A321neo. Read More »
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Pilot union protests India’s push to establish international poaching prevention rules
The Airline Pilot Association of India (ALPA India) has objected to the government’s planned creation of a global code of conduct for foreign airlines that plan to hire crew from India’s carriers. Read More »
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Pakistan International Airlines re-starts routes to Europe
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will launch direct flights to Barcelona and Milan as part of the reopening of its network directed by the country’s defence minister, Khawaja Asif, local media reports. Read More »
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Cathay Pacific to host the first IATA World Sustainability Symposium to be held in Asia
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will hold the third World Sustainability Symposium (WSS) in Hong Kong on October 21-22. Read More »
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Turkish Airlines to expand in China from October
In the final week of October, Turkish Airlines will increase Istanbul-Guangzhou from daily to 10 times a week with 787-9s, operate 11 rotations weekly between Istanbul and Shanghai with A350-900s and build Istanbul-Beijing to 10 787-9 flights each week.
Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
Today’s briefs report news from AerCap, Air Cargo APAC, Air New Zealand, ASL Aviation Holdings, Azul, Castlelake, Merit AirFinance, My Freighter, SMBC Aviation Capital and Saudia Cargo. Read More »
