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AUGUST 2025

Week 35

Orient Aviation Daily Digest August 28, 2025

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

Qantas Group profit surges; A321XLR order increased

Qantas Group has booked the best annual financial results in its history reporting an underlying annual profit before tax of A$2.39 billion (US$1.55 billion), 15% higher than full-year to June 30 a year ago. Read More »


 


 

News

Air New Zealand delivers better than forecast annual results

Air New Zealand (ANZ) has posted a smaller than-expected decline in its full-year profit to June 30. Read More »


 

News

Regional airline association reports increased passenger demand in latest month

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said its traffic figures for last month showed "a sustained increase in international passenger demand fuelled by growth in tourism markets". Read More »


 

News

Aircraft shortages could continue to 2031 global airline association forecasts

The global commercial aircraft shortage, which began in 2019, is not a temporary disruption but a structural constraint reshaping airline operations, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has determined. Read More »


 

News

Jetstar Japan to resume daily Osaka-Manila in October

Jetstar Japan will restart Osaka Kansai to the Philippines capital with A320s after a hiatus of almost six years. Read More »


 

News

Shenzhen Airport completes live flight verification of the third runway

On August 26 crew of a Boeing 737 aircraft operated by Shenzhen Airlines successfully completed the live flight verification of the Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport’s third runway. Read More »


 

News

Aero K Airlines to inaugurate Seoul-Hualien in November

South Korean LCC, Aero K Airlines, will become the second international airline to fly to Hualien on the east coast of Taiwan operating Seoul Incheon-Hualien from November 13, Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) said earlier this week. Read More »


 

News

South Korea updates rules on transporting batteries on board

The Transport Ministry of South Korea is banning plastic bags for portable battery storage onboard the country’s airlines. Read More »


 

People

Boeing China has appointed Carol Shen as its first managing director following the recent departure of Alvin Liu, YiCai Global reports. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Air India Express, China Aircraft Leasing and the International Air Transport Association. Read More »