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SEPTEMBER 2025

Week 36

Orient Aviation Daily Digest September 4, 2025

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

Spring Airlines most profitable Mainland airline in first half 2025

Spring Airlines has booked a net profit of CNY1.2 billion (US$164.7 million) in interim 2025, the best performance of all Mainland carriers in the six months to June 30, despite a profit decline at the carrier of 14% year-on-year. Read More »


 


 

News

GE Aerospace expands and upgrades Asia-Pacific MRO and component shops

GE Aerospace will have invested US$75 million at its MRO and component repair facilities in the region by year-end. Read More »


 

News

Jetstar to increase Adelaide to Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth frequencies

Jetstar Airways will add capacity on three domestic ex-Adelaide routes from October 26. Read More »


 

News

Virgin Australia celebrates arrival of first Embraer E190-E2 jet

“We are incredibly excited by the introduction of the Embraer 190-E2s to the Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) fleet,” VARA group executive, Nick Rohrlach, said at the ceremony marking the jet’s arrival at the carrier. Read More »


 

News

China Airlines interlining with Canada’s Air North

In a new partnership, Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) is selling tickets on Air North, the airline serving Canada’s Yukon región. Read More »


 

News

Thailand’s regulator suspends Nok Air international operations

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has ordered Nok Air to stop operating its international network and suspend expansion due to safety concerns. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Amedeo, Avation PLC, Emirates Airline, EVA Airways, Maison Kitsuné, Silk Way West Airlines and Titan Aviation Leasing. Read More »