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SEPTEMBER 2025

Week 37

Orient Aviation Daily Digest September 11, 2025

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

Qantas Group and LCC Jetstar confirm trans-Tasman holiday schedule

Capacity increases, the first A220 Qantas international service from Brisbane to Wellington and a new direct Jetstar Brisbane-Queenstown route will be the linchpins of the Qantas Group’s trans-Tasman route expansion in 2026. Read More »


 


 

News

China customers accept nine Boeing jets in the latest month

Chinese carriers took delivery of six 737 MAXs and two 787-9s from Boeing in August, part of the OEM’s total deliveries of twin and single aisle jets in the month. Read More »


 

News

Air New Zealand to add Wamos Air capacity to schedule during peak 2026 weeks

Air New Zealand (AirNZ) will renew its cooperation with Wamos Air to accommodate forecast demand in the upcoming summer and Easter holiday seasons. Read More »


 

News

Air Astana extends code-share with Air India

Air Astana and Air India are broadening cooperation between Kazakhstan and India to cover Air Astana’s Almaty-Delhi and Almaty-Mumbai routes. Read More »


 

News

China Airlines and STARLUX Airlines promote Phoenix flights at Taiwan’s SEMICON exhibition

Taiwan-based carriers, China Airlines (CAL) and STARLUX Airlines, made their presence felt at the SEMICON Taiwan 2025 exhibition being held in Taipei this week. Read More »


 

News

Air Cambodia and COMAC sign MoU for up to 20 C909s

Air Cambodia and Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) agreed in a Memorandum of Understanding signed earlier this week to introduce the COMAC C909 to the Cambodia carrier’s fleet. Read More »


 

News

South Korea charters Korean Air 747-8 to repatriate South Korean workers being held in the U.S.

A 747-8i operated by Korean Air has been chartered by the South Korea government to bring home South Korean workers detained in a large-scale September 4 raid at the Hyundai Motor-LG Energy Solution battery plant in Ellabell, Georgia. Read More »


 

News

Vietnam Airlines bans lithium batteries on board

Vietnam Airlines is rolling out measures to control the transport of lithium back up batteries on its flights, aiming to minimize risks and uphold aviation safety standards. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from AirAsia MOVE, AFI KLM E&M, Air Macau, Asia Digital Engineering. Australia’s Flight Options, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Itasca MGA, Jeju Air and Star Air. Read More »