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SEPTEMBER 2025

Week 38

Orient Aviation Daily Digest September 18, 2025

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

Malaysia Airlines and Qantas Airways seal code-share partnership

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and Qantas Airways have unveiled details of their new code-share covering flights between Australia and Malaysia, Malaysia and Singapore and also domestic schedules. Read More »


 


 

News

IndiGo designates Athens as first A321XLR destination

IndiGo said Greece’s capital will welcome the India LCC’s first A321XLR in January. Read More »


 

News

VietJet to accept first 737 MAX on Sunday

VietJet Air is preparing to welcome its first 737 MAX to its fleet on September 21, more than nine years after it ordered the type. Read More »


 

News

Thai AirAsia X to expand network from Bangkok by year-end

Thai AirAsia X will launch three routes from Bangkok Don Mueang in the final weeks of 2025. Read More »


 

News

Virgin Australia to start trials of pets as cabin passengers

Virgin Australia (VA) will be the first airline in Australia to allow pets on board. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Airborne Capital Limited, AFI KLM E& M, GE Aerospace, IndiGo, MROJapan, Parata Air, Silk Way West Airlines, Thales and Vietjet Thailand. Read More »