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OCTOBER 2025

Week 40

Orient Aviation Daily Digest October 1, 2025

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Asia-Pacific international passengers flown increase 8.8% in August

Asia-Pacific carriers carried 34.3 million customers on their international networks last month compared with 31.5 million air travellers in the same 31 days last year. Read More »


 


 

News

Global airport association reports air traveller traffic approaching 10 billion milestone

Passengers are forecast to increase 3.7%, to 9.8 billion in 2025, from 9.4 billion air travellers last year. Read More »


 

News

SpiceJet targets India-Phuket peak season holiday traffic

SpiceJet is expanding flights to Thailand with the addition of daily nonstop Delhi and Mumbai to Phuket. Read More »


 

News

Global air traffic demand continued growth trajectory in latest month

Worldwide passenger air traffic was 4.6% higher in August compared with a year ago, led by improved international travel in the peak northern hemisphere summer, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said. Read More »


 

News

Air cargo volumes increased in latest month

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports global air cargo demand rose 4.1% in August, but said despite six consecutive months of year-on-year growth, the latest data was a slowing of the sector from 6.1% a year ago. Read More »


 

People

Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has appointed Tommy Leung executive director of engineering and technical services. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Air India, Airbus and Perth Airport. Read More »