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NOVEMBER 2025

Week 45

Orient Aviation Daily Digest November 4, 2025

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Capital A considering Bahrain for AirAsia Middle East hub

Capital A and the Bahrain Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to consider the country as a Middle East hub for AirAsia. Read More »


 


 

News

New A330-900 joins Cebu Pacific fleet

Cebu Pacific has taken delivery of its third new A330-900 this year. Read More »


 

News

Air New Zealand boosts service to Rarotonga

Air New Zealand (Air NZ) has added a new nonstop route from N.Z.’s South Island to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Read More »


 

News

Air China to raise fresh capital through share sale

Air China has announced a proposed share sale involving the issuing of about three billion A shares to China National Aviation Holding Corporation Limited (CNAHC), a state-owned enterprise and the airline’s majority shareholder, and China National Aviation Capital Holding (CNAC), a wholly-owned subsidiary. Read More »


 

News

SpiceJet activates two more aircraft

SpiceJet has returned a previously grounded 737 MAX aircraft to active service and inducted another 737 to the fleet as part of its expansion over the northern hemisphere winter scheduling season. Read More »


 

News

China Eastern Airlines quarterly net profit up by a third

China Eastern Airlines (CEA) has reported net profit of 3.5 billion yuan (US$496 million) for the three months to September 30 2025, up 34.4% from net profit of 2.6 billion yuan in the prior year. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from All Nippon Airways, Capital A, China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited, Etihad Cargo, Sabre and Teleport. Read More »