Orient Aviation Daily Digest January 21, 2026
By Ryan Chase
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ANA flags international growth, flat domestic network for year ahead
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will increase flight frequencies on its international network by 5% in the upcoming fiscal year amid "robust demand" for air travel. Read More »
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Malaysia Airports tops 100 million passengers for 2025
Malaysia Airports reported its 39 airports across Malaysia grew passenger numbers by 11.2% to 104.4 million last year, from 93.8 million in 2024. Read More »
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Japan Airlines expands first class on domestic network, adds new Fuji Dream Airlines codeshare
Japan Airlines (JAL) will operate 787-8 aircraft with a first class cabin on select flights on the Osaka Itami-Sapporo New Chitose route from March this year in response to strong demand. Read More »
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Solomon Airlines launches new N.Z.-Vanuatu route
Solomon Airlines is expanding its Pacific Islands network with a new nonstop service between Port Vila in Vanuatu and Christchurch on N.Z.’s South Island. Read More »
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Vietjet to open new Japan-Vietnam route
Vietjet will start nonstop flights from Hanoi to Shizuoka, located about 80km from Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji next month. Read More »
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Qantas’s Fokker 100 replacement to arrive by end of the year
Qantas Group will take delivery of three "mid-life" Embraer E190 aircraft by the end of the year as part of its replacement program for the Fokker 100 fleet flown by its Network Aviation subsidiary in Western Australia. Read More »
Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
Today’s briefs report news from Changi Airport Group, SATS, Singapore Airlines, and Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport. Read More »