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FEBRUARY 2026

Week 6

Orient Aviation Daily Digest February 2, 2026

By Ryan Chase

 

News

American Airlines request extension of temporary waiver on U.S-Mainland China slots

American Airlines (AA) has asked the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) to extend the temporary waiver to retain 14 of the 21 frequencies it holds for flights between the U.S. and Mainland China it does not intend to use between March 31 to October 26 this year. Read More »


 


 

News

China Eastern flags narrowing of annual loss for 2025

China Eastern Airlines (CEA) expects to report a net loss for calendar 2025 between 1.3 billion yuan and 1.8 billion yuan (US$187 million and US$259 million). Read More »


 


 

News

Air Astana headed to Shanghai

Kazakhstan-headquartered Air Astana will add a fifth nonstop route to Mainland China next month when it begins three times weekly flights to Shanghai Pudong from its Almaty hub. Read More »


 

News

Air China to report deeper full-year net loss

Air China has told the market it is likely to post a deeper annual loss for 2025 compared with the prior year. Read More »


 

News

China Southern Airlines to achieve return to profitability for 2025

China Southern Airlines (CSA) has signalled it returned to profitability last year, ending a series of five consecutive annual losses which began in 2020. Read More »


 

News

Singapore Airshow gets underway this week

The biennial Singapore Airshow takes off later this week, with trade days for aviation professionals and executives running from Wednesday February 3 until Friday February 6 before being opened to the general public for the weekend. Read More »


 

People

China Southern Airlines (CSA) has announced the resignation of Qu Guang Ji as executive vice president with effect from January 29 due to work changes. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from China Southern Airlines and ST Engineering. Read More »