Orient Aviation Daily Digest February 9, 2026
By Ryan Chase
News
Solomon Airlines criticises Qantas’s application for more capacity to Honiara
Solomon Airlines has described Qantas Airways’s application to add a fifth weekly service between Brisbane and Honiara as a "cynical attempt to dump capacity on a struggling route" in order to ultimately reduce competition by driving out the only other airline flying between Australia and the Solomon Islands. Read More »
News
IndiGo suspends Copenhagen and cuts U.K. schedule to improve punctuality on European routes
IndiGo will end nonstop flights from Mumbai to Copenhagen from next Tuesday, February 17, and has reduced its schedule to the U.K. in a bid to reduce delays and cancellations on its widebody European services. Read More »
News
Airbus posts weakest monthly deliveries in more than five years in January
Airbus delivered 19 commercial aircraft to 16 customers in January. Read More »
News
Air India opens new premium lounge at Delhi hub
Air India has lifted the curtain on its flagship premium passenger lounge at Delhi Airport’s Terminal 3 ahead of its official opening on February 16. Read More »
People
Air New Zealand (Air NZ) has promoted general manager of airports, Kate Boyer, to chief operations officer for ground and inflight. Read More »
People
The Bangladesh government has appointed Ministry of Civil Aviation acting secretary, Humaira Sultana, as the acting CEO of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, local media reported, citing an announcement from the Ministry. Read More »
Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
Today’s briefs report news from AerCap, AirX, All Nippon Airways, Boeing, Eve Air Mobility, Malaysia Airports and Malaysia Aviation Group. Read More »
