Orient Aviation Daily Digest February 23, 2026
By Ryan Chase
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Malaysia Airlines expands presence in Qatar
Malaysia Airlines will add a third daily service to Doha from its Kuala Lumpur hub from June 30 this year. Read More »
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Airlines cancel services out of Boston and New York routes due to weather
Cathay Pacific is among scores of airlines which have cancelled services into and out of Boston and New York due to a severe winter storm over the U.S. northeast. Read More »
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Delta joins AA and United asking for temporary waiver extension for U.S.-China allocations
Delta Air Lines has asked the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) to extend the temporary waiver to retain 25 of the 42 frequencies it holds for flights between the U.S. and Mainland China that it does not intend to use during the northern hemisphere summer scheduling season from March to October this year. Read More »
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Virgin Australia CEO hails airline’s punctuality performance to begin 2026
Virgin Australia (VA) CEO, Dave Emerson, said the latest on-time data for January highlighted the airline’s focus on providing passengers operational reliability. Read More »
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ICAO calls on governments to provide more support to victims and families of air crashes
International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) council president, Toshiyuki Onuma, said in a statement marking International Day Commemorating Air Crash Victims and Their Families there was a need for urgent and collaborative action for governments to bring in comprehensive support systems for victims of air crashes and their families. Read More »
Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
Today’s briefs report news from Adani Defence and Aerospace, Boeing, CAE, Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand, Embraer and Emirates Airline. Read More »
