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FEBRUARY 2026

Week 9

Orient Aviation Daily Digest February 25, 2026

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Singapore Airlines quarterly profit drops 69% due to non-cash accounting charges

Singapore Airlines Group (SIA) has reported net profit of S$505 million (US$399 million) for the three months to December 31 2025, down 68.9% from S$1.6 billion in the same three months in 2024. Read More »


 


 

News

Cathay Group January passenger numbers show "solid start" to 2026

Cathay Pacific reported 2.6 million passengers carried for January 2026, up 11.5% from 2.4 million from the same month last year. Read More »


 


 

News

Thai Airways headed to Changsha

Thai Airways International (THAI) is expanding its Mainland China network in May with a new daily nonstop service to Changsha from its Bangkok Suvarnabhumi hub. Read More »


 

News

Japan Airlines tweaks meal service on long-haul routes

Japan Airlines (JAL) will offer a dedicated second meal service to business class passengers on its long-haul routes from next month. Read More »


 

News

Australia’s Alliance Aviation Services slumps to interim loss

Charter, fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) and wet lease operator, Alliance Aviation Services, has reported a net loss of A$105.8 million (US$75 million) for the six months to December 31 2025, compared with net profit of A$28.9 million for the same six-month period in 2024. Read More »


 

News

Air NZ brings back concert in the sky charter flight

Air New Zealand (Air NZ) has scheduled a new concert in the sky charter flight featuring artists from SYNTHONY and SIX60 on a flight from Auckland to Christchurch on May 15. Read More »


 

People

The oneworld airline marketing alliance has appointed Finnair chief commercial officer, Ole Orvér, as its new CEO. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from MTU Aero Engines. Read More »