Orient Aviation Daily Digest March 2, 2026
By Ryan Chase
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Airlines scramble to rewrite schedules after U.S. and Israel attack Iran
Airlines have cancelled scores of flights through and to the Middle East following the Israel and U.S. led attack on Iran over the weekend. Read More »
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AirAsia X posts decline in annual net profit
AirAsia X (AAX) has reported net profit of 191.7 million ringgit (US$49 million) for the 12 months to December 31, 2025, down 16.3% from 229.1 million ringgit in calendar 2024. Read More »
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Virgin Australia interim net profit declined by 27.9% in latest reported six months
Virgin Australia (VA) has reported net profit of A$341.1 million (US$243 million) for the six months to December 31, 2025, down from A$473.1 million in the same six months in 2024. Read More »
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Air China, Swire Group increase shareholding after Cathay Pacific Airways share buyback
Cathay Pacific Airways has completed the share buyback program prompted by the Qatar Airways announcement it was relinquishing its 9.56% holding in the Hong Kong-headquartered airline. Read More »
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Thai AirAsia net profit falls by a third in 2025
Asia Aviation Plc (AAV), the parent company of LCC Thai Airasia, has reported net profit of 2.3 billion baht (US$75 million) for calendar 2025, down 32.8% from 3.5 billion baht in 2024. Read More »
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Bangkok Air reports US$114 million annual net profit
Bangkok Airways’ net profit fell 6.3% to 3.5 billion baht (US$114 million) in the 12 months to December 31 2025, from 3.8 billion baht in calendar 2024. Read More »
People
AirAsia X has appointed Tan Sri Jamaludin bin Ibrahim as an independent non-executive director of the company. Read More »
Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
Today’s briefs report news from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, Etihad Cargo, International Air Transport Association, Lufthansa Group, Macquarie AirFinance, Rolls-Royce and ST Engineering. Read More »
