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MARCH 2022

Week 10

Orient Aviation Daily Digest March 9, 2022

 

News

Cathay Pacific Group reports reduced losses for 2021 fiscal year

Cathay Pacific has reported an attributable loss of HK$5.527 billion for the year to December 31, 2021. Read More »


 

News

Embraer launches passenger-to-freighter conversion program

Brazil-headquartered air framer, Embraer, has launched a passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion program for its E190 and E195 regional jet family. Read More »


 


 

News

Malaysia to re-open international border on April 1

Malaysia’s prime minister, Ismail Sabri Yaakob, said restrictions on international travel will be removed on April 1 as the country transitions to “an endemic phase” of COVID-19. Read More »


 

News

ANA HOLDINGS INC. sets AirJapan on course for 2023 take off

ANA HOLDINGS INC. said its new airline, AirJapan, which will target medium-haul international routes, will commence commercial flights in the second half of next year. Read More »


 

News

Qantas to add four more E190s to Alliance wet lease agreement

Alliance Aviation Services said in a regulatory filing to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that Qantas had exercised options to wet lease another four Embraer E190 regional jets. Read More »


 

News

Finnair tweaks Asian network to avoid flying through Russian airspace

Finnair will maintain nonstop flights between Helsinki and Shanghai once a week and Helsinki-Seoul Incheon three times a week. Read More »


 

People

Australia’s Bonza loses COO before its launch flight

Peter McNally has stepped down as chief operating officer of Australian start-up carrier, Bonza, the Australian Financial Review has reported, citing comments from an airline spokesperson. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's aerospace briefs report news from Boeing. Read More »