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DECEMBER 2025

Week 49

Orient Aviation Daily Digest December 5, 2025

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

Tigerair Taiwan commits to order 15 Airbus A321neo aircraft

Tigerair Taiwan announced its board of directors had formally approved the third-generation fleet plan as the next stage of development, elevating its position in the regional LCC market. Read More »


 


 

News

Sun PhuQuoc Airways obtains international AOC, schedules South Korea and Taiwan operations

Vietnam’s start-up airline Sun PhuQuoc Airways (SPA) has been granted an expanded Air Operator Certificate (AOC), authorising its international operations. Read More »


 

News

BOC Aviation to buy and lease back two Airbus A350-1000 for Philippine Airlines

BOC Aviation Limited announced that on December 3, 2025, it had entered into an agreement with Philippine Airlines (PAL) to purchase two Airbus A350-1000 aircraft and lease the aircraft back to PAL. Read More »


 

News

Indian authorities opens investigation into IndiGo flight disruptions

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India (DGCA) on Wednesday announced that it has launched an investigation into widespread flight disruptions at IndiGo. Read More »


 

News

Thailand continues to see the decrease of domestic fares

Average domestic ticket prices in Thailand continued to decline this year, as low-cost carriers fled from underperforming Chinese routes to add domestic flights and avoid competition with state-backed Chinese airlines, the Bangkok Post reports. Read More »


 

News

Virgin Australia prepares for busy festive season

Virgin Australia said it is set to operate more than 19,000 flights and 3.2 million seats across the busy Christmas school holiday period, between December 15, 2025, and January 26, 2026. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from AirFi, Azorra, Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), GCC Civil Aviation Authority, JD Airlines, Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC), Sichuan Airlines, Star Flyer Japan (SFJ), Sun PhuQuoc Airways (SPA), and Xiamen Aircraft Leasing (Xiamen Airlease). Read More »