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DECEMBER 2025

Week 50

Orient Aviation Daily Digest December 12, 2025

By Ryan Chase

 

News

IndiGo chair addresses operational challenges

Chair of IndiGo parent company InteGlobe Aviation, Vikram Singh Mehta, has promised the LCC will bring in an "external technical expert" to work with management to determine the root cause of the thousands of flights the airline cancelled last week. Read More »


 


 

News

EVA posts 3% passenger growth for November

Taiwan’s EVA Airways (EVA) transported 1.13 million passengers in November, against 1.09 million travellers it flew in the same month in 2024. Read More »


 

News

Peach introducing auto check-in via app

Japan-headquartered LCC, Peach, is rolling out an auto check-in feature via its app. Read More »


 

News

Air India expands Asia-Pacific network with Scoot interlining

Air India has signed an interline agreement with Singapore Airlines Group LCC, Scoot. Read More »


 

News

Virgin Australia to restore Sydney-Darwin after two-year hiatus

Virgin Australia (VA) will resume seasonal nonstop Sydney-Darwin next year following a two-year absence on the route. Read More »


 

News

Air New Zealand opens new premium lounge at Auckland Airport

Air New Zealand (Air NZ) is today opening the doors of a new premium passenger lounge at Auckland Airport’s international terminal ahead of a planned refurbishment of its existing lounges at the airline’s home hub. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from AirBorneo, Airbus, Boeing, Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia, Johor Bahru Airport, Safran, Thales and United Airlines. Read More »


 

Roll on 2026

This is the final edition of Orient Aviation Daily Digest for the year. Read More »