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NOVEMBER 2025

Week 47

Orient Aviation Daily Digest November 21, 2025

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

SpiceJet clears its Carlyle Aviation Partners debt

India’s SpiceJet announced it has completed the allotment of equity shares to Carlyle Aviation Partners. Read More »


 


 

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Vietjet Air plans to resume COMAC C909 operations

Vietjet Air plans to resume the use of COMAC jets next week after a one-month hiatus, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Read More »


 

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Capital A sets the Entitlement Date for distribution of AirAsia X shares

On November 20, 2025, Capital A announced a key step in its restructuring plan, confirming the Entitlement Date for the distribution of new ordinary shares in AirAsia X (AAX) to its eligible shareholders for December 3, 2025. Read More »


 

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Cebu Pacific transports over 2 million passengers last month

Cebu Pacific carried 2.1 million passengers in October 2025, a 1% decrease from the same month last year. Read More »


 

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Thai court revokes government permission allowing foreign pilots to operate domestic flights

The Supreme Administrative Court of Thailand has overturned an announcement by the Ministry of Labour that allowed foreign pilots to work temporarily on domestic routes in Thailand, The Bangkok Post reports. Read More »


 

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Global airline association reaches out to international telecommunication body to establish spectrum policy safeguarding Aircraft Safety Systems as 5G/6G Expands

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and national telecommunications regulators to ensure that 5G and future 6G networks operating near aviation frequencies do not impair radio altimeters and other avionic systems. Read More »


 

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Japan Airlines retires Boeing 777-300ER prototype aircraft

Japan Airlines (JAL) has retired the fourth Boeing 777-300ER aircraft from its long-haul fleet, leaving nine planes in service. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Anphabe, Avolon, Emirates, European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), HK Express, Hong Kong International Aviation Academy (HKIAA), International Air Transport Association (IATA), Rolls-Royce, Royal Jordanian Airlines, and Vietjet Air. Read More »