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SEPTEMBER 2025

Week 37

Orient Aviation Daily Digest September 12, 2025

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

AirAsia in “active discussions” to order COMAC C919s

The AirAsia group is interested in acquiring COMAC C919s, Capital A CEO, Tony Fernandes, said at the Belt and Road Summit held in Hong Kong this week. Read More »


 


 

News

China Airlines flew more than one million passengers in latest month

Taiwan flag carrier, China Airlines (CAL), booked a 3.1% year-on-year increase in air travellers carried in August, but Revenue Passenger Kilometres declined 1.7% and capacity increased 1.2% resulting in 2.4% dip in load factor to 79.3%. Read More »


 

News

All Nippon Airways reports positive international traffic trajectory for July

All Nippon Airlines (ANA) flew 729,042 passengers on international routes in July an increase of 8% against a year ago. Read More »


 

News

Thai Airways International to phase out first class by 2028

Thai Airways International (THAI) will remove first class from its fleet in the next three years to improve its premium travel experience and regain market share, THAI CEO, Chai Eamsiri, told Prachachat. Read More »


 

News

Peach Aviation expanding Osaka Kansai-Seoul Gimpo schedule

Japan’s Peach Aviation has announced Osaka Kansai-Seoul Gimpo will increase to three daily round trips from December 4 and to four return flights a day from February 1. Read More »


 

News

EVA Airways records higher monthly passenger traffic, notes softening demand

Taiwan’s EVA Airways transported 1.16 million passengers last month, 1.18% more than August 2024. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Airbus, All Nippon Airways, Aviation Australia, Japan, Panama, West Entertainment and Qantas Group. Read More »