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NOVEMBER 2025

Week 47

Orient Aviation Daily Digest November 18, 2025

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Singapore Airlines Group says demand for air travel resilient in October

Singapore Airlines Group (SIA) flew 3.6 million passengers last month, up 8.3% from the 3.3 million passengers it transported in the same month a year ago. Read More »


 


 

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Air India headed back to Mainland China in 2026

Air India will resume nonstop service to Mainland China from February 1 next year, when it launches flights between Delhi and Shanghai Pudong. Read More »


 

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Hong Kong International Airport passengers jump by nearly a fifth in October

The number of passengers travelling at Hong Kong International (HKIA) rose 18% to 5.4 million in October, from 4.5 million in the same month a year earlier. Read More »


 

News

JAL adds sneakers as staff uniform option

JAL Group cabin crew and airport staff will have the option of wearing sneakers as part of their uniform to support better workplace conditions. Read More »


 

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Malaysia Airlines welcomes 8th A330-900

Malaysia Airlines added a new A330-900 to its fleet this past weekend, when the new widebody, registration 9M-MNN, touched down at Kuala Lumpur after its 12-and-a-half-hour delivery flight from Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France. Read More »


 

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Turkish Airlines boosts codeshare options to Asia-Pacific with Hong Kong Airlines

Turkish Airlines has expanded its codeshare agreement with Hong Kong Airlines to include destinations in Australia, Japan and Thailand. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Air Côte d’Ivoire, Airport Authority Hong Kong, Avolon, Boeing, Cathay Pacific, CFM International, China Eastern Airlines, Dubai Airshow, Embraer, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Helvetic Airways, Lufthansa Systems, SATS, Shanghai Technologies Aerospace Company Limited, ST Engineering and Vietnam Airlines. Read More »