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JANUARY 2026

Week 3

Orient Aviation Daily Digest January 14, 2026

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Airbus meets 2025 delivery guidance with 793 aircraft handed over to customers

Airbus has reported 793 commercial aircraft deliveries for calendar 2025, up 3.5% from 766 deliveries in the prior year. Read More »


 

News

Air India receives first "line-fit" 787-9

Air India has taken delivery of the first 787-9 which has been line-fit with the airline’s latest cabin products during assembly at Boeing’s production line in Everett in the U.S. state of Washington. Read More »


 

News

EVA Air headed to Washington DC

EVA Air (EVA) will start nonstop flights to Washington Dulles from its Taipei Taoyuan hub in July this year. Read More »


 

News

AirAsia X private placement fully subscribed

AirAsia X (AAX) said institutional and private investors have fully subscribed to its 1 billion ringgit (US$246 million) capital raising priced at 1.65 ringgit per share. Read More »


 

News

Korean Air opens new lounge at Incheon hub

Korean Air (KAL) today (January 14) reopened its Prestige East (Left) passenger lounge located at Seoul Incheon Airport’s Terminal 2. Read More »


 

News

Lion Air links Surabaya with Ambon and Sorong

Lion Air will restart one-stop service from Surabaya in the middle of Indonesia to Sorong in the country’s east via Ambon in the middle of the archipelago later this week. Read More »


 

People

Airports Council International (ACI) World has named Munich Airport CEO, Jost Lammers, as the chair of its world governing board, which comprises 28 airport CEOs from the airport lobby group’s five regions, for 2026-27.


 

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