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OCTOBER 2022

Week 40

Orient Aviation Daily Digest October 4, 2022

 

News

Asia-Pacific air passengers increased 15.9% in August reports regional airline association

Asia-Pacific carriers flew 13.1 million passengers in August, up 15.9% from the 11.3 million air travellers flown in July. Read More »


 

News

AirAsia trials contactless domestic departures at Kuala Lumpur’s klia2

On selected AirAsia Malaysia flights out of klia2, passengers now have access to facial recognition technology to progress through mobile enrolment, check-in, pre-security checks and boarding without the need to present their boarding passes after the LCC integrated its FACES facial recognition system with Malaysia Airports EZPaz technology. Read More »


 

News

Regional Airlines to lease two Dash 8 400s to build fly-in/fly-out network

After completing its acquisition of fly-in/fly-out airline, National Jet Express (NJE), Regional Airlines (Rex) intends to bulk up its fleet with two Dash 8-400 turboprops. Read More »


 

News

Turkish Airlines increases Istanbul-Kuala Lumpur to 10 flights a week

Turkish Airlines has added three weekly Kuala Lumpur-Istanbul services between the two cities lifting the route to 10 flights a week. Read More »


 

News

Korean Air and Shell sign sustainable aviation fuel supply agreement

Korean Air (KAL) and Shell have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore KAL’s supply and purchase of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at major airports in the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East for five years from 2026. Read More »


 

News

All Nippon Airways and Sojitz Pla-Net Corporation to cut airline plastic waste

ANA HOLDINGS INC, parent company of All Nippon Airways (ANA) and plastics trading company, Sojitz Pla-Net Corporation, are to recycle used cargo plastic coverings to ANA’s plastic film cargo coverings and inflight waste disposal bags. Read More »


 

People

Airports of Thailand said Boonploog Noinamkham has succeeded Sarayut Jumpa as the airport company's chief accountant. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Aergo Capital, Airinmar, Batik Air, Cebu Pacific, Embraer, Lion Air Group and SATS Ltd. Read More »