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FEBRUARY 2023

Week 5

Orient Aviation Daily Digest February 1, 2023

 

News

Bonza chooses Queensland for its network launch

Australian airline, Bonza, commenced commercial flying on January 31 operating its inaugural flight with a 737 MAX 8, registration VH-UIK, from Sunshine Coast Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport in Queensland. Read More »


 

News

China's “Big Three” airlines headed for strong recovery: HSBC report

The robust performance of Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines in the Lunar New Year holiday week “bode well for an early recovery” despite worse than expected losses in the fourth quarter of calendar 2022, HSBC Global Research forecasts. Read More »


 


 

News

Region’s airlines flew 507.5% more international passengers in 2022 over 2021

Asia-Pacific carriers transported 105.4 million international passengers in calendar 2022, a 507% improvement from 17.4 million passengers transported a year earlier, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said. Read More »


 

News

Changi airport records huge jump in air travellers in 2022

Singapore Changi Airport said 32.2 million passengers passed through its terminals in calendar 2022, more than 10 times higher than the 3.1 million passengers processed at the Singapore airport’s facilities in 2021. Read More »


 

News

Japan’s ZIPAIR selects Starlink as the LCC’s in-flight internet provider

LCC ZIPAIR Tokyo has chosen SpaceX's Starlink for its inflight high-speed internet service. Read More »


 

News

Cathay Pacific CEO encouraged by 2023 prospects for the airline group

Cathay Pacific CEO, Ronald Lam, said the improvement in the airline company’s performance towards the end of 2022 foresaw a better 2023 after three years of struggle due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More »


 

People

Avril Comerford is ELFC’s new executive vice president and chief commercial officer, succeeding Declan Sheedy. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Asiana Airlines, Atlas Air, Boeing, Honeywell Aerospace, Lufthansa Technik Philippines and Shell. Read More »