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APRIL 2025

Week 18

Orient Aviation Daily Digest April 29, 2025

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Vietjet A321neo operating long weekend commercial schedules

Vietjet has added an A321neo to the fleet ahead of the busy end of month holiday. Read More »


 

News

Emirates Airlines introducing retrofitted aircraft on more routes; Dubai-Adelaide to debut A350-900ULR

Emirates Airline will commence flying to eight more cities with A380s and 777s retrofitted with the carrier’s latest cabin products. Read More »


 

News

Thai AirAsia increases domestic routes from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

Thai AirAsia will commence flying double daily Bangkok Suvarnabhumi to Chiang Rai and daily to Nakhon Si Thammarat on October 1, building the destinations the LCC will serve from the airport to 11. Read More »


 

News

PAL HOLDINGS booked 20% first quarter profit increase

PAL HOLDINGS INC, parent company of Philippine Airlines (PAL), has reported a net profit of 4.3 billion peso (US$77 million) for the three months to March 31 up from a 3.6 billion peso net profit in the same months in 2024. Read More »


 

News

First Etihad Airways A321LR to enter service in August

Etihad Airways has unveiled the cabin layout of its new A321LRs that will commence commercial operations on August 1. Read More »


 

News

Travel company cuts earnings guidance as travel demand to the U.S. slides

Australia’s Flight Centre Travel Group has lowered its profit forecast for the current financial year as the U.S.’s recent imposition of tariffs and reports of stricter checks on arriving visitors impacts travel bookings to the U.S. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Airbus, Atout France, Malaysia Airlines, Spirit AeroSystems, SATS, ST Engineering and WFS. Read More »