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MAY 2025

Week 19

Orient Aviation Daily Digest May 6, 2025

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Air New Zealand lifts curtain on new 787 cabin products

Air New Zealand (Air NZ) has unveiled its first retrofitted 787-9, registration ZK-NZH. Read More »


 

News

Vietjet records double digit profit increase in first quarter 2025

Vietjet booked a 641.3 billion dong (US$25 million) profit for the three months to March 31, compared with a net profit of 539.2 billion dong in the same quarter in 2024. Read More »


 

News

Air India boosts Haneda schedule, adds Gaya to domestic network

Air India will increase Delhi-Tokyo Haneda from four times a week to daily on June 15. Read More »


 

News

AirAsia X shutters Malaysia-Africa route after six months

AirAsia X (AAX) will cease flying to Nairobi at the end of August as a result of lower than expected travel demand. Read More »


 

News

Bangladesh’s Novoair suspends operations

Bangladesh-headquartered Novoair has grounded its fleet and suspended all flights due to a funding shortfall, local media reports. Read More »


 

People

Kuwait-headquartered Jazeera Airways has named former AirAsia Group executive Paul Carroll as its chief commercial officer. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Air India, Air India Express, Changi Airport Group and dnata. Read More »