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JUNE 2025

Week 23

Orient Aviation Daily Digest June 2, 2025

By Ryan Chase and Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

81st IATA AGM: News Coverage

Industry leaders gathered in New Delhi for the annual meeting

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that leaders of the global aviation industry gathered for the 81st IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit (WATS), taking place in New Delhi, India, June 1-3, 2025. Read More »


 

News

AirAsia X reports 37% drop in quarterly profit

LCC AirAsia X (AAX) has reported net profit of 50.2 million ringgit (US$12 million) for the three months to March 31 2025, down 37.3% from net profit of 80.1 million ringgit in the same three months in 2024. Read More »


 

News

Australia’s domestic passenger numbers fell for second straight month in March

Airlines in Australia flew 4.8 million passengers on domestic flights in March, a decline of 4.6% from the 5 million air travellers they carried in the same month in 2024. Read More »


 

News

Capital A CEO says company is on final stretch of restructuring journey

Capital A, the parent of AirAsia-branded airlines, engineering business ADE, logistics company Teleport and digital unit MOVE, has reported net profit of 689.6 million ringgit (US$162 million) for the three months to March 31 2025, compared with a net loss of 91.6 million ringgit in the same three months in 2024. Read More »


 

News

Air New Zealand shrinks capacity 2.2% in April

Air New Zealand (Air NZ) cut back on available seats in April because of ongoing maintenance requirements on engines which power its short and long-haul fleets. Read More »


 

People

IndiGo has appointed Ton Dortmans to lead the airline’s technical entry into service of its A350-900 fleet and support the build up of the LCC’s maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Cathay Pacific, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards and Plaza Premium Group. Read More »