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JUNE 2025

Week 23

Orient Aviation Daily Digest June 5, 2025

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

China mulls ordering hundreds of planes from Airbus

China is considering placing an order of 200 - 500 aircraft with Airbus, including both narrowbody and widebody models, Bloomberg News exclusively reports. Read More »


 

News

Air India to inaugurate flights to Manila in October

Air India announced the launch of non-stop flights on the Delhi-Manila route, starting October 1, 2025, with five flights per week operated by an Airbus A321neo aircraft featuring a three-class cabin configuration. Read More »


 

News

Etihad Airways signs codeshare partnership wit STARLUX airlines

Etihad Airways has signed a strategic codeshare agreement with Taiwan’s STARLUX Airlines, ahead of launching the Abu Dhabi - Taipei route on September 7, 2025. Read More »


 

News

IndiGo signs codeshare partnership with Garuda Indonesia

India’s IndiGo and Garuda Indonesia signed a bilateral codeshare agreement for flights between India and Indonesia, through Singapore, Bangkok, Jakarta, and Bali. Read More »


 

News

Malaysia Airlines launched global campaign offering upgrades to business class

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) launched its global campaign, ‘Time for Premium Escapades’, inviting travellers to elevate their journey with exclusive Business Class fares. Read More »


 

News

Vietnam Airlines inaugurated New Nha Trang–Busan route

On June 1, 2025, Vietnam Airlines officially launched direct flights on the Nha Trang-Busan route connecting two of Asia’s iconic coastal destinations. Read More »


 

People

Juergen Westermeier, the top supply chain executive at planemaker Airbus, has been appointed to run the group’s operations in India and South Asia from September 1, Reuters reports based on Airbus’s internal memo.


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from cargo.one, China Airlines (CAL), Freightos, and Safran. Read More »