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Orient Aviation Daily Digest June 13, 2025

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

Search continues for Air India 171 black boxes after fatal crash

With only one survivor and at least 240 passengers, crew and on the ground civilans killed when an Air India 787-8 bound for London Gatwick from Ahmedabad fell out of the sky just after take-off, investigators are combing the crash site for the aircraft’s “black boxes”. Read More »


 

News

Virgin Australia launches highly anticipated Sydney-Doha flights

Virgin Australia (VA) returned to long-haul international flying on June 12 with the start of Sydney–Doha. Read More »


 

News

South Korea watchdog rejects Korean Air mileage integration plan

South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has turned down Korean Air’s (KAL) plan to integrate mileage points with Asiana Airlines. Read More »


 

News

EVA Airways recorded 2.2% increase in passenger traffic in latest update

Taiwan-headquartered EVA Airways transported near 1.1 million passengers in its latest reported month against the same days in 2024. Read More »


 

News

All Nippon Airways reports increased passenger demand in April

All Nippon Airways (ANA) flew 704,150 air travellers on international routes in the first month of its new fiscal year, up 13.9% compared with a year ago. Read More »


 

News

China Airlines sustains growth trend in May

Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) flew 951,616 passengers last month, 4.2% more than a year ago. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Avation PLC, Griffin Global Asset Management, Guayaquil Airport Authority of Ecuador, Incheon International Airport Corp. and United Airlines. Read More »