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JUNE 2025

Week 25

Orient Aviation Daily Digest June 16, 2025

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Government backed committee to investigate Air India fatal crash

India has set up an expert committee to examine the cause of the fatal crash of Air India flight AI 171 on June 12. Read More »


 

News

Boeing cuts 20-year commercial aircraft forecast

Boeing’s 2025-2044 Commercial Market Outlook (CMO) calculates customers will purchase 43,600 new aircraft in the next two decades to accommodate a predicted annual 4.2% expansion in passenger traffic. Read More »


 

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HK Express to launch nonstop Hong Kong-Kuala Lumpur Subang

HK Express will operate daily from Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur’s Subang near city airport from August 1. Read More »


 

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Air New Zealand to boost long-haul capacity

Air New Zealand (Air NZ) will add 34,000 seats on its routes to North America in the October to March northern hemisphere winter season. Read More »


 

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Airbus raises 20-year commercial aircraft delivery forecast

Airbus is predicting airlines will accept 43,420 new commercial aircraft in the 20 years to 2044. Read More »


 

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Air China passengers recorded edged higher in May

Air China transported 14 million passengers on its domestic, international and regional networks in May, up 5.6% from the 12.7 million travellers the airline flew in the same month in 2024. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from GE Aerospace, Hong Kong, iPEACE223, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Rolls-Royce and Thai AirAsia. Read More »