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OCTOBER 2025

Week 40

Orient Aviation Daily Digest October 3, 2025

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

Greater Bay Airlines introducing The Premium Class cabin in December

Greater Bay Airlines (GBA) has unveiled The Premium Class, its new cabin class configured with spacious cradle-style seats and services including complimentary meals and beverages, priority baggage, check-in and boarding privileges. Read More »


 


 

News

India’s civil aviation regulator considers relaxing rules for wet leasing aircraft

India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked for views on removing the government requirement that airlines can only wet-lease aircraft in emergencies. Read More »


 

News

STARLUX Airlines to resume Taipei-Manila; to add charter capacity to Kobe

In mid-December, STARLUX Airlines will resume daily Taipei-Manila with A321neo. Read More »


 

News

Government steps up efforts to enhance Hong Kong as an aviation super hub

The Hong Kong Government has established the Advisory Committee on Development of International Aviation Superhub (ACDIAS). Read More »


 

News

Japan Airlines and Royal Brunei Airlines to begin code-sharing

A code-share between Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) and Japan Airlines (JAL) was announced on October 1. Read More »


 

News

Juneyao Air chair reports capacity impacted by Pratt & Whitney engines issues

Shanghai’s Juneyao Air has posted a 2.7% year-on-year capacity decline for the month of August. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Embraer, Korean Air, Skypec, Vietnam Airlines and Western Sydney International Airport. Read More »