Orient Aviation Daily Digest October 30, 2025
By Tomasz Sniedziewski
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Air India CEO promises improvements following AI171 disaster
"We’re always looking at how we can keep improving," Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said at an Aviation India event in Delhi. Read More »
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China Airlines plans to launch 787 commercial operations in June 2026
Taiwan-based China Airlines (CAL) said earlier this week that it expects to receive its first Boeing 787 aircraft in the first quarter of 2026. Read More »
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India signs MoU with Russia to produce commercial aircraft for domestic market
Indian state-owned military planes producer Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) from Russia to build UAC’s SJ-100 twin-engine, narrow-body aircraft for the domestic market. Read More »
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Xiamen Airlines accepted its first Airbus A320neo
On October 29, 2025, China’s Xiamen Airlines accepted its first Airbus A320neo into its fleet. Read More »
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Taiwan’s main aviation hub delays its third runway completion by two years
Taoyuan International Airport Corp., the administrator of Taiwan’s main aviation hub, Taipei Taoyuan, said this week that completion of the airport’s third runway has been pushed back from 2030 to 2032. Read More »
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Indonesia agrees to strengthen connectivity with Turkey
The governments of Indonesia and Turkey have agreed to expand cooperation in civil aviation to strengthen air connectivity. Read More »
Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
Today’s briefs report news from Air Lease, BOC Aviation Limited, Boeing, Fiji Airways, Sun PhuQuoc Airways, Thai Airways International (THAI), Wright International, and Zhejiang Loong Airlines. Read More »