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FEBRUARY 2026

Week 8

Orient Aviation Daily Digest February 16, 2026

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Asiana Airlines boosts Mainland China schedule

Asiana Airlines has increased its flight operations between South Korea and Mainland China for the upcoming northern hemisphere summer scheduling season, which begins at the end of March. Read More »


 


 

News

China Eastern Airlines starts 2026 with drop in passengers carried

China Eastern Airlines (CEA) flew 12.2 million passengers in last month, down 3.8% from 12.7 million air travellers in the same month in 2025. Read More »


 


 

News

Air Astana to start second nonstop route to Guangzhou in June

Kazakhstan-headquartered Air Astana will add a second nonstop route to Guangzhou in June when it begins twice weekly flights to the city from its Astana hub. Read More »


 

News

Air China grows passenger numbers 1.2% last month

Air China flew 13.3 million passengers on its domestic, international and regional networks in January, up by 1.2% from the 13.1 million travellers it carried in the same month in 2025. Read More »


 

News

FireFly renews IOSA registry membership

Malaysia Aviation Group carrier, Firefly, has renewed its International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) for a further two years. Read More »


 

News

China Southern Airlines dips below 14 million air passengers in January

China Southern Airlines (CSA) said passengers carried fell 5.8% to 13.99 million in January, from the 14.85 million air travellers in the same month a year ago. Read More »


 

People

Virgin Australia (VA) has appointed Andrew Cleary as its new chief customer officer and CEO of the airline’s Velocity frequent flyer program. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Airbus, Airports of Thailand, Elbe Flugzeugwerke, Hengqin Winglet Aircraft Technology, Innovative Aerosystems, Safran, ST Engineering and Syntony. Read More »