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APRIL 2026

Week 18

Orient Aviation Daily Digest April 28, 2026

By Ryan Chase

 

News

ANA, JAL report lift in passenger bookings for Golden Week holidays

Japan’s two major flag carriers, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL), have reported strong bookings for the country’s upcoming Golden Week which begins tomorrow (April 29) and runs through to Wednesday May 6. Read More »


 


 

News

HKIA posts near 20% lift in passengers for March

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) reported 5.7 million passengers for March, up 19.6% from 4.8 million in the same month in 2025. Read More »


 

News

Moody’s Ratings lowers Air NZ’s outlook to negative, credit rating unchanged at Baa1

Moody’s Ratings has cut its credit rating outlook for Air New Zealand’s (Air NZ) from stable to negative amid expected soft earnings and challenging market conditions. Read More »


 

News

Finnair reports strong demand on Asian routes

Finnair CEO, Turkka Kuusisto, said during the airline’s financial results briefing its Asian routes were performing well as passengers sought alternative routes between Asia and Europe due to the closure of airspace in the Middle East. Read More »


 

News

Malaysia Airlines spotlights India Premier League side Mumbai Indians on A330-300

Malaysia Airlines has unveiled a special livery featuring India Premier League cricket team, Mumbai Indians, to be painted on one of its A330-300 widebodies. Read More »


 

News

JAL Group to test robots for ground handling tasks

JAL Group’s ground handling business, JAL Grand Service Co., will start a two-year project testing the use of humanoid robots for some ground handling tasks at Tokyo Haneda Airport. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Changi Airport Group, SITA and ST Engineering. Read More »