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APRIL 2026

Week 18

Orient Aviation Daily Digest April 29, 2026

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Asia-Pacific international passengers flown increased 8.5% in March

Asia-Pacific carriers flew 33.9 million customers on their international networks last month, up from 31.3 million air travellers in March last year. Read More »


 


 

News

Thai AirAsia to cut seat capacity by 30% amid rising fuel costs

Thai AirAsia has reduced its flying schedule for the three-month period between May and June in response to "skyrocketing global aviation fuel prices". Read More »


 

News

Airbus quarterly profit falls 26% in Q1

Airbus has reported net profit of 586 million euro (US$686 million) for the three months to March 31 2026, down from net profit of 793 million euro in the same three months last year. Read More »


 

News

Sydney Airport posts international passenger record for Q1

Sydney Airport reported 4.6 million international passengers travelled through its terminals in the three months to March 31, up 5.8% from 4.3 million in the same three months in 2025. Read More »


 

News

Lufthansa launches Munich stopover program for U.S. and Singapore routes

Lufthansa Airlines’ customers travelling on its Singapore and U.S. routes will be given an option to stop over in Munich when making their bookings on the airline’s website. Read More »


 

News

IndiGo adds new domestic route from Mumbai

IndiGo has commenced flying nonstop between Mumbai and Jamnagar in Gujarat state along India’s west coast. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from China Airlines, Embraer and UPS. Read More »