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MAY 2026

Week 19

Orient Aviation Daily Digest May 4, 2026

By Ryan Chase

 

News

JAL posts 28.6% growth in annual profit

JAL Group has reported net profit of 137.6 billion yen (US$878 million) for the 12 months to March 31 2026, close to 30% higher than net profit of 107 billion yen in the prior financial year. Read More »


 


 

News

China Southern Airlines, Xiamen Airlines announce order for a combined 137 Airbus aircraft

China Southern Airlines (CSA) has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for 102 A320neo family aircraft. Read More »


 

News

ANA reports double-digit improvement in full year net profit

ANA HOLDINGS INC., the parent of All Nippon Airways and LCCs AirJapan and Peach, said net profit for the 12 months to March 31 2026 rose 10.5% to 169 billion yen (US$1.1 billion), from net profit of 153 billion yen in the prior year. Read More »


 

News

Indonesia AirAsia narrows quarterly loss

PT AirAsia Indonesia has reported a net loss of 334.6 billion rupiah (US$19 million) for the three months to March 31 2026, an improvement from the net loss of 712.5 billion rupiah in the same three-month period in 2025. Read More »


 

News

Virgin Australia to resume flights to Doha from June

Virgin Australia (VA) will restart nonstop flights from Melbourne and Sydney to Doha from June 15. Read More »


 

News

Vietjet lifts quarterly profit to 922 billion dong

Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company reported net profit rose 47% to 922.3 billion dong (US$35 million) in the three months to March 31 2026, from net profit of 627.5 billion dong in the same three-month period in 2025. Read More »


 

People

Airbus has appointed Eric Kirstetter as executive vice president for strategy. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from AerCap, China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings and Rolls-Royce. Read More »