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JUNE 2026

Week 26

Orient Aviation Daily Digest June 22, 2026

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Air NZ passenger numbers flat during May

Air New Zealand (Air NZ) flew 1.135 million passengers on its domestic and international networks in May, little changed from 1.139 million in the same month in 2025. Read More »


 


 

News

Akasa Air touches down at Noida International Airport

Akasa Air has commenced flight operations into and out of Noida International Airport (NIA) in Jewar in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Read More »


 


 

News

AirAsia issues warning on scam recruitment website

AirAsia has called on potential applicants for roles at the company to be aware of a fake recruitment website. Read More »


 

News

ANA reports double-digit lift in international passengers for fourth straight month

All Nippon Airways (ANA) flew 800,592 passengers on its international network in May, up 15.4% from 693,668 flown in the same month in 2025, extending its run of double-digit, year-on-year growth for its overseas flying to four consecutive months. Read More »


 

News

Lockup period for final tranche of THAI debt-to-equity conversion shares to end in August

Thai Airways International (THAI) said the lock up period for remaining 75% of shares allocated to creditors as part of the company’s recent restructuring was due to end on August 3. Read More »


 

News

Thai AirAsia X rejoins AirAsia rewards

Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) has restored its full participation with AirAsia’s loyalty program, AirAsia rewards. Read More »


 

People

Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) has named Tan Sri Dr Azmil Khalid as its new non-independent, non-executive chair. Read More »


 

People

Plaza Premium Group chief commercial officer, Jonathan Song, has been appointed Airport Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific and Middle East representative for the ACI World Business Partner Advisory Board. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Sabre and Qatar Airways. Read More »