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OCTOBER 2026

Week 44

Orient Aviation Daily Digest October 27, 2026

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Qatar Airways and WestJet sign codeshare agreement

Qatar Airways will add its QR airline code on WestJet-operated domestic flights to 11 destinations from Montreal and Toronto. Read More »


 


 

News

Etihad upgauges Bangkok route to A380

Etihad Airways has commenced A380 operations to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi. Read More »


 


 

News

Japan Airlines posts weaker passenger numbers for September

Japan Airlines (JAL) reported passengers carried on its international operations fell 7.3% to 607,409 in September, from 655,460 million in the same month in 2025. Read More »


 

News

IndiGo to start flying from Navi Mumbai in February next year

IndiGo is planning to transfer 12 daily international departures from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) to Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) beginning February 2027. Read More »


 

News

Kuala Lumpur welcomes return of Lufthansa after ten-year absence

Lufthansa has touched down in Kuala Lumpur for the first time since 2016. Read More »


 

News

Finnair touches down in Australia

Finnair has become the third European airline to serve Australia following the commencement of its Helsinki-Bangkok Suvarnabhumi-Melbourne Tullamarine service. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Embraer. Read More »