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JUNE 2026

Week 23

Orient Aviation Daily Digest June 3, 2026

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Cathay headed to Kazakhstan

Cathay Pacific will add Kazakhstan to its international network next year when it begins nonstop flights to the country’s most populous city, Almaty. Read More »


 


 

News

Air NZ reports 2.2% passenger growth for April

Air New Zealand (Air NZ) flew 1.3 million passengers on its domestic and international networks in April, up 2.2% from 1.2 million in the same month in 2025. Read More »


 


 

News

Vietjet boosts Philippines network

Vietjet is expanding its presence in the Philippines from December with a new nonstop route to Cebu from its Ho Chi Minh City hub. Read More »


 

News

China Airlines launches new premium economy cabin

Taiwan-headquartered China Airlines (CAL) has lifted the curtain on its new premium economy cabin, which will debut on its 787 fleet. Read More »


 

News

India reports 3.5% drop in domestic air travellers for April

Airlines across India flew 13.8 million domestic passengers in April, compared with 14.3 million air travellers transported in the same month last year. Read More »


 

People

BOC Aviation has appointed Jason Chi Wai Yeung as an independent non-executive director of the company. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co, Honeywell and Plaza Premium Group. Read More »