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JUNE 2026

Week 24

Orient Aviation Daily Digest June 8, 2026

By Tomasz Sniedziewski and Ryan Chase

 

82nd IATA AGM and WATS: News Coverage

IATA reduces profitability expectations in the latest outlook published after the start of Middle East conflict

The airlines’ profitability will be half as low as previously anticipated, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in its latest financial outlook, published during the IATA 82nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) & World Air Transport Summit (WATS) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, hosted by LATAM Airlines Group. Read More »


 


 

News

Changi Airport Group reports 10% fall in annual profit

Changi Airport Group (CAG) has reported net profit of S$618 million (US$479 million) for the 12 months to March 31 2026, a decline of S$67 million from net profit of S$685 million in the prior year. Read More »


 


 

News

Australia’s domestic passenger traffic rose 7.8% in March

Airlines in Australia flew 5.1 million passengers on domestic flights in March, up from 4.7 million in-country air travellers in the same month in 2025. Read More »


 

News

Malaysia Airports earmarks 11 billion ringgit investment on capital works over next half decade

Malaysia Airports has unveiled an investment platform for a program of capital works over the next five years to grow capacity, strengthen operational resilience, improve the passenger experience and upgrade technology alongside a focus on sustainability across its portfolio of airports in Malaysia. Read More »


 

News

Greater Bay Airlines plans seasonal Urumqi offering

Greater Bay Airlines (GBA) is expanding its Mainland China network with nonstop flights to Urumqi from its Hong Kong hub due to take off in September. Read More »


 

News

Jetstar introduces points plus pay upgrades for 787-operated international services for Qantas frequent flyers

Members of Qantas Airways's frequent flyer program will be able to use their points to bid to upgrade their economy seat to business class on Jetstar’s international services operated by its 787-8s using a mixture of points and cash. Read More »


 

People

Cathay Pacific has appointed Gavin March as its new chief financial officer, replacing Rebecca Sharpe. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Boeing, China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings, China Southern Air Leasing Co, Embraer and Rolls-Royce. Read More »