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OCTOBER 2025

Week 43

Orient Aviation Daily Digest October 21, 2025

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Two dead after freighter veers off runway at HKIA

Two security staff at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) died yesterday (Monday October 20) after an AirACT 747-400F freighter, registration TC-ACF, veered off Runway 07L and crashed into a ground patrol vehicle before skidding into the sea. Read More »


 


 

News

Air China grows passenger numbers above 13 million in September

Air China flew 13.1 million passengers on its domestic, international and regional networks in September, up by 3.7% from the 12.6 million travellers it carried in the same month in 2024. Read More »


 

News

AirAsia Indonesia domestic flights at Jakarta hub on the move to new terminal

AirAsia Indonesia is moving its domestic flights at its Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta hub from Terminal 1A to Terminal 2E later this month. Read More »


 

News

China Eastern Airlines posted 4.9% increase in passengers flown last month

China Eastern Airlines (CEA) flew 12 million passengers in September, a near 5% improvement from the 11.4 million customers the airline carried a year earlier. Read More »


 

News

Australia’s domestic air fares trend lower in October

Australia’s domestic passengers intending to fly business class or purchase restricted economy tickets likely enjoyed significant air fare relief this month compared with a year ago. Read More »


 

News

China Southern Airlines registered 14.2 million air passengers in September

China Southern Airlines (CSA) said passengers carried last month increased 3.5%, to 14.2 million, from the 13.7 million air travellers a year ago. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Airbus, All Nippon Airways, International Air Transport Association, Korean Air, neoAI Corporation, SSP and Sydney Airport. Read More »