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AUGUST 2026

Week 36

Orient Aviation Daily Digest August 31, 2026

By Ryan Chase

 

News

China Eastern reports 2.2 billion yuan interim loss

China Eastern Airlines (CEA) has reported a net loss of 2.2 billion yuan (US$324 million) for the six months to June 30 2026, a 700 million yuan deterioration from the net loss of 1.4 billion yuan in the same period in 2025. Read More »


 

News

Delta asks for temporary waiver extension for U.S.-China allocations

Delta Air Lines has asked the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) to extend the temporary waiver to retain 23 of the 42 frequencies it holds for flights between the U.S. and Mainland China that it does not intend to use during the northern hemisphere winter scheduling season from October 2026 to March next year. Read More »


 

News

China Southern Airlines doubles net loss in H1 2026

China Southern Airlines (CSA) has reported a net loss of 3.7 billion yuan (US$550 million) for the six months to June 30 2026, more than double the net loss of 1.5 billion yuan in the same six months last year. Read More »


 

News

Australia’s international air travellers declined for a second straight month in May

There were 3.30 million international airline passengers flying into and out of Australia in May, down about 47,000 from the 3.35 million in the same month in 2025. Read More »


 

News

Air China widens net loss to 2.3 billion yuan in first half of 2026

Air China posted a net loss of 2.3 billion yuan (US$340 million) for the first half of calendar 2026, compared with a net loss of 1.8 billion yuan for the corresponding six-month period in 2025. Read More »


 

People

The Australian government has named former Qantas Airways fleet Captain James Miller as a commissioner of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB). Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Capital A, China Aircraft Leasing Group and Malaysia Airports. Read More »