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JUNE 2026

Week 25

Orient Aviation Daily Digest June 15, 2026

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Virgin Australia flags first 737 MAX 10 delivery late next year

Virgin Australia (VA) is expecting to receive the first of 10 737 MAX 10 on firm order from Boeing some time in “late 2027”. Read More »


 


 

News

Condor to launch new Abu Dhabi-Bangkok service

German-headquartered Condor will start daily nonstop flights between Bangkok and Abu Dhabi from November 4. Read More »


 


 

News

China Airlines posts 3.5% passenger growth, double-digit increase lift in revenue for May

Taiwan-headquartered China Airlines (CAL) flew 984,591 passengers in May, up 3.5% from the 951,616 million passengers it flew in the same month in 2025. Read More »


 

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Vietjet firms up launch of new Colombo route

Vietjet has opened ticket sales for its new nonstop flight to Colombo from its Ho Chi Minh City hub due to take off from August 18. Read More »


 

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Australia’s domestic economy fares on the rise this month

Australia’s domestic passengers travelling in economy are facing higher airfares this month compared with a year earlier, local data reveals. Read More »


 

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KLIA operations disrupted on Saturday due to tyre burst incident

One of Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s (KLIA) three runways was temporarily closed for a short while on Saturday evening due to what Malaysia Airports described as an aircraft tyre burst incident. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from AirAsia Cambodia, Air India, ANA HOLDINGS INC., Cambodia Tourism Board and Lufthansa Technik. Read More »