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JULY 2026

Week 29

Orient Aviation Daily Digest July 14, 2026

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Korean Air posts 75% drop in interim profit amid high fuel costs

Korean Air (KAL) reported net profit of 145.4 billion won (US$94 million) for the six months to June 30 2026, down 75% from net profit of 589.1 billion won in the same six months in 2025. Read More »


 


 

News

Malaysia Airlines takes delivery of 19th 737 MAX 8

Malaysia Airlines has taken delivery of its 19th 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Read More »


 

News

Western Sydney International welcomes first trial freighter flights

Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI) has welcomed its first freighter aircraft for trial flights ahead for the facility’s formal opening on July 26. Read More »


 

News

Changi Airport to open satellite gate in August

Singapore Changi Airport will commence remote passenger boarding and disembarkation for the first time next month when it opens the doors of a new satellite gate. Read More »


 

News

IndiGo boosts network from Deoghar

IndiGo will add a fourth nonstop route from the Deoghar in eastern India next month when it starts a twice weekly service to Guwahati. Read More »


 

News

Melbourne Tullamarine posts 2.3% passenger growth in 2025/26

Melbourne Tullamarine reported it finished the recently concluded financial year about 7,000 shy of reaching 37 million passengers. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from the Australian government, Air India, Boeing, India Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Farnborough International Airshow. Read More »