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SEPTEMBER 2026

Week 38

Orient Aviation Daily Digest September 14, 2026

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Asiana Airlines, Korean Air to switch on Starlink wifi on select aircraft from tomorrow

Korean Air will begin offering complimentary inflight internet supplied by Starlink on four aircraft from tomorrow (September 15). Read More »


 


 

News

EVA Air posts 3.5% passenger growth and more than 20% increase lift in revenue for August

Taiwan-headquartered EVA Air flew 1.23 million passengers in August, up 6% from the 1.16 million passengers it flew in the same month in 2025. Read More »


 

News

Vietnam Airlines and Vietravel Airlines signal intention to order Airbus aircraft

Vietnam Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Airbus for five A350-900s. Read More »


 

News

Australia’s domestic fares lower this month

Australia’s domestic passengers are receiving some air fare relief this month with fares in both economy and business lower than a year ago, government figures show. Read More »


 

News

Japan Airlines boosts cargo schedule as freighter returns from maintenance

JAL Group is resuming its cargo service between Tokyo Narita and Hong Kong on Wednesday (September 16) following the return of aircraft from scheduled maintenance. Read More »


 

News

Qatar Airways updates network schedule with more flights to Asia-Pacific

Qatar Airways has added more flights to Thailand, Vietnam, the Maldives and elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific for the upcoming northern hemisphere winter scheduling season between October and March next year in response to strong demand. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Adani Airport, Airbus, CFM International, Thales and Vietjet. Read More »