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OCTOBER 2026

Week 44

Orient Aviation Daily Digest October 30, 2026

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

IATA WFS&WPS: News Coverage

IATA WFS&WPS 2026 concludes with sense of achievement and anxiety

On October 29, 2026, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) successfully concluded its World Financial Symposium (WFS) & World Passenger Symposium (WPS) held in Macao (SAR), China. Read More »


 


 

News

ANA plans to acquire two Japanese airlines

ANA HOLDINGS (ANAHD), the parent company of All Nippon Airways (ANA), has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with RegionalPlus Wings (RPW), the joint holding company of AIRDO and Solaseed Air, to advance discussions to make RegionalPlus Wings a wholly owned subsidiary through a share exchange. Read More »


 


 

News

Regional airlines association reports international passenger numbers grow in September after five months of declines

Preliminary September 2026 traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that international passenger numbers edged up from a year earlier, following five consecutive months of year-on-year declines. Read More »


 

News

Pakistan reverses its earlier decision banning Taiwanese airlines from using its airspace

Pakistan restored overflight rights to Taiwanese carriers, abruptly reversing a move that denied them airspace access to support Beijing’s One-China policy, Bloomberg News reported. Read More »


 

News

IATA reports 8.6% growth in international air cargo demand in September

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released September 2026 global air cargo market data showing total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTK), rose 7.7% from September 2025 (+8.6% for international operations). Read More »


 

News

IndiGo reports quarterly loss

IndiGo reported a loss of 18.79 billion rupees ($197 million) for the three months ended September 30, 2026. Revenue increased 26% to 233.64 billion rupees, beating analyst estimates. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Air New Zealand (Air NZ), Philippine Airlines (PAL), and SGI Aviation. Read More »