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MAY 2026

Week 20

Orient Aviation Daily Digest May 11, 2026

By Ryan Chase

 

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Singapore Airlines boosts European network with new Madrid route

Singapore Airlines will add Madrid to its European network from October, when it starts one-stop flights to the Spain capital via Barcelona. Read More »


 


 

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Airbus completes 67 commercial aircraft deliveries for April

Airbus delivered 67 commercial aircraft to 39 customers in April, bringing to 181 the total number of aircraft handed over to customers through the first four months of this year. Read More »


 

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Vietjet headed to Sri Lanka

Vietjet will begin flying to Sri Lanka in August when it starts nonstop flights to Colombo from its Ho Chi Minh City hub. Read More »


 

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IndiGo to commence operations at Noida International Airport in June

IndiGo will start flying into and out of Jewar’s Noida International Airport (NIA) in Uttar Pradesh from June 15. Read More »


 

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Cebu Pacific to pause dividend payouts amid market uncertainty

Cebu Pacific has described the decision to suspend dividend payments to shareholders in response to changed market conditions as "prudent" and "measured". Read More »


 

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Akasa Air establishes leasing entity

India-headquartered Akasa Air has set up a new leasing arm, Akasa Air Leasing IFSC Private Limited (AALI), to be based at the Gujarat International Finance Technology-City (GIFT City) in Gandhinagar. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Batik Air Malaysia, Bird Group, DHL Express, Embraer, GMR Airports Limited, Sabre and Vietjet. Read More »