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NOVEMBER 2026

Week 45

Orient Aviation Daily Digest November 4, 2026

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Hong Kong, Mainland China introduce "one-ticket, through check" on two routes

Passengers travelling from Hangzhou and Wuhan in Mainland China will be able to travel internationally via Hong Kong on a single ticket and have their baggage tagged through to their final destination, even when travelling on different airlines. Read More »


 


 

News

Australia’s domestic passenger traffic falls for third straight month in August

Airlines in Australia flew 5.02 million passengers on scheduled domestic flights in August, down from 5.06 million in-country air travellers in the same month in 2025. Read More »


 


 

News

AirBorneo reduces 737 operations, adds new Indonesia route

Malaysia-headquartered AirBorneo is cutting its schedule on the Kuching-Singapore route and introducing a new service to Indonesia this month. Read More »


 

News

Vietjet reports 7% improvement in nine-month profit

Vietjet has reported net profit of 1.7 trillion dong (US$67 million) for the nine months to September 30 2026, up 7% from 1.6 trillion dong in the same nine-month period in 2025. Read More »


 

News

Bangkok Airways meets with Thailand aviation regulator to discuss safety

Bangkok Airways and the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) have held a joint-meeting to discuss measures to improve aviation safety, raise operational efficiency and support the continued development of Thailand’s aviation industry in line with international standards. Read More »


 

News

IndiGo to conduct contactless passenger facilitation trial on select international routes

IndiGo will offer passengers the option of contactless departures using biometrics from seven airports in India - Amritsar, Bengaluru, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai - in partnership with Digi Yatra. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Boeing, Emirates, IndiGo and Malaysia Aviation Group. Read More »