Orient Aviation Daily Digest August 27, 2026
By Tomasz Sniedziewski
News
Qantas records $1.48 billion underlying annual profit, announce Airbus A380 fleet earlier retirement
Qantas Airways reported underlying profit before tax of A$2.06 billion ($1.48 billion) for the year ended June 30, 14% lower than a year earlier. Read More »
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Asia-Pacific airlines poised to grow despite cost headwinds, S&P Global Ratings reports
“The airlines have deleveraged over recent years, and therefore have stronger balance sheets to absorb hits from higher fuel costs caused by the Middle East conflict and currency depreciation. Read More »
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Air India and Drukair announce interline partnership
Air India and Drukair, Royal Bhutan Airlines, entered into an interline partnership to enable passengers of both carriers to combine their flights into a single-ticket itinerary. Read More »
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EVA Air enters SAF partnership aimed at reducing Microsoft’s transport emissions
Taiwan-headquartered EVA Air signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with freight forwarder AIT Worldwide Logistics (AIT) to jointly advance EVA Air’s Green Transportation Program over the next two years. Read More »
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Kansai Airport sees 11% fewer passengers than the year before in July
Kansai Airports Group reported that Kansai Airport served 2,482,521 passengers in July, down 11% from the same month of the previous year, marking the eighth consecutive month of declines. Read More »
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T’way achieves 90% average load factor on international routes during the first half of the year
Korean LCC T’way Air, which recently changed its corporate name to Trinity Airways, said it flew 5.6 million passengers during the first six months of 2026. Read More »
Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
Today’s briefs report news from Air Astana, Japan Airlines (JAL), RECARO Aircraft Seating, and Ski Association of Japan (SAJ). Read More »
