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AUGUST 2026

Week 35

Orient Aviation Daily Digest August 25, 2026

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Air Busan, Air Seoul and Jin Air

LCCs Air Busan, Air Seoul and Jin Air have agreed to merge their operations and fly under the Jin Air brand. Read More »


 

News

Singapore Changi passengers decline for a fourth straight month in July

The number of air travellers at Changi Airport fell 1.4% to 5.88 million in July compared with 5.97 million the same month last year. Read More »


 

News

Korean Air headed to Hiroshima

Korean Air (KAL) is launching a new nonstop route linking Hiroshima in Japan with its Seoul Incheon hub on December 23. Read More »


 

News

ANA confirms launch date, route for Green Pokémon 787-9

All Nippon Airways (ANA) will start flying its Green Pokémon special livery 787-9 from September 18, with the NH186/185 between Tokyo Haneda and Honolulu the inaugural route. Read More »


 

News

IndiGo boosts India-Bangkok network with new Gaya service

IndiGo will start nonstop flights from Gaya in eastern India to Bangkok in late October. Read More »


 

News

Air New Zealand reports year-on-year improvement in punctuality in July

Air New Zealand (Air NZ) said 83.1% of its flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule in July, representing an improvement of 6.4 percentage points from 76.7% on-time performance in the same month last year. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Malaysia Airports. Read More »