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OCTOBER 2026

Week 42

Orient Aviation Daily Digest October 14, 2026

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Vietjet touches down in Czech Republic and Kazakhstan

Vietjet late last week commenced service to Almaty in Kazakhstan and Prague in the Czech Republic. Read More »


 


 

News

Batik Air grows Kuala Lumpur Subang hub

Batik Air Malaysia will add nonstop flights to three destinations from its Kuala Lumpur Subang hub in December. Read More »


 


 

News

Boeing reports 161 deliveries for three months to September 30

Boeing delivered 161 commercial aircraft during the third quarter of calendar 2026, comprising 124 737s, 10 767s, five 777s and 22 787s. Read More »


 

News

EVA Air posts 9.9% passenger growth and 28% lift in revenue for September

Taiwan-headquartered EVA Air flew 1.04 million passengers in September, up 9.9% from the 944,359 passengers it flew in the same month in 2025. Read More »


 

News

Firefly cancels more Subang-Seletar flights due to haze

Firefly has extended cancellations of its flights between Kuala Lumpur Subang and Singapore Seletar through to Friday (October 15) due to persistent haze impacting conditions on the route. Read More »


 

News

Air Niugini, Solomon Airlines introduce through checkin

Air Niugini and Solomon Airlines are making it easier for passengers to travel through the Pacific region with a new through checkin service. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Airports Council International Asia-Pacific and Middle East, Huawei, International Air Transport Association, International Civil Aviation Organisation, Malaysia Airlines and ST Engineering. Read More »