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SEPTEMBER 2026

Week 37

Orient Aviation Daily Digest September 10, 2026

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

Airbus sees lower demand for single-aisle jets in China due to high-speed rail competition

China will need 7,480 single-aisle aircraft in the next 20 years, Airbus stated in its latest market outlook for the country. Read More »


 


 

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IndiGo to connect Northeast India with Bangkok from late October

India’s IndiGo announced that on October 27, 2026, it will launch the Guwahati-Bangkok route, operated twice a week. Read More »


 

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Boeing reports 51 deliveries for August

Boeing delivered 51 jets in August 2026, compared to 53 in July and 57 in August 2025. Read More »


 

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SCAT Airlines to launch Shymkent-Sanya-Singapore flights in October

On October 20, 2026, Kazakhstan’s SCAT Airlines will launch the Shymkent-Sanya-Singapore route, operated twice a week with Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Read More »


 

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Jetstar Japan chooses Kaohsiung for its first international route from Okinawa

Jetstar Japan said it will inaugurate the Naha (Okinawa)-Kaohsiung route on December 6, 2026, operating three times per week with Airbus A320 aircraft. Read More »


 

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IATA hails changes to to contractual terms introduced by Pratt & Whitney Canada

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed changes by Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) to contractual terms that had raised competition concerns in the used engine parts market. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from AFG, Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and Asian Para Games Organizing Committee, Akasa Air, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), CDB Aviation, HAECO, Hainan Airlines, IndiGo, Japan Airlines (JAL), LATAM Airlines Group, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan, Narita International Airport Corporation (NAA). Read More »