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JULY 2026

Week 27

Orient Aviation Daily Digest July 2, 2026

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

IATA says “opportunity is there” for more air links between North Asia and Latin America

North Asia and Latin America are considered high-potential aviation markets however due to the geographical distance, there are not many air links between them. Read More »


 


 

News

VietJet reported seeking permission to launch domestic operations in Australia

VietJet Air has applied to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority for an air operator certificate to launch domestic flights within Australia, local media reported. Read More »


 


 

News

STARLUX Airlines signs lease agreement with BOC Aviation for eight Airbus A321neo

The Singapore-headquartered leasing company BOC Aviation announced it has placed eight Airbus A321neo aircraft from its order book with Taiwan’s STARLUX Airlines. Read More »


 

News

IndiGo introduces lower-priced tickets for travel only with cabin baggage

India’s IndiGo has introduced a new entry-level fare option, ‘IndiGo Lite’, for economy class passengers traveling only with cabin baggage. Read More »


 

News

EVA Airways plans to inaugurate flights to Delhi in December to compete with Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines in the North America-South Asia transit market

Taiwan-headquartered EVA Airways has filed an application to provide direct flights to Delhi and hopes the new service will start in early December, EVA Air’s president Clay Sun told media last weekend in Washington, D.C., at the event following the launch of direct flights to the U.S. capital on Friday. Read More »


 

News

Korean Air receives transport ministry’s green light to merge with Asiana Airlines

South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport gave Korean Air (KAL) approval to merge with Asiana Airlines. Read More »


 

People

IndiGo announced that Kanwal Jeet Singh Bakshi will be its new Chief Human Resources Officer. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Co (Aerothai), Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC), and Government of Thailand. Read More »