David Casey is Editor in Chief of Routes, the global route development community's trusted source for news and information.
From Routes’ UK headquarters, David leads the content team which offers best-in-class on-stage conferences, print publications and digital news.
David joined Routes in 2017 following 11 years as a regional and national business journalist in the UK, five of which were spent as Editor of Insider Media’s award-winning digital news team.
He holds a degree in English with journalism and an MA in magazine journalism.
This week: Spirit orders up to 150 Airbus A320neos; Qantas and Virgin secure one Haneda slot each; Aeroflot to open Krasnoyarsk hub; Etihad and Saudia extend codeshare partnership and more.
JetBlue has increased capacity on US - Mexico City services by more than 20 percent this year, but is withdrawing from the crowded market in early 2020 to focus on more profitable routes in its network. The airline’s decision means it is the third US carrier to withdraw from Mexico's capital in the past 12 months.
Hawaiian Airlines' chief executive Peter Ingram remains hopeful its proposed joint venture with Japan Airlines will secure antitrust immunity, but says its new route to Fukuoka can be a success even without it.
