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.
Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) has been named the Overall Winner at the Routes World Awards 2026, while also winning the Over 30 Million passenger category.
Abu Dhabi Airports is expecting passenger traffic to broadly match last year’s record levels despite ongoing geopolitical disruption in the Middle East, as it targets new routes to the Indian subcontinent, Africa and Asia.
Gulf Air signals a larger fleet plan as high load factors reveal widebody capacity shortages, and the carrier considers additional 787s to meet demand.