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Starting off the new year, this week’s top air transport story includes an update on the runway incursion between a Japan Airlines A350 and a Japan Coast Guard De Havilland Canada Dash 8.

This week's Flight Friday focuses on the two "composite" widebody aircraft, the Airbus A350 and the Boeing 787.

Zayed Bin Rashid Al Zayani, Bahrain’s Minister of Industry, Commerce & Tourism, speaks to Routes about the aviation aspirations of the Routes World 2024 host and what delegates can expect from the event.

Sky High is seeking to further expand services through the Caribbean and U.S. as it makes use of the range capabilities of its small fleet of Embraer E-Jets.

SAS Scandinavian Airlines has been appointed the Official Carrier for Routes Europe 2024, the leading route development event taking place in the Danish city of Aarhus from April 22-24.

This week's Flight Friday focuses on two operator groups that have captured recent headlines due to new narrowbody orders.

Maria Kouroupi, Senior Manager Aviation Development, Marketing and Communications at Hermes Airports, speaks to Routes about what it meant to win the 5-10 million category at the 2023 Routes Awards.

How AI is helping airlines and other travel operators market add-ons and loyalty programs more effectively.

Warner Andrada, OIC – Assistant Secretary for Tourism Development at Department of Tourism, Philippines, speaks to Routes about the country’s tourism recovery and target markets.

Recent weeks have seen a flurry of announcements by Canadian regional carrier Porter Airlines as the company expands its fleet and operations.

All the important data related to the airport in recent years.

Léon Verhallen, Director Aviation Development at Brussels Airport, speaks to Routes about recent successes and what it means to be named the winner of the 10-20 million passenger category at the 2023 Routes Awards.

Space Domain Awareness - the ability to rapidly detect, characterize, warn, attribute, and predict threats to space systems - is one of the top priorities for U.S. Space Command.

Dominating this week’s top air transport stories include aircraft orders from Dublin-based lessor Avolon’s order for 140 new Airbus and Boeing aircraft, and Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific’s order for six Airbus A350 freighters.

Jordi Pla Pintre, Director of Network Strategy and Long-Term Planning at Vueling Airlines, outlines what it meant to win the Airline Award category at this year’s Routes Awards.

This week's Flight Friday looks back at passenger flights (cycles) during 2023.

SAS Link has completed deployment of its planned fleet of 10 Embraer E195 E1s, with the arrival of the last (of four) aircraft from lessor Azorra.

Peh Ke-Wei, Vice President of Air Hub Development at Changi Airport Group, discusses the reopening of Terminal 2 and Singapore’s route development targets.

Jenny Gil of Visit Florida, and Elaine Blazys of Visit Orlando, speak to Routes about the region’s record visitation levels.

This week’s Flight Friday considers what Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines flights would look like if they were to combine.

Paul van den Brink of Cape Town Air Access, winner of the Destination Award category at the Routes Awards 2023, notes recent successes and upcoming plans.

All the important data related to the airline in recent years.

John Ackerman, Executive Vice President Global Strategy and Development, delves into DFW's imminent expansion and post-pandemic positioning.

Tampa International Airport’s Chris Minner discusses the U.S. airports short and longer term network priorities.

In 1951, Lockheed’s chief engineer, Hall Hibbard, asked a 41-year-old Clarence L. “Kelly” Johnson to come into his office. Johnson had made a name for himself during World War II for delivering the first XP-80 jet fighter prototype in 143 days, and Hibbard wanted his advice on Lockheed’s newest aircraft design proposal: the Model 82 Hercules, a four-engine turboprop transport. Johnson, who believed speed was the key to aviation’s future, blurted out: “Hibbard, if you send that in [to the Air Force,] you’ll destroy the Lockheed Company.”