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Senior network planners from the region’s leading airlines will be negotiating existing and future air services in Mombasa this December.

Routes Silk Road 2019 in Nur-Sultan takes place against a backdrop of growth in Kazakhstan's market as the country continues to open up its skies.

Japan Airlines’ new long-haul low-cost carrier has been granted an air transport business license, paving the way for its first flights to launch in May 2020.

Loftleidir Icelandic, which has bought a majority share in Cabo Verde Airlines, has big ambitions for developing routes and increasing tourism to Cape Verde.

China’s big three, Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines, are among the carriers that registered for the event in Kazakhstan next month.

This week: Air Busan capitalises on low-cost growth, fast-growing Baghdad market gains route, Allegiant expends network

Thirteen airports and destinations have been recognised for their outstanding marketing achievements over the past year.

The latest issue of Routes News magazine features how Virgin Atlantic's growth is linked to Heathrow’s expansion, Icelandair's planned Cape Verde shake-up, how Italy is preparing for the future and the demise of the Airbus A380.

We profile SpiceJet, the Indian low-cost carrier and attendee at World Routes 2019.

Heathrow’s third runway may hang in the balance, but Virgin Atlantic is tying serious plans to the proposed project, writes Edward Robertson

Routesonline catches up with Andrea Lusso, director of route planning at US low-cost carrier at JetBlue and a speaker at World Routes 2019.

Routes Silk Road returns to the aviation calendar at a time of rising optimism in the region, buoyed by a strong Russian market and growth among some of the smaller countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

Aviation is a strategic priority for Tourism Australia in hitting its wider tourism aims of growing overnight visitor expenditure. Phillipa Harrison, the organisation’s acting managing director, outlines the key international markets being targeted as well as why Adelaide is hosting World Routes 2019.

Routesonline provides an update on the operations of the Airbus A380. We also reveal the network size of each operator and the top destinations served by the aircraft type.

This week: Air India to restore Delhi – Toronto service; SCAT Airlines to open route to Japan from Routes Silk Road host; and Air China selects Nice.

We profile Batik Air, the Indonesian full service carrier and attendee at World Routes 2019.

This week: Finnair adds Beijing Daxing; Turkish Airlines to open new Nigeria link; EVA Air takes delivery of first 787-10 and more.

Delegates are encouraged to request their priority meetings before scheduling closes on Friday 5 July.

Proposed green taxes on airlines will have no positive impact on the industry’s sustainability, senior figures from some of the top carriers have agreed.

The aviation industry is unfairly viewed as the “bad guy” on sustainability and needs to change the narrative, airport leaders have claimed.

Airports should merge the functions of air service development and commercial development, working in closer partnership with multiple stakeholders, the director general of ACI Europe has said.

Senior network planners from over 125 of the world’s leading airlines will be accepting meeting requests when scheduling opens on Wednesday 10 July.

With annual passenger numbers forecast to double to 50 million by 2040, Brisbane is positioning itself as Australia’s future international gateway. Routesonline speaks to Jim Parashos, the airport’s executive general manager of aviation development and partnerships, to find out more about its growth and how it intends to fulfil its ambitions.

This year's awards are shaping up to be the most competitive yet, with the number of votes cast in first two weeks surpassing totals of previous years.

Eurowings is to refocus its network away from long-haul markets to concentrate on short-haul European routes from its core bases in Germany.