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All flights have been grounded as the airline had "no other choice than filing for bankruptcy".

The aviation industry experienced continued strong traffic growth in August “putting the cap on a very good peak travel season”, according to the latest figures published by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). But the organisation’s director general and chief executive urged UK and EU aviation negotiators to agree a Brexit deal to ‘preserve the business of freedom’ in Europe.

Our top five stories this week: Brand awareness key to China Southern’s world-class ambitions; Emirates halts proposed Mexico City service; British Airways adds Japan’s second-largest city to network; the longest flights in the world; Bulletin board and more.

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This week: Malaysian carrier Malindo Air adds its eighth destination in India; Sichuan Airlines plans Africa debut; and Royal Brunei Airlines to resume Japan services after two decades.

Lufthansa is to accelerate the growth of its Munich base and develop the Bavarian capital into a hub with a focus on Asia.

As more Chinese airlines chase new international horizons, increasing brand awareness will be important to success. Tan Wan Geng, president and chief executive of China Southern Airlines, explains that growing brand recognition overseas is high on the agenda for the carrier.

This week: Norwegian trims transatlantic services from the UK; KLM adds Vegas but cuts African routes; Ryanair's new French bases; Air France unveils new A330 economy cabins and more.

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Air Senegal has outlined the proposed schedule for its Dakar – Paris route, less than a month after French leisure airline Corsair lost its connection rights to the capital of the West African country.

British Airways is resuming flights to the Japanese city of Osaka after more than two decades.

A no-deal Brexit could cause disruption to flights between the UK and countries in the European Union, the UK government has admitted, but it expects services will continue to operate.

Air France will deploy Airbus A380s on flights to a fifth destination in the US.

UAE-based carrier Emirates has dropped plans to operate a fifth freedom flight between Dubai and Mexico City via Barcelona. But the move could prompt Aeromexico to revive proposals for a Barcelona service.

As Singapore Airlines prepares to launch Singapore - New York, Routesonline looks at the top 20 longest commercial flights in the world during the third quarter of 2018.

Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of the first A350-900 ULR aircraft as the carrier prepares to “open a new chapter in non-stop air travel”.

With World Routes 2019 set to take place in the Adelaide, Routesonline shines a spotlight on Australia's growing international market.

The proposed airline had planned to serve more than 80 domestic and international routes.

Qantas’ recent launch of a non-stop route from London to Perth is shaking up the Australian aviation scene – and the airline is busy building on its success.

This week: Air India is to resume flights from Mumbai to Frankfurt after an absence of eight years; Avianca adds Chicago service; and Spirit to increase Colombia flights.

Somon Air has been challenging Tajikistan’s state-owned flag carrier since 2008 and is marking up sizeable successes.

World Routes has been handed over to Adelaide for 2019.

Revisit the news, interviews and images from the 24th World Route Development Forum, which took place in Guangzhou.

Many airports are not alive to the opportunities that exist from cargo because the benefits are not always immediately obvious, delegates at World Routes have been told.

Invest in social media or miss out on potential customers, aviation industry told.