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Martin Rivers found out more about the business strategy, growth and development plans of Filipino low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific Air for our sister magazine, Routes News.

Just ahead of this year's World Routes, Airports Council International (ACI) released the latest edition of the World Airport Traffic Report. With comprehensive data coverage for almost 2,000 airports in 160 countries worldwide, ACI's flagship publication remains the authoritative source and industry reference for the latest airport traffic data, rankings and trends on air transport demand.

Shannon’s head of aviation development, Declan Power, has been attending World Routes for the past 20 years and says the event is a “must” for every airport.

Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport (MBJ) is set to welcome nine additional weekly flights during the 2014-2015 cruise season, as UK-headquartered Thomson Cruises stations one of its four vessels at Montego Bay’s north coast port.

As we approach the first day of the 20th annual World Routes. Routesonline have been taking footage from their travels so far in Chicago and

This year’s World Routes is set to be the biggest and the best ever, according to Chicago Department of Aviation Commissioner Rosemarie Andolino, who has worked tirelessly with her team and partners over the past five years to bring the event to the USA for only the second time.

The HUB joined a highly informative special media preview tour of Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Friday afternoon and got up close to the aircraft.

Enticing international visitors to the United States is a collaborative effort involving the entire value chain, according to Brand USA, host of the Saturday Reception at this year's World Routes in Chicago.

Hosting World Routes was a positive experience for Las Vegas, location for the 2013 event with new air services already coming to fruition and more on the cards.

Chicago’s 200 unique neighbourhoods, representing more than 100 countries, show the true value of global air connectivity and mean the city is a great example of the value airline service can have on a city and region's economy.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of World Routes and a special commemorative book has been produced to celebrate the momentous occasion. Here Tony Tyler, director general and CEO, International Air Transport Association (IATA) shares the view on how aviation propels the global economy.

Don Welsh, chief executive officer of Choose Chicago, the official destination and marketing organisation for Chicago, is confident that “the most American city in the US” will wow World Routes delegates.

Nok Air CEO, Patee Sarasin, shares his views with our sister magazine, Routes News, on the Thai aviation market and the establishment of new joint venture NokScoot.

Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Aviation, Rosemarie Andolino, talks to Joe Bates for our sister magazine, Routes News, about her delight at hosting World Routes and the economic benefits of new services to the Windy City.

During the build up to this year's 20th anniversary we've been tweeting some photos from the previous 19 events, including some good snaps of the

A new Premium and Economy service is being introduced by Thomas Cook, on their Airbus A330 long-haul fleet in time for next summer.

With just days before World Routes opens in Chicago, make sure you are fully prepared for the event by following our top tips! Download the World

BA will utilise a four-class Boeing 777-200ER on the route configured with 12 seats in First, 48 in Club World, 32 in World Traveller Plus and a further 127 in World Traveller. Its return to the city pair will boost capacity on the route by 22.2 per cent with weekly seats increasing to 8,449 in each direction.

This year’s route successes at Lisbon Airport are already having an impact on its traffic performance. In its latest traffic results for August 2014 passenger demand rose 15.2 per cent to 1.96 million to bring year to date numbers above the 12 million passenger threshold.

After the announcement earlier this year, Qatar Airways have finally welcomed the first of its ten Airbus A380 Aircraft on order, at a ceremony in Hamburg earlier today.

Over 250 C-level executives and ministers to attend; Tim Clark of Emirates and Scott Kirby of American Airlines to speak at Strategy Summit; 40 of top 50 global carriers to attend

In an exclusive interview with The HUB ahead of World Routes, Aéroports de Lyon’s chief executive officer, Philippe Bernand, confirmed that international growth was the forefront of Lyon’s expectations for the year ahead as the facility seeks to grow both its short- and long-haul offering.

With World Routes literally days away, there are plenty of reasons to download the Routes App before departing for Chicago. Here are just ten of them:

Qantas previously served Vancouver as an extension of its flights to San Francisco on a short season basis from summer 2006 through the winter 2007/2008 schedule. Through this period the carrier offered 37,900 seats in and out of the Canadian city.

There are not many countries in the world where six new runways will be constructed and four brand new regional airports opened for traffic in a decade. But, that is exactly what is underway in the Sultanate of Oman over the past few years as the country seeks to diversify its economy away from relying on its oil and gas resources and to focus more on other sectors such as tourism and other areas of business.