Routes

By Richard Maslen
Middle East Airlines - Air Liban (MEA), the flag carrier of Lebanon, has signed a formal agreement to join the SkyTeam global alliance in 2012
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Republic Airways Holdings subsidiary, Frontier Airlines, has announced plans to expand its activities from Denver and Kansas City, adding five more
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Privately owned Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines is to inaugurate a three-times weekly flight between Beijing and Zurich this summer. The new service
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
US carrier Alaska Airlines has announced that SkyWest Airlines will begin operating flights on six West Coast routes from May 14 using five 70-seat
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has downgraded its industry outlook for 2011 to $8.6 billion from the $9.1 billion it estimated in
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
After more than 40 years of service, Japan Airlines (JAL) has operated its last scheduled passenger flights with the Boeing 747. The company’s last
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
PLUNA INTRODUCES MORE BRAZILIAN FLIGHTS Uruguayan carrier PLUNA is adding flights to Belo Horizonte and Brasilia, its seventh and eighth destinations
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
TAP PORTUGAL OPENS BAMAKO ROUTE TAP Portugal is to offer flights to Bamako in Mali this summer as it continues to expand its presence in Northern and
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
WINGS AIR INCREASES ITS DOMESTIC OPTIONS Indonesian carrier Wings Air, a subsidiary of Lion Air, will add a further 15 ATR 72-500s to its fleet to
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
SUNEXPRESS TO LAUNCH IZMIR – BREMEN AS IT CONTINUES GERMAN FOCUS Antalya-based SunExpress, a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, is
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
QATAR AIRWAYS DROPS LONDON GATWICK TO FACILITATE MANCHESTER GROWTH Further to our story last week about Qatar Airways expanding its presence in the UK
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
LONDON OXFORD AIRPORT LENGTHENS ITS RANGE London Oxford Airport has received approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for a (896 ft/273m)
Airports & Networks

AIR FRANCE is to add scheduled flights to the Caribbean Islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique from its Paris CDG. The weekly links to Fort-de-France
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ROSSIYA AIRLINES will take advantage of capacity increases to boost schedules to Adler/Sochi and Ekaterinburg from its St Petersburg base
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Irish budget carrier Ryanair has responded to yesterday's statement from Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) rejecting its proposed expansion at Shannon
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Russian carrier VLADIVOSTOK AIR is to launch a new weekly domestic link between Khabarovsk and Samara this summer. The flight will be operated with an
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CYPRUS AIRWAYS is to inaugurate flights between Larnaca and the Russian city of St Petersburg this summer. The carrier will launch a three-times
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Canadian leisure carrier SUNWING AIRLINES is to acquire up to three Boeing 767s to launch summer services to Europe from Montreal and Toronto. It
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Dutch national carrier KLM has confirmed that it will operate the Amsterdam - Havana route currently flown by its leisure subsidiary Martinair three
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Indian low-cost carrier SPICEJET is to boost frequencies on a number of its domestic routes this summer as well opening a new Ahmedabad - Goa service
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Asian carrier SINGAPORE AIRLINES CARGO is to introduce two new freight routes. To boost its activities in India it will add a weekly Singapore –
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The imminent arrival of the first of its Airbus A330-300s will enable VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS to boost its network and add frequencies on existing
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Dublin Airport Authority has today (March 1) confirmed that it cannot agree to what it describes as "Ryanair’s unreasonable demands for financial
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UK low-fare airline FLYBE is to inaugurate flights between Manchester and Derry, a route not served for the past 13 years. The carrier will operate a
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Korean low-cost carrier EASTARJET is to operate a four-times weekly scheduled Seoul Incheon – Sapporo Chitose route from 27MAR11. The airline has been
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