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With just one month to go before the UK's proposed exit from the European Union, Routesonline takes stock of the current situation for the aviation industry and looks at some of the contingency plans in place.

Senior network planners from leading airlines confirm that they will be heading Down Under for the 25th World Route Development Forum.

Europe’s biggest carriers, including Lufthansa, Ryanair, British Airways and easyJet, will be attending the event to negotiate their future route networks.

What will the year ahead have in store for the commercial aviation industry? From further consolidation in Europe to a shake-up of global airline alliances, Nigel Mayes from leading consultancy ASM casts his eye on what might shape the aviation world in 2019.

This week: Wizz Air plots further London Luton growth; Boeing and Embraer agree joint venture terms; Virgin Atlantic's Flybe talks continue; American starts 28 new flights; MEA to take up to six A330-900neos and more.

This week: Doncaster Sheffield to get a new link to Poland; Germania to operate Dusseldorf to Tirana; and Flybe switches Newquay Cornwall Airport route from Gatwick to Heathrow.

Wizz Air is opening a new base in the Polish city of Krakow from 2019 and will launch 12 new routes.

Plan ahead to make the most of your time at the industry’s leading route development events.

With more than 600 million seats available on European routes this winter, Routesonline reveals the markets and airlines driving the capacity growth.

Routesonline's latest analysis of the European aviation industry, examining the top routes, airlines and airports.

Vienna Airport lost its second-largest customer a year ago when Air Berlin collapsed, but has since experienced a surge in traffic. Joint CEO and COO Julian Jäger tells Routesonline about the airport's new-found status as a battleground for low-cost carriers.

This week: TAP to serve Dublin after more than a decade; Wizz Air to further expand its operations in Ukraine; and Shenzhen Airlines adds a service from World Routes 2018 host Guangzhou.

Eight of the top ten fastest-growing major airlines during the first half of the year were low-cost carriers, new research by Routesonline has found, with an Indian operator leading the way.

This week: Finnair resumes Los Angeles after 27 years; Vietjet opens third route to Japan; and Wizz increases Israel routes.

More than 200 airlines have now confirmed their attendance at World Routes 2018 - the only global event for the route development community.

This week: LEVEL hires first CEO; JetBlue to cut Q4 capacity; BA to resume Pittsburgh; Alitalia excluded from transatlantic JV; and air traffic strikes hit Wizz’s profits.

Key figures from the international aviation industry are gathering in Accra, Ghana for the 11th Routes Africa. The event, which is the continent’s longest-standing aviation forum bringing together leading airlines, airports and tourism authorities, comes at a time when the market is growing rapidly.

This week: Wizz adds Israel destination from Luton; Spirit increases Caribbean services; and Ethiopian to serve Eritrea after two decades.

Our top five stories on Routes Weekly: Vienna calling for LEVEL; A380 update; Vietnam's growth market; Bulletin board industry briefs; Wizz Air in focus and more.

This week we profile Routes Africa 2018 attendee Wizz Air, the Central and Eastern European low-cost carrier.

Delegates from across Africa and further afield are registering their attendance for Routes Africa 2018.

This week: Cathay Pacific, Flybe, Norwegian, Etihad, KLM, Delta Air Lines, Wizz and more.

More than 100 airlines have now confirmed their attendance at World Routes 2018 in Guangzhou, China.

Air Zimbabwe, Kenya Airways and Wizz Air have recently registered for Africa’s longest standing and most established aviation forum.

This week: Air China to start Chengdu-London route, Wizz Air continues its Debrecen expansion and Ethiopian adds a second UK destination.