Airports & Networks

Russia may ask for seventh freedom rights between points in the Czech Republic and other European Union (EU) member states for fulfilling the agreed-upon principles of modernizing trans-Siberian routes.

The Heathrow Hub consortium is promoting what it describes as “the plan for a quieter [London] Heathrow [Airport] expansion that isn’t being heard.”

Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic have announced plans to align their schedules from next summer and co-locate some services at Heathrow’s Terminal 3.

Overall worldwide airport passenger traffic increased 4.1% year-over-year in September, down 0.7 point from August, Airports Council International (ACI) has reported.

The Thames Estuary Research and Development Co. (TESTRAD) has unveiled plans for a London Britannia Airport—a six runway, 24-hour airport complex proposed for development in the Thames Estuary.

Airline Routes

The global aircraft rescue and fire fighting conference - ARFF 2013 has been taking place at the Oberoi Hotel in Dubai yesterday and today having opened with key messages aimed to ensure the world's airports are ready to deal with aircraft accidents and keep air travel safe.

Thales signed a contract with the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) for the modernisation of Iraqi airspace.

Jetex Flight Support has entered into an agreement with Bentley Motors Middle East to offer chauffeured luxury car transportation at the company's new FBO at Dubai World Central.

South African Airways (SAA) has closed reservations this week for its non-stop link between Johannesburg and the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, the

Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways have outlined details of a new joint venture flight schedule beginning summer 2014, aligning their

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said Monday that all Philippine airports have resumed operations, except for Tacloban, which is limiting operations to turboprop aircraft.

Philippine Airlines’ regional low-cost subsidiary, PAL Express (PALex) has launched long-haul operations with flights between Manila and Dubai.

London Heathrow Airport has unveiled plans to rank airlines based on their noise performance and publish the league table each quarter.

Though British Airways (BA) already flies extensively to the US, serving more than 20 destinations in the continental US with 5X-weekly London Heathrow-Austin Boeing 787 service set to start in March 2014, the carrier is eyeing further US expansion.

Australia’s Jetstar will begin domestic Boeing 787 service Nov. 13 with international service beginning Dec. 18 to Bali. The 787 begins domestic service to Melbourne-Gold Coast and -Cairns. The airline is expected to have two more 787s by the beginning of 2014.

Briefs from the November 11, 2013 issue of ATW's Skypaths

UK low-fare carrier, Flybe, has revealed that over a third of its routes are currently unprofitable and confirmed that although it can make some of

United Arab Emirates (UAE) national carrier, Etihad Airways, will launch non-stop flights to Medina, the regional capital of the western Saudi Arabian

Emirates and French carrier Corsair international have signed an interline agreement that will offer Senegalese travellers seamless connections to the capital of France, Paris.

Gulf Air has announced that it will be recommencing flights to Mashhad, in Iran, with four weekly flights starting on the 17th December.

European freight carrier, Cargolux, is expanding its activities in South America from this month with the introduction of flights to the Argentine

The global market for international airline seats will increase significantly in November, while domestic seat capacity will fare less well, according

The US government has released key documents laying out the path to integration of unmanned aircraft in national airspace, but achieving the goals will require “predictable and reliable” funding for the NextGen airspace modernization program, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta cautioned Thursday.

Caroline Cook, deputy editor of our sister publication, Routes News, reports from the World Travel Market in London. A debate on APD was held at WTM