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By Richard Maslen
Las Vegas is aiming to boost its international visitor numbers from 17 per cent to 30 per cent in the next ten years and plans to expand its
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By Richard Maslen
After a successful World Routes in Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) and Las Vegas McCarran International Airport
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By Richard Maslen
Resiliency, collaboration and innovation – these were the recurring themes at the World Route Development Strategy Summit to that took place in Las
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By Richard Maslen
The aviation industry is constantly changing and this is not more evident than in the airline business. The arrival of low-cost airlines and the
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By Richard Maslen
After securing a ‘Highly Commended’ award in the under four million passenger section of this year’s World Routes Marketing Awards, Shannon Airport
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African low-cost start-up Fastjet will launch international services Oct. 18, with a flight from Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport in Tanzania to Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport in South Africa.
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The European Union’s Council for Transport, Telecommunications and Energy (TTE) has agreed to extend the mandate of the Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking (JU) until Dec. 31 2024, pending consultation with the European Parliament.
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Air France has confirmed it will launch 3X-weekly Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)-Brasilia services, starting March 31 using a Boeing 777-200.
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Source: Airports Council International
Airlines & Lessors

By Richard Maslen
It was no real surprise that Sir Howard Davies, Chair of the Airports Commission, revealed last week that some additional runway capacity will be
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By Richard Maslen
Russian flag carrier Aeroflot Russian Airlines has looked to its past to support its future growth and selected the name Dobrolet for its new low-cost
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Chinese construction and engineering company Beijing Construction Engineering Group (BCEG) will be one of a group of new investors in a development joint venture (JV) at Manchester Airport.
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TAP Portugal will launch 3X-weekly service to Brazil’s Manaus and Belem beginning in June 2014.
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By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s UTair-Express has launched ATR 72-500 flights on routes from Moscow to Voronezh and Kirov.
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China’s privately owned Juneyao Airlines has announced it will open two cross-strait routes— 3X-weekly Shanghai-Kaohsiung service on Nov. 1 and 5X-weekly Shanghai-Taipei service on Dec. 1.

fastjet has announced that it will commence international flight operations on Friday 18th October.
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By Richard Maslen
US carrier Virgin America is conducting market research on the Caribbean island of St Maarten as part of its long-term development plans. This was
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By Richard Maslen
Respected aviation academic, John ‘Jack’ Kasarda, Director - Centre for Air Commerce at the University of North Carolina kicked off the Invest and
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By Richard Maslen
Moderated by Alex Kirby, executive vice president of our sister UBM Live company, Airport Cities, a panel discussion at Invest and Manage, part of the
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By Richard Maslen
São Paulo-Viracopos International Airport’s CEO, Luiz Küster, made some big claims during his Invest and Manage presentation during World Routes
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Etihad Airways has commenced major expansion of its Indian operations following the approval of an historic 24 per cent investment in Jet Airways.
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The fire which severely damaged the arrivals terminal at Nairobi's main airport was caused by an electrical fault , investigators have said,
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By Alan Dron
The Scottish government will take control of Glasgow Prestwick Airport after its owners have failed to find a buyer for the loss-making airport.
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Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways and Latvia-based airBaltic have signed a codeshare agreement and will launch 4X-weekly Riga-Abu Dhabi services from Dec. 16, using an Etihad Airbus A319.
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