Airports & Networks

Norwegian Air Shuttle has delayed the commercial debut of its second Boeing 787 by four days due to problems with warnings from its brake system. A Norwegian spokesman told ATW that the aircraft was due to enter service Sept. 2, operating flights from Stockholm to New York and Bangkok.

Italy’s air navigation services provider ENAV has reduced its terminal air navigation charges 25% for the last four months of this year, saving airlines an estimated €20 million ($26.4 million).

Germany’s airport investor Hochtief has sold its shares in Australia’s Sydney Airport to the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) of Canada.

British Airways has announced that it has suspened its three times a week service from London Heathrow to Lusaka with effect from October 27.

Flight MK 120 to Rodrigues became the first flight to be processed at the new domestic terminal at Mauritius' main SSR International Airport .

The booming Mexican domestic market is helping to grow additional capacity in Latin America, where some of the world’s fastest growing country markets

UK carrier bmi regional is to launch the first scheduled services connecting Stavanger with Harstad and Tromsø in northern Norway in January 2014

LOT Polish Airlines has deferred its second tranche of public aid and detailed plans to cut a series of routes as part of its bid to achieve sustained profitability by 2015.

British Airways will launch flights between London Heathrow and Austin in Texas using its new Boeing 787 twinjets next year.

Airline Routes

ASM, the world route development consultants, have provided airports with some key pointers of how best they can approach their structured meetings at

As it launched scheduled long-haul passenger service with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the start of this month and celebrated the delivery of its

Icelandair is to boost operations from its Keflavik International Airport hub during the summer 2014 schedule with the introduction of new flights to

European budget carrier Norwegian has announced a major expansion of its long-haul route network with new connections to the United States from

World Routes, The World Route Development Forum , is the largest and most important commercial aviation networking forum of its kind bringing together

Voting has now closed for the World Routes Awards 2013and the shortlisted airports and destinations were announced earlier this week. Created in 1997

Las Vegas is as recognisable as it is unique, located in the Nevada desert the destination offers an experience like no other, from world famous shows

Airbus will help China modernize its air traffic management (ATM) system and implement the latest ATM technologies.

Edinburgh Airport in Scotland is set to launch a five-year, £150 million ($235 million) expansion program to cope with anticipated passenger growth.

The growth trend at Dubai International Airport continues unabated, with passenger numbers reaching record levels during the first half of 2013. A total of 32.6 million passengers passed through the airport in the January-June period, the highest number handled in a six-month period in the history of the airport, according to Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) president Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum.

Swiss International Air Lines is evaluating establishing its own terminal at its Zurich Airport hub to gain more independence from airport operator Flughafen Zurich AG.

Fraport Twin Star Airport Management, which is majority-owned by Frankfurt Airport operator Fraport, has officially inaugurated a new passenger terminal at Bulgaria’s Varna Airport.

Prague Vaclav Havel Airport has signed a collaboration agreement with Seoul Incheon International Airport aimed at developing new connections between

A consortium of South Korean companies, headed up by Incheon International Airport Corp., has been selected as the preferred bidder to build and operate a second international airport to serve Myanmar capital Yangon. The Hanthawaddy International Airport will be built 48 miles northeast of Yangon at a cost of $11 billion.