Airports & Networks

UAE carrier RAK Airways is increasing the frequency of its services to Bangladesh capital Dhaka and both Peshawar and Lahore in Pakistan.

Airbus Military has completed an important set of trials of the A400M new generation airlifter, demonstrating the aircraft's excellent performance on gravel runways.

Serving over 33.2 million passengers in 2012 - almost twice as many as Vancouver International Airport - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has confirmed it will introduce its Airbus A380 on its route between its Singapore Changi Airport hub and Shanghai Pu Dong

Latvian national carrier airBaltic is in discussions to launch a new direct air service between Riga and Aberdeen, the airline has revealed as the

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Lithuanian start-up carrier Air Lituanica is to expand its network and introduce new flights to Munich, Germany and Prague, Czech Republic later this

The new passenger terminal at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport in Mauritius was inaugurated in an official ceremony on Friday.

United Airlines last week applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for authority to begin a non-stop service linking the airline’s San

Long-haul, low-cost carrier, AirAsia X is to increase its current flights from Kuala Lumpur to the Australian cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Perth to

United Airlines has applied to the US Department of Transportation for authority to operate flights between San Francisco and Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province, starting next year.

Airberlin will launch additional flights to Antalya on the Turkish Riviera owing to the political unrest in Egypt.

Briefs from the September 2, 2013 issue of ATW's Skypaths

First-half traffic in the Functional Airspace Block Central Europe (FABEC) was far below levels forecast in the FABEC Performance Plan for 2012-2014.

UK low-fare carrier easyJet has confirmed it will maintain Flybe’s operation between London Gatwick and Jersey when the carrier withdraws its services

Filipino low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific Air is pushing for an Open Skies agreement to be reached between the Philippines and Japan ahead of the latest

Qatar Airways has announced it will begin flights to the Mecca province of Taif in Saudi Arabia, its sixth destination in the country. The four times

Countries call for closer tourism and air transport policies at the UNWTO General Assembly being held in southern Africa.

" "A city should be built around its airport because the airport is the spearhead of city development. These days, the two or three kilometer-long runway can connect the world with the city, which is especially important to underdeveloped regions,” Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) minister Li Jiaxiang said, summarizing Beijing’s enthusiasm for China’s rapid airport expansion programs in recent years.

British Airways is preparing for its first Boeing 787 commercial long-haul flight Sept. 1, between London Heathrow and Toronto.

Vilnius-based Air Lituanica will launch scheduled flights to Munich and Prague in September, taking its network to five destinations.

African low-cost carrier Fastjet will add services between Dar es Salaam and Mbeya in Tanzania from Nov. 1, just as it prepares to launch international flights.

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Source: ATW Research

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