Airports & Networks

Wizz Air will add a second Airbus A320 at its Macedonian base at Skopje from April 2014, enabling the Hungary-based carrier to open three new routes and step up services on an existing six.

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Gulf Air, received a traditional water cannon salute as the Bahrain national carrier made its debut arrival at Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central this morning.

Following the partial opening of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and restoration of transit screening machines, Kenya Airways has announced that it's now operating at 75 percent of its planned capacity.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, last week outlined a range of major changes to its Australian operations, including

Pegasus Airlines will be flying daily from Brussels' Charleroi airport from March 30 2014.

The first golf partnership contract between Germany and Oman has been signed by the Almouj Muscat club in Oman and the Schloss-Miel golf club in Swisttal-Miel, North Rhine West Falia, Germany.

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The economic woes in Greece have had a profound effect on the aviation business in the country but passenger numbers at Athens International Airport

British Airways (BA) has launched passenger flights with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner as it reaches the final stage of its preparations for its entry

Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), which was badly damaged by a fire Wednesday, has reopened for flights.

Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle will launch Boeing 787 long-haul services from Stockholm Arlanda to New York JFK and Bangkok Aug. 15.

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Proflight Zambia has unveiled plans to add three further international destinations to its growing schedule by mid-2014, effectively making Lusaka a regional hub for air travel.

Fly540 Kenya has announce that, following the disruption caused by the fire at the arrivals terminal at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), a fuller service will be operated as of today with flights to all of its destinations.

A British Airways (BA) Boeing 787 Dreamliner made a flying visit into Newcastle International Airport in North East England as it made final

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Qantas’s boss Alan Joyce has vowed its international business will be “great” again, as it focuses on reshaping its Asian network, reports Lucy

Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific Airways and US major United Airlines have each indicated their intention to grow their transpacific networks with the

All flights in and out of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, were canceled Wednesday morning as firefighters tackled a major blaze in the terminal building.

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Moscow will need a fourth airport because the city’s three existing airports will not be able to handle expected high levels of passenger growth through 2030, Russian transportation minister Maxim Sokolov said.

Influential London mayor Boris Johnson has shuffled his preferences for the site of a future London airport. Johnson is a steadfast opponent of expanding London Heathrow and for several years has been promoting a new airport built on an artificial island in the outer Thames Estuary, east of the capital.

Spanish infrastructure company Abertis has agreed to sell its stake in London Luton Airport to a consortium comprising Spain’s airport management and air navigation services provider Aena and AXA Private Equity. The deal is worth €502 million ($666 million) and is subject to approval from competition authorities, Luton Borough Council and the Spanish Board of Ministers. AZ Capital and Citi advised Abertis on the sale process.