Airports & Networks

Finnair began summer Helsinki-Hanoi and –Xi’an 3X-weekly service.

Kenya Airways has doubled the frequency of flights to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,ahead of this year's Hajj season.

The governments of the UK and Malaysia have agreed a deal to end restrictions on flights between the two countries. The former bilateral deal will be

Fast-expanding United Arab Emirates (UAE) low-cost carrier flydubai is to introduce a two-class product on selected flights from the final quarter of

Delta Air Lines has closed on its acquisition of a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic Airways, purchased from Singapore Airlines for $360 million, and the two carriers detailed initial codesharing to start July 3.

Qatar Airways’ CEO Akbar Al Baker is pushing for more French route rights, arguing that it would be beneficial for local rival Air France.

Thomas Cook Airlines Group (TCAG) is looking to grow its long-haul activities over the coming years and has selected the Route Exchange, the online

Finnair will continue its Helsinki-Tel Aviv service into the winter season as the service has been well received.

Emirates SkyCargo introduces daily Dubai-Clark International Airport, the Philippines service with Boeing 777-300ERs beginning October 1.

Briefs from the June 24, 2013 issue of ATW's Skypaths

Brazil’s GOL said it will reduce domestic capacity 9% for the full-year 2013 compared to 2012. The move is sign of the persistent demand weakness impacting the Brazilian airline market.

WestJet Encore, the new turboprop regional affiliate of Calgary-based low-cost carrier WestJet, launched operations Monday.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has given the go-ahead for the launch of China Southern subsidiary Henan Airlines Co. as the regulator loosens its grip on new entrants in the domestic airline industry.

Air France begins summer service on Paris Charles de Gaulle-Montevideo 5X-weekly, and –Kuala Lumpur 3X-weekly. WestJet will begin service with Encore on June 24 opening new routes to Fort St. John and Nanaimo, British Columbia; Brandon, Manitoba service begins Sept. 3. Volarisbegan 4X-weekly Mexico City-Mazatlán service. Icelandair began seasonal 2X-weekly Reykjavik-St. Petersburg and -Zurich service.

US majors American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and US Airways are all likely to share new traffic rights to São Paulo over the next two years as part of

Oneworld alliance member Finnair is to introduce its first Sharklet-equipped Airbus A321s into its fleet this winter and will use the aircraft to

Fastjet has received vital international route rights from Tanzania, which will now take priority over its South African domestic launch.

TAP Portugal is eyeing “up to six additional Airbus A330-200s and several A320s for short- and medium-haul routes” as it aims to increase its presence in Africa.

Airline Routes

Air India is set to begin flights between New Delhi and Birmingham within the next couple of months, a source at the Indian national carrier revealed

Leisure carrier Thomson Airways became the first UK airline to launch passenger operations with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on June 20, 2013 when it

US carrier Frontier Airlines has made an official application to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to launch flights between Chicago Rockford

One of the highlights of this year’s Strategy Summit at Routes Africa will be a keynote address from Hon. Amama MBABAZI, the HON Right Prime Minister

Routes CIS, which will take place on 21-23 July hosted by Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport, is the only network planning forum for the