Airports & Networks

Evergreen Apple Nigeria (EAN), which opened the first full FBO in Nigeria in July 2011, has received its first training visit from recently announced partner Floridian FBO operator Banyan Air Service.

Plans are on schedule for the opening of Dubai World Central's first business jet operation, due to launch on April 1, 2013.

ExecuJet Middle East (stand 595) has enlarged its FBO at Dubai International Airport by taking over the largest dedicated business aviation terminal in the Middle East.

ExecuJet Middle East is set to launch operations in Saudi Arabia through its new FBO in Riyadh from the first quarter of 2013.

Having witnessed a considerable increase in the number of movements between the UK and the Middle East in recent years, TAG Farnborough Airport (stand 475) is at MEBA this week to outline the growing significance of the region's business aviation market.

Africa’s new low-cost start-up Fastjet will expand its routes after recently launching operations.

Turkish Airlines last week inaugurated its 5X-weekly Boeing 737-900ER Istanbul-Kilimanjaro-Mombasa-Ataturk flights, bringing the number of destinations in Africa to 33.

An open forum at MEBAC looked at the difficulties in setting up new FBOs in the region.

Dubai World Central is to become the new business aviation hub for Dubai as early as next year.

Three US carriers have made official applications to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to introduce new flights from Ronald Reagan Washington

Nigerian carrier Arik Air last week inaugurated flights between Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos and N'djili International Airport in

The São Paulo government has launched a bid for the construction of a much-anticipated rail link between downtown São Paulo and São Paulo-Guarulhos Airport.

Air France will launch daily Paris Charles de Gaulle-Tokyo Haneda service from the summer of 2014, when new slots will be released for international flights. Germanwings will base three aircraft at Hamburg for seasonal summer service to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Dubrovnik and Vienna from March 31. Aigle Azur launched weekly Paris Charles de Gaulle-Algiers service Dec. 2, increasing to 2X-weekly Dec. 7 and 3X-weekly Dec. 18.

Virgin Atlantic will lease four Airbus A320s from Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus to carry out its new planned UK domestic services, the airline announced Monday.

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UK carrier Virgin Atlantic has confirmed it has selected Irish national carrier Aer Lingus to support its growth into the UK domestic market and will

US carrier Delta Air Lines has confirmed it will operate three daily flights between its Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport hub and

Thai carrier Jet Asia Airways is set for a major expansion into China as it adds further Boeing 767-200s to its fleet. The little known carrier

London Heathrow Airport has begun a five-month trial to see if creating noise relief zones for communities under the flight path can ease disturbances for residents.

Milan airport operator SEA has scrapped a planned initial public offering (IPO) due to a lack of investor interest.

Spanish carrier Vueling has announced it will open a second base in the Italian market next year at Florence’s Amerigo Vespucci Airport. The airline

SriLankan Airlines will this month boost the frequency of its flights between Colombo and Riyadh to meet increasing outbound demand from Saudi Arabia

European leisure carrier XL Airways France has expanded its fleet following the acceptance of its first brand new Airbus A330-300 from the

Ukranian AeroSvit Airlines and Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport have been in a clash over the carrier’s debt of RUB 95 million ($3 million).

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