Airports & Networks

London Heathrow Airport, the UK’s largest airport, recorded an improved, but still loss-making, financial position in 2012. Annual results for

Spanish infrastructure company Abertis has rejected Bolivian government claims that it failed to fulfill investment commitments in the country’s

Ecuador’s new $700 million Quito International Airport opened Feb. 20, replacing the city’s 52-year-old Quito Mariscal Sucre airport, which closed a day earlier. The new airport is located 24 kilometers east of Quito. Construction began in 2006 as a follow-up of the management privatization of old the Quito airport in 2002. Management company Quiport expects the upgraded infrastructure—including a better geographical location and a longer runway—will allow airlines to introduce nonstop operations to destinations such as Madrid.

Delta Air Lines and JFK IAT said they will spend $175 million to further expand New York JFK Airport’s Terminal 4. JFK IAT is wholly owned by Schiphol

The Chinese government has increased airport charges for domestic carriers. Effective April 1, domestic airlines will pay the same fees as foreign

Five additional US airports will begin offering US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Pre-Check expedited screening April 1. The additions

Air China, Cathay Pacific and Shanghai International Airport have launched a ground handling service joint venture. The new venture, which has a

Delta Air Lines has filed an application with the US Dept. of Transportation to add additional nonstop flights between Sao Paulo and New York and Atlanta, as it continues its Latin American expansion. If approved, Delta will begin second daily Sao Paulo flights to Atlanta and New York in 2013. Gambia Bird Airlines will launch 2X-weekly Accra-Bamako service from March.

British Airways has announced it will launch its first Airbus A380—which is scheduled for delivery in July—on Los Angeles, Calif. and Hong Kong routes.

Akbar Al Baker confirms that he will attend and speak at the world’s largest commercial aviation forum Today saw the official launch of the 19thWorld

Greek regional carrier Minoan Air has this week formally launched UK domestic operations from its new base at London’s Oxford Airport, as exclusively

Etihad Airways has launched non-stop flights between Abu Dhabi and Sao Paulo, Brazil, the airline's first destination in South America.

Flydubai has launched a new hotel offering allowing passengers to plan their entire holiday through flydubai.com.

Emirates has begun a new daily route to Tokyo with this morning's launch of a non-stop service from Dubai to Tokyo International Airport (Haneda).

Qatar Airways today launched flights to its fourth destination in the Republic of Iraq – to the southern port city of Basra.

US low-fare carrier JetBlue Airways is to further reinforce its position as the largest scheduled carrier by seat capacity at San Juan’s Luis Munoz

A report by The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) into capacity constraints at the UK’s airports has highlighted the economic value of new air

Air France will review its regional hubs this fall, following a lackluster 2012 performance from its domestic and medium-haul operations. In October 2011, Air France announced a “commercial offensive” from the French provinces aimed at challenging its low-cost rivals. This initiative involved the creation of four new regional hubs at Bordeaux, Marseille, Nice and Toulouse. However, a number of routes and frequencies have already been cut, prompting speculation about possible base closures.

Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian Air Shuttle will launch its long-haul services with Airbus A340s to make up for delivery delays of its Boeing 787s.

Golden Myanmar Airlines is to introduce its first international flights just two months after it launched services in the Southeast Asian sovereign

British Airways has confirmed its first Airbus A380 will make its scheduled debut on the London Heathrow – Los Angeles route from October 15, 2013

Faroe Islands national carrier Atlantic Airways has signed a second contract with the Danish tour operator Atlantis Rejser to provide charter capacity

AirBalticwill increase weekly Riga-Rijeka service to 2X-weekly June 6. Ethiopian Airlineswill launch 3X-weekly Addis Ababa service to Blantyre and Ndola March 31. Hawaiian Airlineswill increase 4X-weekly Oakland-Honolulu service to daily June 15-Oct. 3. Frontier Airlineswill operate seasonal 3X-weekly Denver-Eugene, Ore. Airbus A319 service starting May 16 and will resume 3X-weekly Denver-Fresno A319 service May 17.

UK air navigation services provider NATS said it is the first operator in the country to have future-proofed its radar against interference from the 4G mobile network.

Germany-based Condor Airlines plans to launch long-haul flights from Munich after six years of not operating from Germany‘s second largest airport. Condor will base two Boeing 767-300ERs in Munich.