Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways (QR) will launch daily Doha-Chicago O’Hare (ORD) service April 10, 2013, its fourth US gateway.

From 2 April next year, Etihad Airways will begin daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Tokyo.

JAL starting 28OCT12 is increasing capacity to Shanghai Pu Dong, where Tokyo Narita and Nagoya departure sees larger capacity aircraft operating

British Airways starting 28OCT12 is introducing Boeing 767 service on London Heathrow – Copenhagen route. The Boeing 767 operates on 1 of 6 daily

Turkish carrier Pegasus Airlines starting mid-October 2012 is adding two more destinations to its network portfolio. From 08OCT12, the airline begins

AeroMexico starting 05NOV12 resumes Mexico City – Dallas service, on board Embraer E190 aircraft. This will be twice daily operation, after 6.5 years

AEROFLOT starting 28OCT12 is introducing second weekly service on Moscow Sheremetyevo – Washington Dulles route, with new flight operates on Mondays

Russian regional carrier Tomsk Avia (TSK) will take delivery of the first of three Cessna 208B Grand Caravans in September.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) said it will start 5X-weekly Boeing 787 service between Tokyo Narita (NRT) and San Jose, Calif. from Jan. 11 and will replace Boeing 777s with 787s on its NRT-Seattle route from Oct. 1 and on its Tokyo Haneda-Beijing route from Oct. 28.

London’s Gatwick Airport (LGW) said it welcomed the decision of its former owner BAA to drop its appeal to the Supreme Court and agree to sell Stansted Airport (STN), in compliance with a 2009 UK Competition Commission ruling to sell both LGW and STN airports.

London’s Gatwick Airport (LGW) is undertaking a three-month public consultation on its proposed implementation of Precision Area Navigation (P-RNAV).

Pegasus Airlines has extended its flight network to 57 destinations worldwide, with its second destination in Georgia: the Black Sea coastal town of Batumi; and Lviv, Pegasus' third Ukrainian destination after Kharkiv and Donetsk, launching in October.

ANA has announced that it'll begin Tokyo Narita - San Jose CA service, on board Boeing 787-8 starting 11JAN13. Initially service to operate 5 times a

Jeju Air starting 27SEP12 launches Seoul Incheon – Guam service, becoming the third carrier to operate this route. Service to be operated by Boeing

Lao Airlines starting 28OCT12 plans to increase service on Vientiane – Singapore route, with the introduction of 4th weekly service. There will be

Spirit Airlines has announced new service expansion to Mexico, with new service out of San Diego from Nov 2012 and Dallas from April 2013. Planned new

LATAM from 29OCT12 is adjusting Lima – Sao Paulo operation. LANPeru operation is being reduced from 2 to 1 daily, while TAM’s operation sees Airbus

Virgin Atlantic has announced that it'll launch its first Domestic UK service, with 3 daily London Heathrow - Manchester flight starting 31MAR13, on

AirAsia will increase daily Kuala Lumpur-Yangon service to 2X-daily Oct. 8. British Airways will launch 3X-weekly London Gatwick-Male-Colombo Boeing 777 service March 31. Flybe will launch daily Southampton-Nantes service Oct. 28.

Qatar Holding has purchased a 20% stake in UK airports operator BAA. According to the company, the transaction is conditional upon approval by European Union competition authorities.

UK airports operator BAA has agreed to sell London Stansted (STN), dropping further appeals in the legal battle with the UK Competition Commission’s (CC) ruling the airport should be sold.

The Turkish Culture and Tourism Office UK has announced that Turkey attracted 2.58 million British visitors in 2011 from a total of 31.4 million foreign visitors.

Saudia in Winter 2012/13 season is expanding service to Ethiopia, with Jeddah - Addis Ababa service increases from 5 to 6 weekly, while Riyadh - Addis

Transaero in Summer 2012 expands its operation to Cyprus, with the launch of 7 new routes from Russia to Larnaca and Paphos. Schedules and routes

KLM from 12SEP12 to 27OCT12 is adding 11th weekly service on Amsterdam – Tokyo Narita route. The 11th weekly flight will be operated by Boeing 747