Airports & Networks

Hong Kong-based Dragonair has confirmed it will resume scheduled services to Xi’an and Guilin, further strengthening Hong Kong International Airport

airberlin has used the International Tourism Fair (ITB) in its home city of Berlin to once again detail its planned network growth for summer 2012

This year’s Routes Europe event is really gaining momentum and registrations are flooding in. Germanwings, Ryanair and Wizz Air are amongst the

Many airports and airlines have already confirmed their attendance for the 18th World Route Development Forum which will take place later this year in

Routes CIS is the route development forum for the entire CIS region and registrations are now being taken for the 2nd Routes CIS event which will take

Turkish Airlines Expands in Germany Turkish Airlines (THY) is to introduce flights to two additional destinations in Germany this summer, increasing

Avianca Prepares for Cuban Launch Colombian national carrier is making final preparations for the launch of its new Bogota – Havana connection. The

Airline Route Update is a comprehensive summary of route announcements, capacity increases and codeshare details from this past week. For further

America's capital city be getting a double dose of service from the UAE. Hot on the heels of national carrier Etihad announcing flights to Washington Dulles, Dubai carrier Emirates has also announced it will start flights from September 12th

America's capital city will soon enjoy enhanced international connections through a non-stop link to Emirates after the airline announced that it would start flights from Dubai to Washington Dulles International Airport from September 12th, 2012.

Colombian national carrier is making final preparations for the launch of its new Bogota – Havana connection. The airline will inaugurate flights on

Brazilian low-cost carrier GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes has made a formal request to the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) to operate regular

Emirates Airline launched daily Dubai-Seattle service. JetBlue Airways will launch daily Ft. Lauderdale-Bogota service May 7. Etihad Airways launched 5X-weekly Abu Dhabi-Shanghai Airbus A330-300 service. The route increases to daily from April 15.

Southwest Airlines (SWA) filed an application Monday with the US Dept. of Transportation (DOT) for slots at Washington National (DCA), attempting to take advantage of the recently passed FAA reauthorization legislation's approval of new flights beyond DCA's 1,250 mi. perimeter.

Emirates is to upgrade the aircraft serving Munich, Dusseldorf and Frankfurt in a continued push into Europe at a time when European airlines appear to be stifled by a lack of investment.

Etihad Airways is to substantially boost flights to Egypt stepping up to 18 flights to Cairo each week from June 2012.

Air Seychelles today launched new direct services from Mahé to Abu Dhabi, complementing air links currently being operated by Etihad Airways on the route.

Turkish Airlines (THY) is to introduce flights to two additional destinations in Germany this summer, increasing its network in the country to eleven

United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier Emirates Airline has confirmed it will further expand its capacity in Europe during 2012 with the introduction of a

Qatari aviation services company Rizon Jet has formally inaugurated its VIP terminal at Doha International Airport.

Abu Dhabi Airports Company's (ADAC) Air Navigation Services (ANS) has signed an MoU with Airbus airspace design subsidiary Quovadis to design new standard terminal arrival routes (STARs) and required navigation performance authorization required (RNP-AR) approaches for Al Bateen Executive Airport.

South African Airways (SAA) is to further extend its network in the Continent with the introduction of flights to Cotonou, the capital of the West

Kon Tiki Sky, the airline operating brand of one of Serbia’s leading tour operators, Kon Tiki Travel, is reporting a significant new network of

Spirit Airlines will launch Denver service to Chicago O'Hare (daily), Dallas Ft. Worth (daily, to 2X-daily May 17), Ft. Lauderdale (daily), and Las Vegas (2X-daily) May 3. Japan Airlines will launch Tokyo Narita Boeing 787 service to San Diego (4X-weekly Dec. 2012; to daily March 2013) and Helsinki (4X-weekly March 2013, to daily in first-half of fiscal year 2013), codesharing with American Airlines and Finnair.

Slovakian regional carrier Danube Wings is to launch its first flights into the United Kingdom and in the process will introduce currently the only