Airports & Networks

Flydubai has launched 2X-weekly Boeing 737-800 Dubai-Bishkek service. Tarom has increased its Bucharest Otopeni-Budapest ATR 42/72 services from 5X-weekly to 12X-weekly from Feb. 6. Alaska Airlines will operate seasonal daily San Jose-Palm Springs through June 2, and again Oct. 5. Porter Airlines launched 2X-weekly Toronto City-Myrtle Beach service, increasing to 4X-weekly March 1-April 30.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier Etihad Airways has announced the launch of a four times weekly service from Abu Dhabi to the southern Iraqi city of

Middle East carrier Gulf Air has confirmed that it will launch operations with the first of six Airbus A321s that it has on order during the second

The decision by AirTran Airways to end commercial passenger services to a number of US regional markets from August 2012 as part of its continuing

Emirates airline has made a move to capture more of the Kuwait premium market as part of an expansion plan through the Gulf states.

Etihad is to launch flights from Abu Dhabi to Basra in southern Iraq from mid-April.

EgyptAIr announced today that it has opted for NetLine/Plan, the Lufthansa Systems' solution for route networks. This airline said in a statement that this would raise the revenue and earnings potential of its network and increase profitability by up to five percent.

United Continental Holdings has announced it will introduce a daily non-stop service between Chicago O’Hare International Airport and the Florida city

Ghanaian regional carrier, Aero Surveys Limited, which operates under the brand Starbow Airlines, has acquired two additional BAe 146 regional

American Airlines has announced it will add an additional non-stop flight between Miami International Airport and Norman Manley International Airport

Turkish Airlines will increase its 2X-daily Istanbul-New York JFK service to 3X-daily May 28-Sept. 16. Southwest Airlines will launch daily Detroit-Las Vegas service Sept. 30. Precision Air will increase 4X-daily Dar es Salaam-Nairobi service to 5X-daily in collaboration with Kenya Airways, which will operate two Embraer E-190 flights.

Mexico’s Interjet (4O) has introduced Mexico City-Miami services, its second US route following Mexico City-San Antonio services in December 2011.

Polynesian Blue has completed its transition to the Virgin Samoa brand, as announced in December last year, after taking delivery of its first

Central and Eastern European low-cost carrier Wizz Air is to move its operational base in the Romanian capital Bucharest from Aurel Vlaicu (Baneasa)

Turkish Airlines (THY) is to expand its network to the Ukraine with the introduction of a twice weekly connection between Istanbul and Kharkiv, the

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) today announced it had welcomed 1.143 million passengers at Abu Dhabi International Airport during January, recording an 18% jump over last year's figure, with 9,874 aircraft movements registered in the first month of the year.

Delta Air Lines (DL) has expanded codeshare agreements with SkyTeam partners China Eastern (MU) and China Southern (CZ) airlines, allowing both Chinese carriers to place their codes and flight numbers on DL-operated flights between Seattle and Beijing (PEK). In addition, MU will place its code and flight numbers on DL-operated flights between Detroit and PEK.

Russian and Bulgarian civil aviation authorities have agreed to double frequencies on Burgas (BOJ)–Moscow and Varna (VAR)–Moscow routes.

Etihad Airways (EY) plans to launch daily Abu Dhabi (AUH)-Washington Dulles (IAD) Airbus A340-500 flights from March 31, 2013, pending regulatory approval.

Kenya Airways (KQ) and KLM have jointly launched a 2X-weekly Boeing 747-400F Amsterdam (AMS)-Guangzhou (CAN)-Sharjah-Nairobi (NBO)-Lagos-NBO-AMS freighter service.

Etihad Airways has announced it will launch a daily link between Abu Dhabi and Washington DC from March 31, 2013, subject to regulatory approval. The

US carrier Delta Air Lines is to close its last remaining flight from Gatwick Airport as it focuses its transatlantic operations to London at Heathrow

United Continental Holdings has confirmed that its United Airlines brand will launch a new daily service between Newark Liberty International Airport

Emirates Airline has announced plans to increase capacity on a further two European routes by introducing the Airbus A380 on its schedules to the

Etihad Airways has announced the launch of non-stop daily flights to Washington, D.C., the airline's fourth destination in North America, from March 31 2013, subject to regulatory approvals.