Kazakhstan-based Air Astana (KC) continues to expand its Central Asian network as it takes delivery of Embraer E-190 aircraft, enabling the carrier to offer new international services from Astana (TSE) to Ulan Bator, Mongolia and Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and from Almaty to Kazan, Russia.
Royal Jordanian launched 2X-weekly Amman-Misrata, Libya Embraer E-195 service Jan. 28. Spirit Airlines will launch daily Latrobe-Orlando service May 17.
Flydubai has cemented its position as the world's fastest growing start-up airline ever with the start of flights to its 50th destination in less than three years.
Qatar Airways has officially opened its new Premium Lounge for first and business class passengers at London's Heathrow Airport in front of VIP guests drawn from the diplomatic world, travel industry, corporate business leaders and the British media.
US airports are happy that the newly passed FAA reauthorization legislation restores "stability" to agency operations—and, by extension, airport construction project planning—but the bill's lack of a passenger facility charge (PFC) increase is a definite loss for airports.