Airports & Networks

Xiamen Airlines Receives Green Light for SkyTeam Membership Chinese carrier Xiamen Airlines has been formally accepted as a member of the SkyTeam

Lufthansa to Serve Two Moscow Airports German national carrier Lufthansa has announced plans to launch a twice daily connection between Frankfurt and

LOT Works to Launch Beijing Connection LOT Polish Airlines is currently awaiting a decision from the relevant authorities in China to secure take-off

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

In these days of increased security and safety, airlines all have stringent procedures about access to the cockpit. Flight and cabin members have to

The political instability in North Africa has probably hurt EgyptAir as much as anybody and the events of the past couple of days will do little to

Libyan carrier Afriqiyah Airways is hoping to relaunch scheduled international operations from December 1, bringing a bright end to what has been a

A privately owned carrier is working on its proposed launch with ambitious plans to establish long-haul connections from the Ghanaian capital Accra to

Nigeria’s renewed focus on air safety was highlighted by International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General & Chief Executive, Tony Tyler

A start-up carrier which says it plans to significantly enhance domestic air services in the Democratic Republic of Congo, launched flights this week

Equatorial Congo Airlines, or EC Air as it has become better known, only launched operations in September this year but it is already finalising plans

Nigerian new arrival FirstNation Airways has finally launched operations some seven months after taking delivery of its three Airbus A320s. A senior

German national carrier Lufthansa is to expand its European network from its Munich hub and has identified Routes’ events as a major factor in it

Dutch national carrier KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has confirmed it will launch a three times weekly service between Amsterdam and the Zambian capital

Afghanistan carrier Safi Airways is to inaugurate flights between Kabul and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from the start of next year

Norwegian Air Shuttle will open a new base at Sandefjord Torp (TRF), south of Oslo, initially basing one Boeing 737-800 at the airport.

Lufthansa Cargo (LHC) is predicting flat to 5% traffic growth in 2012, LHC executive board member-product and sales Andreas Otto told the German News agency dpa.

Germania announced it will base three Airbus A319s in Bremen and add six weekly routes to Saloniki, Corfu, Split, Dubrovnik, Bourgas and Malaga, for the coming summer season. The expansion should generate a total of 200,000 passengers (from Bremen) and create 75 new jobs. United Airlines will launch daily Newark-Buenos Aires service April 2012.

NAV Canada said it reached a tentative agreement on a labor contract with the Canadian Federal Pilots Assn. (CFPA), which represents some 34 pilots who perform aeronautical information services, fight inspection and air navigation service design for Canada's air traffic services provider. "The tentative agreement is now subject to the union ratification process," NAV Canada said. It did not release details of the tentative accord.

Safi Airways has added a new flight from Abu Dhabi to Kabul to its growing route network.

Flydubai has made its inaugural flight to its 46th destination – Serbia's White City, Belgrade.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) low-cost carrier flydubai is set to move its operations from Dubai International Airport to the new Al Maktoum

UK ACMI specialist Astraeus Airlines ceased operations on November 21 and has appointed administrators. The carrier originally offered charter

Australian carrier Qantas is to offer a special charter flight between Darwin and Hong Kong in January which could lead to the introduction of regular

According to the recently released Airbus Global Market Forecast (GMF), Brazil will require 701 new passenger aircraft of more than 100 seats between