Airports & Networks

Italian regional carrier Air Vallée has confirmed it will open an operational base at Parma Giuseppe Verdi Airport in spring 2012, where three newly

Abu Dhabi International Airport (ADIA) handled the arrival of the first Hajj pilgrims ensuring a smooth and convenient process for all passengers.

UK carrier easyJet is to launch a new route between London Luton and Reykjavik, its first route into Iceland. The airline will offer a three times

Malta International Airport has confirmed that for the current Winter Schedule – November 2011 to March 2012 – it will be giving a 100 per cent refund

US Airways is set to launch two new routes from the start of March: a daily service between Charlotte and Salt Lake City and a weekly flight between

FirstNation Airways will launch daily Lagos Airbus A320 service to Abuja Nov. 2 and daily service to Port Harcourt Dec. 1. The new Nigerian carrier received its airline operator’s certificate (AOC) Oct. 31. Avianca will launch 4X-weekly Washington Dulles-Bogota-La Paz Airbus A319 service Nov. 16. Turkish Airlines will launch daily Istanbul Ataturk-London Gatwick service Dec 20.

Bengaluru International Airport (BLR) is aiming to attract more hub traffic and provide a sustainable alternative to Singapore and the Gulf hub airports for traffic to Australia and New Zealand.

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) is gearing up for welcoming the anticipated increase in passenger and cargo traffic arriving to Abu Dhabi for the Formula one season at the company's three international airports- Abu Dhabi International Airport, Al Bateen Executive Airport and Al Ain International Airport.

Air New Zealand (Air NZ) is planning to launch services to Mount Cook from Christchurch and Queenstown on a six week trial from December next year

Air China is planning to launch flights between Beijing and Saipan, the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana

AirAsia Japan, the joint venture between AirAsia and All Nippon Airways (ANA), plans to add Airbus A330 services to longer haul destinations from 2013, according to The Business Times. ANA applied to Japan's Legal Affairs Bureau to establish its joint venture, low-cost carrier with AirAsia in late August ( ATW Daily News, Sept.1) In the application, ANA stated it expected to start operations from August 2012.

Monarch Airlines has announced a significant expansion of its network into the Mediterranean for summer 2012 launching 14 new flight routes across

Canadian carrier WestJet has launched a twice weekly seasonal link between Toronto Pearson International Airport and San Juan in Puerto Rico. The

Star Alliance partners Air Canada and Lufthansa are to modify their operational plans between Calgary and Frankfurt. According to draft schedules for

Flydubai celebrated the start of operations to its 45th international destination yesterday with the launch of direct flights to Tbilisi in Georgia.

Qatar Airways' entry into two African cities this week marks the first of potentially more route launches on the Continent as the airline's CEO spelled out a commitment to grow its regional operations.

Lufthansa has today (November 4) confirmed that it has reached agreement in principle with International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), the parent

Qatar Airways’ entry into two African cities this week marks the first of potentially more route launches on the Continent as the airline’s Chief

Irish budget carrier Ryanair is to introduce a third based aircraft at Leeds Bradford Airport during summer 2012 and will launch a further six routes

Skywest Airlines has signed a scheduled charter contract with BHP Billiton Iron Ore to operate air charter services from Perth to Area C and Yandi in

Alitalia (AZ) resumed flights between Rome Fiumicino (FCO) and Tripoli Thursday, after an eight-month suspension. AZ 868 landed in Tripoli at 2 p.m. local time with 100 passengers on board. AZ is the first EU airline to restart commercial (passenger and cargo) service to/from Libya. Currently, flights are operated to Tripoli Mitiga, but in the next few days operations will shift to Tripoli International. AZ operates a 4X-weekly service between FCO and Tripoli.

Munich Airport (MUC) suffered heavy traffic delays Thursday after a Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 777-300ER slid off the southern runway just after landing.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has formally launched its new medium- and long-haul low-cost division, selecting the name Scoot for the operation, as had

UK carrier bmi confirmed at the end of last week that it was in advanced discussions to sell bmi Regional to a UK-based investor group previously

AirAsia Japan, the new joint venture between All Nippon Airways (ANA) and AirAsia, will initially launch services on three domestic routes in August