Airports & Networks

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

UK low-fare carrier Jet2.com has announced it has opened reservations for the only direct scheduled service from Leeds Bradford International Airport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced traffic results for September showing diverging trends for cargo and passenger

Save up to $700 by registering before 15th November! Registrations are now being taken for the 5th Routes Americas, hosted by Nassau Airport

In just under 5 weeks time from 8-9 December the first ever Invest & Manage event will take place in London and the event programme is shaping up to

At the end of last week independent Russian carrier Transaero Airlines signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to acquire four A380s

easyJet Establishes Lisbon Base UK carrier easyJet is to open a base at Lisbon Airport in Portugal in April 2012 to expand its network from the

Air Koryo Set to Offer Charter Link to Berlin North Korean carrier Air Koryo is set to offer a series of four weekly charter flights between Pyongyang

Air France to End Newark Link Air France is suspend its route between Paris CDG and Newark Liberty International, but will continue to serve New York

South African Airways to Fly to Kigali and Bujumbura South African Airways (SAA) is to launch flights between Johannesburg and the African cities of

Qatar Airways Announces Major Expansion in Iran Qatar Airways has revealed a dramatic expansion in Iran, with reports that the carrier could be

EU and Sri Lanka Ink Deal to Boost Air Transport The European Commission and Sri Lanka have signed an aviation agreement which will restore a sound

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

We have become accustomed to hearing stories about Ryanair stripping all of the ‘frills’ from their service and taking their offering back to basics

Emirates Lands in Russia’s Second City Emirates Airline launched flights between Dubai and St Petersburg on November 1, its second route into Russia

US carrier Alaska Airlines has announced plans to further expand its network to the Hawaiian Islands with the addition of daily non-stop flights to

Air Berlin will launch 3X-weekly Berlin Tegel-Los Angeles service at the end of March. It will increase 4X-weekly TXL-New York JFK service to daily from May. AirAsia X completed its switch from London Stansted to London Gatwick airport (LGW) Oct. 24. The long-haul, low-cost airline will launch 3X-weekly LGW-Kuala Lumpur Airbus A340-300 service in November, increasing to 5X and 6X-weekly from December-March.

EasyJet (U2) said its new base at Lisbon airport (LIS) will officially open April 19 with two permanently based Airbus A319s and five new services to Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Copenhagen, Venice and Asturias.

A German court ruled Wellington (New Zealand) Airport named British Airways (BA) last month acquired The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said Brussels Airport (BRU) started deploying Lyon-Saint Exupery airport (LYS) is in the process

UK airports operator BAA has decided to sell Edinburgh Airport (EDI) and keep Glasgow Airport (GLA). The planned divestment follows the requirement by the UK Competition Commission (CC) that BAA sell either EDI or GLA in Scotland.

Turkish Airlines (TK) CEO Temel Kotil told ATW in Istanbul that TK's hub at Istanbul Ataturk, which handles about 32.9 million passengers per year, is too small and has hindered the carrier's growth strategy. Kotil said TK already occupies "75% of the airport capacity," adding, "Experts say in five years from now [a] new airport will be ready." He said the final location for the new airport will be selected soon and construction is likely to begin by year end.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) reprimanded London Heathrow (LHR) and Gatwick (LGW) airports after an independent audit identified...

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) opened its €1.5 billion ($2.1 billion) fourth runway last month but controversy overshadowed the new 2.8 km air strip's debut. A regional court halted night flights at FRA effective Oct. 30. The ruling forced Lufthansa Cargo (LHC) to axe 10 nighttime flights, costing the carrier "double digit million of euros."

"Significant advances" in explosive screening technology have been made in recent years, but airport security has been hindered by the lack of a strategy to fully take advantage of these developments, Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) president Greg Principato told the US Senate in Nov. 2 testimony.

Athens International (ATH) has managed to attract 11 new airlines this year and is "coping rather well" with the adverse economic environment in Greece, ATH director-communications and marketing Lonna Papadopoulou told ATW at the recent World Route Development Forum in Berlin.