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bmi British Midland International is to launch two new short-haul routes from London Heathrow in the coming three months and will further increase its

US carrier Virgin America has made an official application to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for permission to launch flights between San

Air France is continuing a study into which international markets it will introduce its still to be delivered Airbus A380s, with executives confirming

Fresh from establishing its Peach Aviation joint venture to introduce low-cost flights from Osaska Kansai International, Japanese carrier All Nippon

ERITREAN AIRLINES ADDS TO NETWORK FOLLOWING A320 LEASE Eritrean Airlines relaunched flights between Asmara and Dubai International last weekend after

AIR NOSTRUM TO FLY GLASGOW – MADRID ROUTE FOR IBERIA Spanish regional carrier Air Nostrum is to inaugurate a twice weekly link between Madrid and

SILKAIR TO FLY SINGAPORE – KOH SAMUI Singapore-based SilkAir is to inaugurate flights between Singapore Changi and Koh Samui in September, becoming

ALASKA AIRLINES TO ADD SAN DIEGO – HONOLULU LINK US carrier Alaska Airlines is to introduce a new daily flight between San Diego and Honolulu

FLYDUBAI LAUNCHES DAMMAM LINK United Arab Emirates (UAE) low-cost carrier Flydubai inaugurated flights between Dubai and the Saudi Arabian city of

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

We often hear stories of aircraft being impounded across the world after airlines have failed to keep up payments to airport operators, air service

Turkish Airlines' renovation and expansion work - which was initiatied as a result of a surge in demand - has finally been completed and its new CIP lounge opened to guests yesterday.

The UAE civil aviation authority GCAA has called for a new study on wake vortex incidents in the emirates following a number of referrals in the authority's safety reporting scheme - particularly referring to the A380.

The Executive Council of the Arab Civil Aviation Commission (ACAC) held its 39th session in the Moroccan capital Rabat. Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, the Director General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) chaired the meeting.

Singapore-based SilkAir is to inaugurate flights between Singapore Changi and Koh Samui in September, becoming the fifth carrier to operate flights to

Czech Republic low-cost carrier Smartwings is to inaugurate flights to Tel Aviv from Prague, adding to its existing weekly link to the Israeli city

The national carrier of Bosnia and Herzegovina, B&H Airlines, is to suspend its flights from Sarajevo to Gothenburg and Stockholm from the start of

Independent Swiss regional carrier SkyWork Airlines is to introduce a third Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 into its fleet in September to boost frequencies on

Air Greenland is utilising a leased Boeing 737-800 on five weekly flights from Kangerlussuaq and Narsarsuaq to Copenhagen this summer to support

Air France is to transfer the operation of its Lyon – Nantes route from its mainline fleet to its regional partner BritAir from the start of the

China Southern Airlines will start utilising Embraer 190 equipment on some of its flights from Urumqi during August, according to the latest update of

British Airways' winter schedule has been further revised to include daily flights from Riyadh instead of the six it had earlier announced. And with its five services a week from Jeddah, British Airways will operate a total of 12 flights between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and London Heathrow by end October.

EgyptAir Express will be back at pre-revolution levels when next summer's timetables are released in April according to the airline's general manager of planning Ehab Ghazy.

UK Star Alliance carrier BMI is to increase its links with Morocco opening a new route to Agadir and increasing service to Marrakech.

Etihad Airways has announced it will commence services to Chengdu in southwest China from December 15, 2011 - subject to government approval.