Airports & Networks

Low-cost, long-haul carrier AirAsia X has announced that it will switch its current Kuala Lumpur – London flight from Stansted to Gatwick Airport from

Irish budget carrier Ryanair has confirmed that it will open a base at Manchester Airport this winter. The airline will initially have two Boeing 737

Last weekend the Republic of South Sudan was formally established a standalone nation after it formally declared its independence from Sudan after one

Tolmachevo International Airport in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk is the largest facility in Siberia and is currently the sixth largest airport in

South African Airways (SAA) will inaugurate flights between Johannesburg and Beijing at the end of October, over a month later than previously planned

Expanding Middle East carrier Qatar Airways is set to develop its activities in the African market with new flights to Ghana. The airline is

Air Mali has opened discussions with regional aircraft manufacturers to source two or three turboprop aircraft to introduce domestic air services

SENEGAL AIRLINES TO ACQUIRE ATR 42S FOR REGIONAL ROUTES Senegal Airlines has revised its operational plans for its routes to Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau

FINNAIR TO LAUNCH LYON LINK Nordic carrier Finnair is to inaugurate a twice daily Helsinki – Lyon service from April 2, 2012. The link to France’s

TIGER AIRWAYS TO RESUME BANGALORE AND ADD CEBU ROUTE Although the ongoing grounding of its Australian division is dominating the news, Tiger Airways

VISION AIRLINES TO FLY TO THE BAHAMAS US carrier Vision Airlines is to introduce flights to Grand Bahama Island in November after signing an agreement

ARIK AIR ADDS SECOND DAILY ABUJA – ENUGU ROTATION Independent Nigerian carrier Arik Air has increased capacity on the Abuja – Enugu domestic route

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 the tougher security checks at airports and the changing legislation around what we can and can’t take onboard an

Emirates has signed an interline agreement with leading Nigerian carrier Arik Air, making it easier for customers to access a wide range of destinations across Nigeria and West Africa.

Asian flag carrier Thai Airways International confirmed it is to accelerate the introduction of two leased Boeing 777-300ERs into its fleet as it

Turkish Airlines (THY) will use its new Boeing 737-900ERs on its flights to Kenya and Tanzania during the Northern Summer 2012, according to the

North African carrier Tunis Air is to relaunch flights between Tunis and London Gatwick this winter. The airline currently offers five flights per

Israeli carrier Israir has taken delivery of its first of two ATR 72-500 turboprops that it has on order. The airline, already an operator of three of

Indonesia’s national carrier Garuda Indonesia is currently discussing its proposed network development in the Indian market and could announce plans

Jetstar announced new daily A330 Melbourne-Beijing service via its Singapore hub from Nov. 24; Beijing will be the airline’s ninth mainland China destination. Finnair will launch four-times-weekly Helsinki-Chongqing A340 service in May 2012. SAS Scandinavian Airlines will launch five-times-weekly London Heathrow-Copenhagen-Shanghai A340-300 service March 1, 2012.

Ryanair will establish a base at Manchester Airport Oct. 2, initially with two Boeing 737-800s operating on 17 routes, and has plans to grow to four aircraft and 26 routes by summer 2012. MAN will be the LCC’s 45th base.

Brazilian carrier TAM Airlines has established a new commercial base in China as it works to develop new links with the Asian market. The company says

Etihad Airways will double its flights from Abu Dhabi to Erbil at the beginning of September.

Air Arabia Egypt is to commence direct services to the City of Istanbul in Turkey from the carrier's main hub in Burj Al Arab International Airport, Alexandria.