Airports & Networks

Muscat International and Salalah International airports are both to get Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control Systems (A-SMGCS) in a deal with Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems.

Bahrain International Airport is to increase its annual capacity by 50% to 13.5 million over the next four years.

British Airways will increase the frequency of its flights from Riyadh to London Heathrow, from five times a week to six, using a Boeing 777. The aircraft will offer a choice of four cabins that includes the award winning Club World (business class) and the airlines flagship cabin, First. The additional flights will take place for the winter schedule, which starts at the end of October.

Turkish Airlines yesterday made its inaugural nonstop flight from Istanbul Ataturk Airport to Al Basrah - making it the airline's third Iraq destination after Baghdad and Arbil - and its first flight to Naples in Italy.

Japan Airlines is set to switch the operation of its daily Tokyo Narita – Jakarta route from a Boeing 777-300ER to a 777-200ER from the start of the

Finnish regional carrier Blue1 is to retire its remaining Avro RJ85s from commercial service, according to its parent company SAS Scandinavian

China Southern Airlines is to introduce an Airbus A330-200 on one of its six daily Beijing – Changsha flights during July. The carrier currently uses

German national carrier Lufthansa is to inaugurate a three times daily service to the Scottish city of Aberdeen from its Frankfurt hub. The flights

Thai Airways International is to inaugurate flights between Bangkok and Brussels, its eleventh destination in Europe. The airport has been negotiating

Malaysia Airlines is to suspend its Kuala Lumpur – Sibu route from August 1, but services will be maintained through its wholly-owned, subsidiary

Scheduled airline capacity growth in June 2011 appears to be decelerating slightly compared with earlier months of the year, recording a year-on-year

Two new regional carriers are planning to offer flights to the Spanish North African exclave of Melilla as part of plans to develop a strong presence

EZNIS AIRWAYS UPGRADES WITH AVRO RJS Mongolian carrier Eznis Airways is to upgrade its regional route network following the purchase of two former

CONDOR LINK FROM FRANKFURT LANDS IN SEATTLE German operator Condor Airlines has inaugurated a new link between Frankfurt and Seattle, its fifth

AMERICAN AIRLINES TO DROP LOS ANGELES – SAN SALVADOR LINK US major American Airlines is to suspend flights between Los Angeles and the El Salvadorian

CZECH AIRLINES DROPS BAKU PLAN Eastern European national carrier and SkyTeam alliance member Czech Airlines has dropped plans to inaugurate flights

KOREAN AIR TO LAUNCH INCHEON – IRKUTSK SERVICE Korean Air has introduced a twice weekly link between its Incheon International Airport base in the

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

We have all suffered the inconvenience or know of a friend or colleague that has had the misfortune of bags becoming lost or delayed during a flight

Abu Dhabi Airports Company announced the launch of Czech Airlines flights, the flag carrier of the Czech Republic, to Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Through its Elaf Aviation wing (GSA Division), the Elaf Group of Companies yesterday signed a new GSA agreement with Sudan Airways - the national carrier of Sudan - for passengers in Saudi Arabia.

Ecuadorian carrier Aerolíneas Galápagos (AeroGal) has introduced flights to Peru with new links to its capital Lima from Quito and Guayaquil. The

China Southern Airlines is to launch a new flight to Istanbul, its first service to Turkey. The Asian carrier is to offer a three times weekly Beijing

US carrier Frontier Airlines is to introduce seasonal links from Branson, Missouri to Austin, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona for a three month period this

Malaysia Airlines is to suspend its Kuala Lumpur – Sibu route from August 1, but services will be maintained through its wholly-owned, low-cost