Airports & Networks

Albanian Airlines has acquired a third BAe 146 to enable it to boost frequencies on its existing routes, introduce a new service to Verona and to

Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia have signed a landmark agreement to form a long-term commercial business alliance. The deal will see the

AirBaltic will operate weekly Riga-Tenerife South Boeing 757 service starting June 9. Aeromexico will launch daily Chicago O'Hare-Monterrey-Guanajuato Embraer 190 service July 4. Southwest Airlines launched daily Jacksonville-Denver service. Scandinavian Airlines will relaunch five-times-weekly Airbus A340-300 Copenhagen-Shanghai Pudong service March 1, 2012.

Lufthansa is making every effort to bring its European network business back to profitability, CEO Christoph Franz told ATW.

Doha International Airport (DIA) is preparing to open its brand new Terminal B – a dedicated facility for foreign airlines – before the end of June, just in time for the summer holiday rush.

EgyptAir is to resume services to Iraq over 20 years since it last operated flights into the country. The airline is to offer a four times weekly link

Australian carrier Strategic Airlines has received approval from the International Air Services Commission (IASC) to launch flights to China and will

Tiger Airways says it is cutting back its flights in Australia to improve profitability and customer relations. The low-cost carrier’s routes from

Air China is to add three more weekly rotations on the Tianjin – Hong Kong route from July 1, increasing its schedule to ten flights per week. These

Kazakhstan carrier Air Astana has utilised its recently delivered Embraer E190 regional jets to inaugurate flights from Almaty to the Georgian capital

Filipino low-cost carrier airphil Express is to expand its international activities with a new daily link between Cebu and Hong Kong from July 28. The

Ukrainian carrier Aerosvit Airlines is to suspend its flights between Kiev and Belgrade this week, according to sources that specialise in aviation

Colombian carrier Avianca has introduced a second daily flight on its domestic link between Cali and Tumaco. There has been a large increase in

Emirates is to launch flights deeper into Russia by starting services to St Petersburg, which will become the most northerly point on the airline's network.

Gulf Air today announced it will resume its flights between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Lebanon from June 12.

Saudi Arabian value carrier, Nasair, is to launch new flights to Karachi, Pakistan on June 18. The airline will operate daily scheduled flights from both Riyadh and Jeddah airports.

In a move to reduce the delays of mishandled baggage, air transport IT provider SITA has enabled its WorldTracer baggage tracing service to be used by agents on mobile devices at airports.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) operator Emirates Airline is to inaugurate flights to the Russian city of St Petersburg from its Dubai International

China Eastern Airlines is set to introduce flights to Taipei Taoyuan from the Chinese city of Wuxi, taking advantage of recent changes to the

Thai budget carrier Nok Air has inaugurated flights to the southern province of Narathiwat, ending the monopoly of low-cost carrier Thai AirAsia on

Kenya Airways has taken a further step in its ambition to open air services to every African capital city by the end of 2013, by formalising its

Air Moldova is looking to establish its Chisinau International Airport base as an alternative gateway between East and West. The carrier launched a

Australian regional air service provider QantasLink is to introduce a new 74-seat Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 on its flights between Brisbane and Moranbah

African carrier RwandAir has confirmed that it has resumed flights between Kigali and Gisenyi in the western district of Rubavu after renovation work

South Korea’s national carrier Korean Air has confirmed that it will launch scheduled passenger flights with the Airbus A380 between Seoul Incheon and