Airports & Networks

HAINAN AIRLINES ADDS REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines is to offer new flights into Japan, Singapore and South Korea this

EMIRATES BOOSTS LINKS TO CAIRO United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based carrier Emirates Airline has boosted links to Cairo this month to meet strengthening

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

Historically, an airport was simply the place that we took the opportunity to fly away to a domestic or international destination for business or

China Southern Airlines signed a cooperation agreement with the Beijing government paving the way for the Guangzhou-based carrier to enhance its position at the new Beijing Daxing airport, which is projected to open in 2016. Construction is set to begin this year. CZ noted that over the next 10 years, it will allocate about 200 aircraft—Airbus A330s and A380s—from Beijing Capital International, which is facing slot shortages, to the new airport.

Air Arabia is to increase the frequency of its flights between its primary hub Sharjah and Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in Turkey’s largest

United Arab Emirates (UAE) low-cost carrier flydubai is to launch flights to Hyderabad, its second destination in India. The budget operator will

Abu Dhabi's executive airport, Al Bateen, has taken a major step forward with the introduction of a new FBO brand which could be the first step in creating a brand to compete with the world's best know FBO providers.

Independent Indian carrier SpiceJet is to strengthen its position in the domestic market by boosting frequencies on two of its existing routes from

Latvian national carrier airBaltic has entered into a commercial partnership with Swedish regional carrier Skyways on flights from the Lithuanian

TACA Peru has requested government approval to double capacity on its services from Lima to the Cuban capital Havana. The airline currently offers

US carrier Vision Airlines has announced that it will establish Destin/ Ft Walton Beach as a regional hub, enabling passengers using its flights to

Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier Nasair is to introduce flights to the Pakistani city of Karachi from both Jeddah and Riyadh on June 18. The carrier

The French regional airport facility Aéroport de Deauville St Gatien has changed its name to Aéroport de Deauville-Normandie. “This name change

Polish regional carrier Sprint Air has added another Saab 340A to its fleet. The aircraft was acquired this month from Avion Capital Partners of

Australian national carrier Qantas Airways has launched flights from Sydney to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport, with brand ambassador

Virgin Atlantic Airways is to boost capacity on two of its African routes for set periods this summer, according to the latest schedule data from the

Brazilian carrier TAM Airlines is to offer a second daily flight between São Paulo and Orlando for a four week period this summer. The additional

Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines is to offer new flights into Japan, Singapore and South Korea this summer, according to the latest scheduled data from

African flag carrier RwandAir inaugurated flights between its Kigali base and Gabonese capital Libreville last weekend, a route that is operating as a

German carrier airberlin is to add 30 additional flights this winter to the Canary Islands with more flights from various German airports to

Air Arabia has announced the expansion of service to the Turkish city Istanbul, from the carrier's primary hub in Sharjah, UAE.

US Airways will operate daily seasonal Dublin-Charlotte Boeing 757-200 ETOPS service beginning May 15. AirBaltic will launch daily Vilnius service to Stockholm Arlanda and Berlin Tegel June 7 in cooperation with its partner, Skyways. Eastern Airways will begin operating seasonal thrice-weekly Southampton-Dijon Jetstream 41 service June 6.

Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia Airlines said Monday they will revamp their networks across the Tasman Sea linking Australia and New Zealand as part of their alliance, which was approved in December ( ATW Daily News, Dec. 22, 2010). The alliance connects ANZ’s domestic network of 26 cities to Virgin’s domestic network of 31 domestic destinations, offering the largest Australasian route network for transtasman travelers.

Air Arabia, announced today the expansion of service to the Turkish city of Istanbul, from the carrier's primary hub in Sharjah from June 10.