Airports & Networks

American Airlines launched seasonal daily Boeing 767-300 Chicago O'Hare-Helsinki service, which it will operate until Oct. 29. JetBlue Airways and Icelandair launched an interline partnership under which customers can book a single combined ticket for JetBlue and Icelandair-operated flights. FI will launch twice-daily service from Reykjavik to Boston and New York JFK from June 1, and RKV-Washington Dulles flights from May 17.

Safi Airways, the international airline from Afghanistan, is on an expansion spree with the launch of its new route Delhi from Kabul. As part of the airline's growth strategy for this year several new routes would be added to the network by the end of the year. Safi Airways will fly four flights a week to Delhi starting on the June 16th 2011. Safi Airways will be operating on the Airbus A320-200 on this route.

The United Arab Emirates represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has signed an “open skies” air services Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and initialed an Air Services Agreement (ASA) with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Uruguay in Montevideo last week.

A tiny airport on the east coast of the UAE is on the verge of shaking up the established route planners' ideas. Alan Peaford finds out why.

Hungary’s Budapest Airport was last night announced as the winner of the third heat of this year’s Routes Airport Marketing Awards during the Gala

At lunchtime today Tallinn Airport in Estonia will be confirmed as the host for the 7th Routes Europe event in 2012. Tallinn in Estonia’s capital and

AirAsia X's Senthil Balan, Head Network Planning & Regulatory Affairs, will today reveal a formal 'Request for Proposals' (RFP) for the placement

Poland is in a unique position in Europe. While other European countries are contending with tensions between local communities that are hostile to

Sky Airlines has expanded its recently launched Turkish operations with new scheduled routes to the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri. The carrier

UK charter operator Thomson Airways has confirmed that it will extend the schedule of its summer-only flights between the UK and the Caribbean island

Russian carrier UTair is to introduce flights from Moscow to the Slovakian capital Bratislava and the Czech city of Brno. The airline will serve the

Dutch low-cost carrier Transavia has announced an expansion of its activities in its home market with three brand new routes and increased frequencies

Russian low-cost carrier SkyExpress is to introduce the Airbus A319 into its fleet after signing a lease deal with Irish-registered lessor Oak Hill

Cagliari Airport is focused on online marketing and invests significantly in airlines’ websites, as well as organising press trips and fam trips to

Cambridge Airport will tomorrow announce the appointment of Richard Knight OBE from the UK Defence Academy, as its new Airport Manager. He will take

Turkish Airlines (THY) is continuing its rapid network growth across international markets as it attempts to position itself as one of Europe's

This year’s Routes Europe event was formally declared open by Nigel Mayes, Vice President & Commercial, UBM Aviation Routes Limited and Vincenzo

Not to be missed later today (Monday) are the briefings from airlines in the Route Exchange Lounge. Network development executives from Aer Lingus

At tonight’s gala dinner, one airport will celebrate being crowned winner of this year’s European regional heat of the Routes Airport Marketing Awards

German national carrier Lufthansa is to continue to serve the Dusseldorf – Toronto market this winter, extending its current three times weekly summer

A new Russian carrier is to take to the air this summer using two Airbus A321-200s leased from International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC). Solaris

As Oneworld alliance member Finnair prepares for the launch of its new Helsinki – Singapore flight on May 30, the Nordic carrier has confirmed it will

UK low-fare airline Jet2.com is to expand its network from its bases at East Midlands and Edinburgh next summer, according to latest schedule

The significant growth Bordeaux Airport reported in the first three months of the year has continued into the second quarter, with passenger numbers

Romanian charter and ACMI lease specialist Medallion Air is to enter the scheduled market with a planned base at Mihail Kogălniceanu International