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Armenian carrier Armavia is to suspend its own flights between Yerevan and the Russian city of Krasnodar from the end of this month but will continue

European flag carrier Air France is to add up to three additional daily rotations between its Paris CDG hub and Athens this summer, as well as adding

Air Seychelles is set to retire its leased Boeing 767-200ER from operation and will upgrade its flights from the Indian Ocean archipelago to Chennai

Qatar Airways is to transfer its Alexandria flights to the city's now showcase Borg El Arab Airport, effective March 27.

Gulf Air will start flying to Kabul, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from 15 June 2011 with four weekly flights.

A mobile escalator was delivered to Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport yesterday as a gift from Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz to President Michel Sleiman.

German carrier and Oneworld designate member airberlin has inaugurated flights to Moscow Vnukovo from the city of Braunschweig in the federal state of

Alaska Airlines has confirmed the launch of seasonal flights from Portland International, Oregon to Billings Logan International and Missoula Johnson

American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia will further expand their transatlantic joint venture March 27 including the rescheduling of New York-London service out of JFK and Newark to create what the carriers are calling a "London express service" featuring 15 non-overlapping AA/BA daily flights between JFK/EWR and LHR/LCY with flights departing from JFK approximately every 20 min. between 6:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. (a total of nine). In addition the carriers are launching five new routes.

Libyan airspace has been closed to all commercial flights since Friday, when the UN Security Council passed a resolution to enact a no-fly zone over parts of the country. The US, UK and France on Monday continued to lead an air attack on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's military and have said a no-fly zone is effectively in place. Eurocontrol informed airlines Friday that "Tripoli [ATC] does not accept traffic." Many airlines had already curtailed or canceled Tripoli services in recent weeks as violence in the North African country escalated.

ICAO and four other UN bodies issued a joint statement declaring air travel to/from Japan safe, adding that they are "monitoring the situation closely and will advise of any changes."

The EU and Brazil last week initialed a comprehensive air services agreement that will allow all EU airlines to operate direct flights to any destination in Brazil from city in Europe without restrictions on routes, prices and the number of weekly flights and vice versa, the European Commission said Friday.

Etihad Airways has announced it will commence operations to Malé, the capital city of the Republic of Maldives, on November 1, subject to government

ICAO and four other UN bodies issued a joint statement declaring air travel to/from Japan safe, adding that they are "monitoring the situation closely and will advise of any changes."

Etihad Airways announced today that it will commence operations to Malé, the capital city of the Republic of Maldives, on November 1, subject to government approval.

An English version of the Arabic book on the history and future of civil aviation in Dubai which was launched by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al Maktoum last week is to be published soon.

As part of its strategy to develop leadership among UAE national employees in the organisation, Dubai Airports has announced the appointment of two Emiratis to executive positions within Human Resources & Development department.

US no-frills carrier Southwest Airlines is to boost frequencies on its existing flights from Kansas City to Baltimore and Nashville with a third daily

Chinese low-cost carrier Juneyao Airlines plans to become the second budget operator in the country to inaugurate flights to Macau. On April 8, Spring

easyJet has confirmed the start dates of some of its new routes this summer. From June 6 it will add a daily Bristol – Rome Fiumcino (replacing its

Caribbean carrier Air Jamaica is to delay the proposed relaunch of flights to London Heathrow from July 2011 to early 2012, according to a senior

Azerbaijan Airlines is to add a twice weekly service between its Baku Heydar Aliyev International base and Aberdeen. The route, which will be

Hong Kong Airlines is to almost treble its capacity on the Hong Kong – Bangkok route this summer and will also inaugurate flights to Phuket, as it

New South African low-cost carrier Velvet Sky is expected to launch flights on March 22, according to a company statement. The airline will initially

Slovenian flag carrier Adria Airways is to expand its network from Pristina this summer with four new international routes. The airline is to offer a