Airports & Networks

Caribbean operator InselAir International has entered into an interline partnership with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, providing the European carrier with

Mexican low-cost operator Volaris is to inaugurate its first overseas flight from Mexico City’s Benito Juarez International Airport with a daily

Saudi Arabian value airline Nasair has begun three new routes to major cities in Turkey: Istanbul, Antakya and Adana.

Gulf Air said today that all flights between Bahrain and both Iraq and Iran will remain suspended until Monday when flights to these countries are expected to resume to a normal timetable

AIR CHINA has announced that it will postpone the launch of proposed flights from Chengdu and Wuhan to the Japanese capital Tokyo following last week

Taiwanese operator CHINA AIRLINES is set to reduce capacity on its Taipei Taoyuan – London Heathrow route from April. According to official schedule

Italian flag carrier ALITALIA is to enhance links into the Netherlands with the introduction of a twice daily Florence – Amsterdam service from March

AIR PACIFIC is providing additional seats on its Nadi – Kiribati – Honolulu route this August by introducing that month a Boeing 737-800 on its weekly

SICHUAN AIRLINES is to launch three new domestic routes this summer from Chongqing. It will offer daily services to Changzhou, Hohhet and Mianyang

Russian carrier KUBAN AIRLINES is to add a further connection from its Krasnodar base this summer. From April 2 it will inaugurate a weekly Krasnodar

VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS has made the first modifications to its Northern Winter schedules at London Heathrow for 2011/2012. From January 7, it will

OMAN AIR is to boost frequencies on its Muscat – Frankfurt service from five flights a week to a daily schedule from March 17. The additional flights

US carrier CONTINENTAL AIRLINES has announced that it will suspend flights from Guam and Honolulu to Nadi from September 25. It currently operates the

Independent Russian carrier TRANSAERO AIRLINES is to increase capacity on four of its domestic routes from Moscow Domodedovo and two from St

Thales won a contract from Belaeronavigatsia to supply three radar stations for Grodno, Mogilev and Minsk airports in Belarus. Two sets of co-mounted STAR 2000 primary radars and RSM 970 S secondary radars will be deployed at the GNA and MSQ, Thales said. One additional RSM 970 S secondary radar will be located at MVQ.

IATA DG and CEO Giovanni Bisignani warned this week that Brazil "will never reach its full potential without major changes in its aviation policies," pointing in particular to airport and ATC infrastructure.

The Board of Airline Representatives in the UK said it is "surprised and dismayed" at a BAA proposal to impose so-called emergency timetables on airlines as a means to handle extreme weather or exceptional situations—such as last December's snow that led to major disruptions at several UK airports including London Heathrow.

Aegean Airlines is to significantly expand its network this summer with the most notable growth being from the Mediterranean island of Cyprus where it

Independent Kuwaiti carrier Wataniya Airways suspended operations on March 16 after failing to overcome the financial issues that had forced it to

Continental Airlines is to launch a daily service between its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport and the German city of Stuttgart

Austrian Airlines has delayed the resumption of flights to the Iraqi capital Baghdad by more than two months but will increase its capacity to Erbil

This summer, airlines in Philippines are planning significant expansion in both the domestic and international markets. The Southeast Asian country is

Worldwide industry body Airports Council International (ACI) has reported its preliminary traffic information for 2010, showing positive growth in

In celebration of Twitter’s 5th birthday next week, flight comparison website Cheapflights.co.uk has identified some of the best marketing

FLYBE ADDS SECOND DOMESTIC LINK FROM MANSTON UK low-fare carrier Flybe has announced that it will open a third domestic route from Manston Airport