Airports & Networks

Hong Kong-based DRAGONAIR is to introduce a fourth daily flight to Xiamen in China from 27MAR11. The additional flight - operated by an Airbus A320 -

It appears that KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES is to reduce frequencies on some of its long-haul routes after preliminary information on its Northern Winter

Independent Swiss carrier BABOO is to suspend its services from Geneva to Bordeaux, Bucharest and Toulouse this summer and will instead boost

AEROFLOT RUSSIAN AIRLINES and AEROSVIT AIRLINES have launched a codeshare arrangement on three routes between Russia and Ukraine. The two carriers

Swiss leisure carrier EDELWEISS is to launch a weekly Zurich – Ibiza connection this summer. The new flight will operate every Sunday between 29MAY11

Middle East Airlines - Air Liban (MEA), the flag carrier of Lebanon, has signed a formal agreement to join the SkyTeam global alliance in 2012

Republic Airways Holdings subsidiary, Frontier Airlines, has announced plans to expand its activities from Denver and Kansas City, adding five more

Privately owned Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines is to inaugurate a three-times weekly flight between Beijing and Zurich this summer. The new service

US carrier Alaska Airlines has announced that SkyWest Airlines will begin operating flights on six West Coast routes from May 14 using five 70-seat

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has downgraded its industry outlook for 2011 to $8.6 billion from the $9.1 billion it estimated in

After more than 40 years of service, Japan Airlines (JAL) has operated its last scheduled passenger flights with the Boeing 747. The company’s last

PLUNA INTRODUCES MORE BRAZILIAN FLIGHTS Uruguayan carrier PLUNA is adding flights to Belo Horizonte and Brasilia, its seventh and eighth destinations

TAP PORTUGAL OPENS BAMAKO ROUTE TAP Portugal is to offer flights to Bamako in Mali this summer as it continues to expand its presence in Northern and

WINGS AIR INCREASES ITS DOMESTIC OPTIONS Indonesian carrier Wings Air, a subsidiary of Lion Air, will add a further 15 ATR 72-500s to its fleet to

SUNEXPRESS TO LAUNCH IZMIR – BREMEN AS IT CONTINUES GERMAN FOCUS Antalya-based SunExpress, a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, is

QATAR AIRWAYS DROPS LONDON GATWICK TO FACILITATE MANCHESTER GROWTH Further to our story last week about Qatar Airways expanding its presence in the UK

LONDON OXFORD AIRPORT LENGTHENS ITS RANGE London Oxford Airport has received approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for a (896 ft/273m)

Qatar Airways chief executive office Akbar Al Baker has announced in a statement the airline will cease its Doha-London Gatwick route as of 31 May.

AIR FRANCE is to add scheduled flights to the Caribbean Islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique from its Paris CDG. The weekly links to Fort-de-France

ROSSIYA AIRLINES will take advantage of capacity increases to boost schedules to Adler/Sochi and Ekaterinburg from its St Petersburg base

Wizz Air announced it will this year open its fourth Romanian base in Tirgu Mures. It will initially deploy one Airbus A320 at TGM to serve Barcelona, Rome Fiumicino, Paris Beauvais, Milan Bergamo, Madrid, Dortmund and Bologna Forli. It already operates to TGM from Budapest and London Luton. CEO Jozsef Varadi said,"This is another milestone in our Romanian operations that indicates our commitment to the Romanian passengers in offering truly affordable fares and a fast-growing network."

Two US airmen were shot dead and two were wounded Wednesday aboard a bus parked curbside outside Frankfort Airport's Terminal 2. Kosovo Interior Minister Bajram Rexhepi confirmed that German police had arrested a 21-year-old Kosovo citizen in connection with the shooting.

Irish budget carrier Ryanair has responded to yesterday's statement from Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) rejecting its proposed expansion at Shannon

Gulf Air began its service to Basra in Iraq today with four weekly flights.

EgyptAir holding company chairman Hussein Massoud has been in talks to defer deliveries of its latest A330 order with Airbus as it fights against the challenges of reduced passenger loads following the uprising in Egypt.