Airports & Networks

Oman Air launched four-times-weekly Airbus A330 Muscat-Milan service. Qatar Airways launched five-times-weekly Airbus A330 Doha-Brussels service. AirBaltic reached a codeshare agreement with Transaero under which it will offer connections via Moscow Domodedovo to destinations in Russia, Central Asia and the Far East.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted authorisation for a five-year alliance between UAE carrier ETIHAD AIRWAYS and

Doha-based QATAR AIRWAYS is to inaugurate flights to Montréal from June, according to its Chief Executive Officer, Akbar Al-Baker. The Canadian city

Belgian budget carrier JETAIRFLY has confirmed that it will launch a Brussels Charleroi – Athens service from 08APR11. The airline is to offer three

UK carrier bmi British Midland International has confirmed that it will suspend its London Heathrow – Glasgow service this spring, blaming a

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

Air Mauritius is to become the first African carrier to launch flights to China’s financial capital, Shanghai. It will inaugurate a once weekly

IATA REPORTS STRONG 2010 BUT WARNS OF UNCERTAINTY FOR YEAR AHEAD The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported full-year 2010 demand

Two major Asian flag carrier have announced the termination of flights to the Saudi Arabian city of Riyadh, as rising oil prices force them to look a

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has joined forces with Chinese investment company First Eastern Investment Group to establish Japan’s first low-cost operator

AZAL LAUNCHES FLIGHTS TO IZMIR Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) is to launch flights to the Turkish city of Izmir, its third destination in the country. The

AEROFLOT PLANS SEOUL UPGRADES Aeroflot Russian Airlines is to add a fifth weekly rotation on its Moscow Sheremetyevo – Seoul Incheon service between

LONDON SOUTHEND WINS NEW BUSINESS London Southend Airport has won its first major airline contract in more than a decade after Aer Arann confirmed

AIR JAMAICA RETURNS TO LONDON Air Jamaica's colourful airliners were a regular sight at London Heathrow Airport, but the carrier took the decision to

Most passengers like to relax with a book or to take advantage of the in-flight entertainment when they fly. However, according to a recent survey of

LACSA is increasing its flights on the Guatemala City – Mexico City route from 04MAR11, introducing a double daily schedule. Schedule: LR650 GUA1040 –

US budget carrier JETBLUE AIRWAYS and SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS (SAA) have made a joint application to the US Department of Transportation for the

German regional carrier CIRRUS AIRLINES is to introduce a daily, except Saturdays, Dresden – Vienna link from 28MAR11 using a Dornier 328 turboprop

EASTERN AIRWAYS is to launch a weekly charter flight from London’s Oxford Airport to Palma de Mallorca this summer, the facility’s first regular link

For the third consecutive year, XL AIRWAYS FRANCE is to offer seasonal flights to the United States. The carrier will offer up to five weekly Paris

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Dutch budget carrier TRANSAVIA.COM is to launch a daily Amsterdam – Athens service from 01APR11. The airline will offer an early morning departure and

RWANDAIR, the national carrier of Rwanda, will launch a three-times weekly service from Kigali to Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo from 03MAR11

Following a recent audit of Croatia’s civil aviation industry, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has upgraded the country from Category 2

Independent Russian carrier TRANSAERO AIRLINES is to resume its Moscow Domodedovo – Hong Kong route this summer, albeit only on a weekly basis. The