Airports & Networks

The national carrier of Armenia, Armavia, has announced that it will commence two new services from its Yerevan base. Effective January 17 th, it will

Hong Kong Airlines will launch daily A330-200 Hong Kong-Singapore Changi service Jan. 15. Delta Air Lines launched four-times-weekly 757 Tokyo Narita-Palau service and daily 767-300ER Nagoya-Honolulu service. The airline said it plans to add new routes to Guangzhou and Tokyo-Haneda in 2011, and expand service to Beijing, Manila and Shanghai. Finnair will launch daily Helsinki-Delhi service Jan 6.

Korean Air will launch its first A380 service in May 2011 with the entire upper deck of the aircraft devoted to business class flyers. The configuration is designed to give business flyers “exclusivity like they’re traveling in their own private jet,” according to Senior VP-Passenger Business Division Walter Cho.

Qantas is expected to announce the restart of Airbus A380 flights on its key Los Angeles to Sydney and Melbourne routes this week. Based on indications from reservations systems, the airline could resume operations Jan. 17.

From 27MAR11, Croatia Airlines once again offers 3 weekly service on Zagreb – Istanbul service on board Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft. Planned

Skyteam carrier China Southern Airlines has adjusted its planned New Zealand operation. The airline will launch 3 weekly Guangzhou – Auckland NONSTOP

ASIANA AIRLINES during the month of January and February 2011 is introducing additional flights on selected routes in Japan and Korea. Schedule as

Lufthansa from 27MAR11 is doubling the service on Berlin Tegel – Moscow Domodedovo route from 3 to 6 weekly. New service operates on Mondays

SAS from 27MAR11 begins 4 weekly Oslo – Moscow Sheremetyevo service, on board Boeing 737-600 aircraft. As a result overall SAS service to Moscow

flydubai from 17JAN11 expands its network to Bangladesh, where it is to offer 4 weekly Dubai – Chittagong service on board Boeing 737-800 aircraft

Nordavia since 16DEC10 has launched Arkhangelsk – Helsinki service, in addition to Murmansk – Helsinki (posted on 29DEC10). Service on Arkhangelsk –

US Airways from 19MAY11 to 30SEP11 is adding 2nd Daily seasonal service on Charlotte – Frankfurt route, operated by Boeing 767-200ER aircraft

Mandarin Airlines and Xiamen Airlines on 28DEC10 launched codeshare operation on Kaohsiung – Xiamen and Taipei Taoyuan – Xiamen service. Codeshare

Shenzhen Airlines from 21JAN11 launches 4 weekly Wuxi – Tokyo Narita service with Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The airline operates 3 weekly to Osaka

As we approach the end of 2010, the year The Hub was launched, we take a look back at some of the major route development stories of the year: January

Bangkok Airways from 02MAR11 introduces service to India, with 6 weekly Mumbai – Bangkok service on board Airbus A319 aircraft. Schedule: PG733

Cathay Pacific from 29MAR11 is increasing Hong Kong – Paris CDG service from 11 weekly to 14 weekly. The new 3 weekly flights will be operating via

Colombian carrier Aires starting 18JAN11 is canceling all but 1 International route. In total, 5 routes are being canceled and not available for

Nordavia on 15DEC10 launched 3 new routes. On 15DEC10, it launched 6 weekly each on Moscow Sheremetyevo – Norilsk and Moscow Sheremetyevo – Ufa route

Ryanair on 23DEC10 announced it is to continue its Barcelona Girona base for 5 more years, where the LCC will base up to 10 Boeing 737-800s. This

A new maintenance centre is to open at Egypt's first privately owned and operated airport at Marsa Salam.

Al Bateen Executive Airport has signed a letter of intent with Switzerland-based Gategroup to provide high quality catering and aircraft provisioning services to business aircraft using Al Bateen Executive Airport.

Antalya-based Turkish charter carrier Sky Airlines, is to start scheduled domestic flights within the next two weeks.

All Nippon Airways and Hawaiian Airlines reached a codeshare agreement under which ANA will place its NH code on Hawaiian's daily Tokyo Haneda-Honolulu service aboard a Boeing 767-300ER. The codeshare covers cargo shipped direct from Haneda to Honolulu, and also aims to tap the market for freight between local cities throughout Japan and other Asian cities, and US cities beyond Honolulu, ANA said.

Singapore Airlines will begin to operate its daily Los Angeles-Tokyo Narita-Singapore service with an A380 beginning March 27, a move that will offer passengers 100 additional seats on each flight versus the 747 currently operating the route.