Airports & Networks

Vision Airlines is perhaps best known for its charter activities, but the small US airline has announced a significant expansion of its scheduled

The International Airlines Group (IAG), the new holding company of British Airways (BA) and Iberia, commenced business on January 24 when its shares

Emirates will launch four-times-weekly Airbus 330-200 Dubai-Basra service Feb. 2. Japan Airlines subsidiary Japan Air Commuter will launch daily Fukuoka service to Amami-Oshima and Yakushima March 27. Aeromar and Continental Airlines reached a codeshare arrangement under which CO will place its code on Aeromar service from Mexico City to 13 destinations in Mexico beginning Feb. 1.

Lufthansa said it will launch daily Frankfurt-San Francisco A380 service on May 10, marking the entry of the large aircraft to SFO. "San Francisco has been a US stronghold for Lufthansa for more than 50 years," VP-Americas Jens Bischof said."I applaud the airport's management for their dedication in becoming A380-ready." San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee added, "The economic windfall generated by international flights such as Lufthansa's new service spreads throughout the entire region in the form of jobs and local revenues."

CZECH AIRLINES is to resume flights to Vietnam after nearly a 20-year hiatus. The airline has confirmed it will launch a three-times weekly Prague -

The European Commission has blocked the proposed merger of Greece's two largest carriers Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines, claiming the combined

Irish low-cost carrier RYANAIR is to launch flights from Manchester to Alicante, Faro, Madrid and Tenerife from 14APR11 as well as increasing

KENYA AIRWAYS is to introduce a daily service on its Nairobi – Paris CDG route from 14JUN11. The African flag carrier currently offers four flights

AIRBERLIN is to expand its domestic network this summer with the introduction of six new weekly frequencies on its Berlin Tegel – Münsterand Berlin

ANADOLUJET, the low-cost division of Turkish Airlines, will introduce a three-times weekly Ankara – London Stansted service from 28JAN11. The route

SRILANKAN AIRLINES has entered into a codeshare agreement with local operator Mihin Lanka, and its code will now appear on Mihin's flights from

European low-cost carrier NORWEGIAN is to introduce a summer-only Oslo – Lakselv route; its first service to the town, the largest settlement and

KUWAIT AIRWAYS is to drop flights to Chittagong and Dhaka in Bangladesh this summer and will use this capacity to enhance capacity on two of its

TURKISH AIRLINES has announced that it will launch a four-times weekly Istanbul – Valencia service from 27MAR11, its 3rd destination in Spain. The

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told reporters Tuesday that Monday's "well-planned terrorist attack" at Moscow Domodedovo that killed 35 and wounded many more exposed "breaches" in security at the country's busiest airport, and suggested passengers will have to get used to tighter, more time-consuming security "at virtually all transport hubs" in Russia.

UK budget carrier JET2.COM is to introduce the Boeing 737-800 at its Manchester base, providing the opportunity for the low-fare carrier to develop

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told reporters Tuesday that Monday's "well-planned terrorist attack" at Moscow Domodedovo that killed 35 exposed "breaches" in security at the country's busiest airport, and suggested passengers will have to get used to tighter, more time-consuming security "at virtually all transport hubs" in Russia.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based low-cost carrier FLYDUBAI will start a weekly Dubai – Port Sudan service from 28FEB11, using its Boeing 737-800s. The

Irish regional carrier and Air France partner carrier CITYJET is to launch two additional summer routes this year. From 27MAR11 it will introduce a

TURKISH AIRLINES is to launch flights to the southern French city of Toulouse, its fourth destination in the country following Paris CDG, Lyon and

Nigerian carrier AERO is to resume flights on the Lagos – Enugu route from 07FEB11. There is already strong competition on this route with two other

China’s low-cost carrier JUNEYAO AIRLINES is to add a second daily rotation on its Shanghai Pu Dong – Hong Kong service, a route that was only

AIR CHINA is to once again offer non-stop services on the Chengdu – Tokyo Narita route. The new twice weekly flight will be launched on 27MAR11 and

An explosion that occurred at Moscow Domodedovo Airport around 4:30 p.m. local time Monday is believed to have killed at least 35 people and injured dozens of others.

Fresh from announcing the first firm order for the upgraded A320neo earlier this month as part of its order for 60 additional short-haul airliners