Airports & Networks

New Thai carrier CRYSTAL THAI AIRLINES plans to inaugurate operations on 03FEB11, initially providing twice weekly flights on the Bangkok - Seoul

AIR ARABIA MAROC, the Casablanca-based low-cost carrier, is to expand its flights to the southern French city of Montpellier. From 28MAR11 the airline

MYANMAR AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL is to launch its first route to China. From 03MAR11 it will open a Yangon – Guangzhou service. The twice-weekly link

Polish national carrier and Star Alliance partner LOT POLISH AIRLINES is set to suspend its long-haul flights from Krakow and Rzeszow this summer and

LUFTHANSA ITALIA, the German national carrier's Italian subsidiary, is to introduce summer flights from its Milan Malpensa base to Cagliari, Catania

Italian low-cost carrier WINDJET is opening a new base at Rimini this summer and will initially offer services to ten destinations from 27MAR11. At

Russian carrier YAKUTIA is to launch a twice weekly Irkutsk – Munich flight using a Boeing 757-200. The long distance service will provide access to

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

AIR GREENLAND is to lease a single Boeing 737 this summer to boost capacity on its Kangerlussuaq – Copenhagen and Narsarsuaq – Copenhagen routes. No

Copa Airlines will in June begin four-times-weekly service from Panama City to Toronto Pearson, Porto Alegre in Brazil and Nassau, at the same time increasing daily frequencies to "several countries" in its route network from its Panama hub. "Copa Airlines continues to expand its coverage and reaffirm its leadership in Latin America and the Caribbean," Copa CEO Pedro Heilbron said. "Copa offers flights to more international destinations than any other airline from any other hub in the region."

Turkish ground handling company Celebi is in talks to acquire a 49% stake in Dusseldorf International Airport's operator Flughafen Dusseldorf.

The UAE's air traffic movements broke all previous records in 2010 according to figures released by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).

AEROFLOT RUSSIAN AIRLINES is to launch a second daily rotation on the Moscow Sheremetyevo – Shanghai Pu Dong route from 09APR11. Just under 80,000

Saudi authorities have said that the issue of tourist visas to foreigners has been temporarily stopped “to achieve larger interests,” Arab News has reported. The move throws into question a recent boom in flights to the Kingdom and a perceived opening up of the Kingdom to international tourists.

CANSO, the global voice of air traffic management (ATM) issued its 'UAE Declaration', a statement announcing plans to undertake a Joint Middle East Airspace Study and develop a coordinated approach to optimising the region's airspace structure - at the organisations conference in Abu Dhabi yesterday

HAINAN AIRLINES has launched flights to Sydney from Shenzhen and Hangzhou. The three-times weekly service is operated by an Airbus A330-200 configured

Abu Dhabi-based ETIHAD AIRWAYS has started placing its code on a number of Royal Air Maroc's (RAM) domestic flights and links into West Africa. With

TURKISH AIRLINES (THY) will drop its First Class service on the Istanbul - Hong Kong route this summer as it replaces leased aircraft with brand new

Australian regional carrier AEROPELICAN AIR SERVICES is to launch a weekday service on the Narrabri – Brisbane and a weekly Newcastle – Narrabri route

MIAT MONGOLIAN AIRLINES is understood to have cancelled plans to launch flights from Ulaan Baatar to Frankfurt after a proposed lease deal for a

AUSTRIAN AIRLINES is to add a sixth weekly frequency on its Vienna – Rostov route from 02MAY11. The link to Russia is operated under the Austrian

Germanwings and Lufthansa will launch an interline agreement Jan. 20 under which passengers can combine LH and Germanwings flights in one booking. Flydubai launched four-times-weekly Dubai-Chittagong service, becoming daily in March. It is the carrier's 30th destination. AirBaltic reached a cooperation agreement with Turkish Airlines under which it will offer connections to 11 destinations in Turkey, and 20 in the Middle East and Africa.

American Airlines and United Airlines this week filed a lawsuit in Illinois to stop the City of Chicago from moving forward with the second phase of Chicago O'Hare expansion, arguing that the city government failed to get clearance from the carriers before approving $3.4 billion in modernization projects at the busy airport.

SWISS EUROPEAN AIR LINES has entered into an operational partnership with BMI BRITISH MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL on flights from Basel's EuroAirport to the

The Governments of Japan and Singapore have agreed to fully lift air service restrictions between the two countries. Through the agreement airlines