Airports & Networks

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.

London Heathrow, hard hit by the severe winter weather that significantly disrupted air traffic in Europe this week, was open Thursday with "most flights operating," airports operator BAA said.

London Heathrow, hard hit by the severe winter weather that significantly disrupted air traffic in Europe this week, was open Thursday with "most flights operating," airports operator BAA said.

Air China from 11JAN11 launches 3 weekly Guangzhou – Guang Yuan on board Boeing 737-700 aircraft. Guang Yuan is located at Sichuan Province, where Air

As per 23DEC10 GDS timetable display, ASIANA AIRLINES is introducing Airbus A330-300 aircraft service on Seoul Incheon – Seattle route, replacing

TAP Portugal launch Miami service from June 2011 TAP Portugal is to launch a 5 weekly service to Miami from the 6 th June 2011, the service is

Turkish Airlines to serve Sydney It is reported that Turkish Airlines will add 10 new international destinations to its network in 2011 and one of

JetStar Asia cancels Kota Kinabalu JetStar Asia is cancelling its 4 weekly Singapore – Kota Kinabalu service from the 16 th February 2011. The route

Air Arabia will launch thrice-weekly Sharjah-Sohag service Dec 27. Sohag is Air Arabia's fourth destination in Egypt. Qatar Airways will begin operating its Boeing 777 for the first time to Spain Jan. 1 on its daily Doha-Madrid service. The carrier begins flights to Bucharest and Budapest Jan. 17, Brussels from Jan. 31, and Stuttgart beginning March 6.

Qantas is believed to be closer to restarting Airbus A380 service on the Los Angeles to Sydney and Melbourne routes after regulators eased engine inspection rules. According to The Australian, Qantas is in discussions with Rolls-Royce about how it can lift restrictions on Trent 900 engines that prevent the aircraft flying from the US with a full payload. EASA this week relaxed its requirement of a Trent 900 inspection every 20 flights, designed to detect oil leaks, to an inspection every 200 flights.

Commencing 1 January 2011,Qatar Airways will introduce its flagship Boeing 777 aircraft for the first time in Spain, operating on the daily non-stop Doha – Madrid route.

Northrop Grumman's air traffic management subsidiary, Park Air Systems announced today that it had won the contract for the supply of communication, navigation and surveillance systems for Al Maktoum International Airport in Jebel Ali.

Asky Airlines from 16JAN11 is introducing 3rd Boeing 737 aircraft to its fleet, which will lead to new network shuffle, including NEW service launch

WestJet said Tuesday it will wet lease a Boeing 757-200 from North American Airlines to be used on Calgary-Honolulu-Maui and Edmonton-Maui routings from Feb. 12-April 30, 2011, subject to Canadian government approval. NAA will operate the aircraft on behalf of WS, providing pilots, flight attendants and maintenance personnel. WS operates an all 737NG fleet comprising 91 aircraft.