Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has received interim authorisation from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for its proposed strategic alliance with the Virgin Blue Group.

Air Berlin will launch four-times-weekly Berlin Tegel–New York JFK services in May 2011, which AB said will strengthen its position in Berlin along with the opening of the Berlin Brandenburg International Airport and its full membership into oneworld, which is planned for early 2012. AB will increase its DUS–New York JFK services from five-times-weekly to daily flights from summer 2011. AB will codeshare with American Airlines.

Romanian LCC Blue Air, which is reportedly facing financial problems, is undergoing major changes to its network and will shut down a total of 10 routes by Oct. 31, Romanian media outlets reported. The affected routes include services from its main base at Bucharest Baneasa to Lisbon, Vienna, Cuneo and Thessaloniki.

Fedex has seen international freight volumes go "through the roof" this year in a further sign of the recovery taking place in the global air cargo

Flag carrier Air Canada is the country's largest airline providing scheduled and charter flights to 160 destinations, with its largest hub at Toronto

Moldova's Chisinau Airport is confident that the country will ink an open skies agreement with the EU by May 2011, said the gateway's managing

John Shepley, vice president network planning, Etihad Airways What are the most significant new routes on your network? Etihad moved into the Japanese

The first Routes Club will take place today at the Pan Pacific Hotel today between 12:00 and 14:30. Attendance is limited to those who have already

World Routes 2010 closed last night in Vancouver, having attracted over 2,500 air transport professionals to British Columbia, including 450 delegates

Next year's World Routes will be heading back to Europe after two years of being in Asia, in 2008 and 2009, and this year in North America. Taking

AirAsia X announced at the World Route Development Forum in Vancouver that it will launch thrice-weekly Kuala Lumpur–Tokyo Haneda service from Dec. 9 aboard an A330. The downtown Tokyo airport will become the carrier's 12th destination. Alaska Airlines launched daily Portland, Ore.–Honolulu service. Allegiant Air will launch twice-weekly Greensboro, N.C. –Charlotte County, Fla. service Nov. 18 aboard an MD-80.

British Airways announced at the World Route Development Forum in Vancouver that it will launch five-times weekly London Heathrow–Tokyo Haneda service on Feb.19, 2011 onboard a 777. Its current daily LHR-Tokyo Narita service will remain unchanged. BA also said it plans to launch direct flights from LHR to Buenos Aires from March 27, 2011. BA passengers now must connect via Sao Paulo to reach Buenos Aires. The carrier also announced it will increase its London Gatwick–Barbados service from 10 to 12 flights a week starting in March 2011.

Allegiant this morning announced new service between Youngstown-Warren, Ohio and Tampa Bay, Florida, beginning on November 17. A 150-seat MD-80 jet

Air France has announced service to Orlando and Lima starting in June 2011. Orlando will get three weekly flights operated by Boeing 777-300 equipment

Slovenian flag carrier Adria Airways will launch a new thrice-weekly service from Frankfurt to Pristina from November 1, operating A319 equipment on

AirAsia X announced this morning that it will start thrice-weekly service to Tokyo Haneda from Kuala Lumpur on December 9. This is its 12th

As Delhi prepares to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games in October, India's airports, airlines and tourism authorities have come together under ‘one

British Airways' director of strategy and business units, Robert Boyle, was among the panel of airline experts tackling issues such as labour

Las Vegas will be welcoming the global world route development community to its famous city in 2013. The announcement was made yesterday at World

Vietnam Airlines will operate a new charter service between Adelaide and Ho Chi Minh City during November and December, it was announced at World

MONTRÉAL, September 20, 2010 - Air Canada today announced that it is boosting international flights from Vancouver to Asia beginning this coming

Jetstar Airways, based in Melbourne, along with its sister, Jetstar Asia, based in Singapore, are major players in Asia. From Melbourne, Jetstar links

US Airways on Alliances, Hubs & Growth Plans Brian Council, senior manager of international route planning, US Airways How does US Airways feel about

British Airways last night landed the ORBIS Award for Corporate Social Responsibility at World Routes Gala Networking Event in Vancouver. This award

Bob Hill, director route planning at American Airlines, was one of six judges on the all-new judging panel for the World Routes Marketing Awards