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MEXICANA PULLS DOWN US FLYING; slashes domestic services Mexicana will focus its North American services from Mexico City, Cancun and Guadalajara

Spring Airlines announces two new services Chinese low cost carrier Spring Airlines will inaugurate two new routes this August. The Shanghai based

Spirit Airlines is based in Fort Lauderdale and brands itself as an ultra low-cost carrier. Its main base is firmly established but it also has three

CATCHMENT AREA: Jacksonville is located in the northeast corner of Florida. Jacksonville International Airport has access to more than 55 million

To meet increased public demand and ease planning for travellers, Oman Air has increased capacity on its Muscat to Salalah route.

As per 29JUL10 GDS timetable display, MeridianaFly from 01NOV10 to 13DEC10 is to operate 1 weekly Bologna - Male service, with Airbus A330

SkyTeam member Delta Air Lines has announced four new routes from its JFK hub; These routes are summarised below; Effective Sep 7th: St Louis

From 05AUG10 to 30OCT10, EVA Air is restoring 7th Daily Taipei - Hong Kong service. There are currently 238 weekly flights from Taipei (TPE) to Hong

Tiger Airways will add new capacity from its Singapore base to Bangalore, India. Tiger currently operates Bangalore on a 5x weekly service with A320

Sky Airline (H2) will begin new services from its Santiago base to Buenos Aires (EZE) effective September 3rd. The carrier will operate the route on a

Delta Air Lines has announced a raft of new routes from its Washington National base which will be inauguarted October 30th ahead of LCC Jetblue

Air Malta Expands in Milan As well as announcing the first stages of a codeshare with Austrian airlines, Air Malta will run a twice-weekly service to

Monarch Airlines is one of the UK's largest charter airlines, offering [charter] seats to small and large tour operators. Overall, the combined route

Alaska Airlines and its Horizon Air regional affiliate entered into a codeshare agreement with Icelandair under which the latter will place its code "on select Alaska and Horizon flights," the carriers said. Agreement also includes a reciprocal frequent flier partnership to be launched this fall.

The UK's air traffic management specialist NATS Services has signed a contract with the Sultanate of Oman's Ministry of Transport to deliver a far-reaching project that will fundamentally redesign its airspace in order to increase capacity, efficiency and safety in the region.

Beirut Airport is to more than double previous expansion plans with work due to begin early next year in order to meet growing demands. A second international airport is also to be opened in the north of Lebanon.

Jetstar has announced new services from Cairns and Melbourne to Auckland, starting on December 13 and April 12, 2010 respectively. From Melbourne

Colombian carrier Aires from 01AUG10 is increasing Bogota - New York JFK service from 3 weekly to Daily.

China Southern Airlines on 25JUL10 launched 1 weekly Dalian - Irkutsk service with Airbus A319, with 2nd weekly service from 16AUG10. Also on the same

American Airlines has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the right to use three weekly regional Brazil

German carrier, Air Berlin has reached a preliminary agreement to join the Oneworld alliance. Air Berlin has its main base at Berlin's Tegel Airport

Shandong Airlines yesterday launched a 2x weekly Jinan - Urumqi - Karshi service. The Boeing 737-800 flight will also carry Air China's "CA" code

Singapore Airlines from 01NOV10 is increasing Singapore - Osaka Kansai service from 7 to 10 weekly. It is currently the only carrier operating the

Ryanair announced it will open its eighth base in Spain at Seville in November with two 737-800s and 29 routes. There will be 10 new routes to Bari, Eindhoven, London Gatwick, Marseille, Palma, Paris Beauvais, Santiago, Valencia, Venice Treviso and Zaragoza. The LCC will offer over 250 weekly return flights to/from Seville. It said it aims to increase its passenger traffic at the airport to 1.5 million.

China Southern Airlines is stepping up its efforts to make gains in the Western cargo market by expanding its cargo fleet and adding international routes.