Airports & Networks

EgyptAir will resume its direct flights to Mumbai next May.

Flydubai has commenced flights to Pisa in Italy, becoming the first UAE carrier to operate this route from Dubai.

Kenya Airways and South African Airways (SAA) have announced a new lounge access agreement for their customers as part of the Strategic Framework Agreement (SPF) signed in November 2021.

As the footballing world gathers in Qatar for the FIFA World Cup 2022 draw, the country’s international gateway is hoping the event will generate a longer-term traffic increase.

The Star Alliance member will be operating to 12 US destinations by June.

AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines welcome return of international flying to Kuala Lumpur.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

GE Aviation recently achieved 400 million flight hours and 37 years of on time delivery of their navigation database to airlines globally.

TripAdmit has been appointed by Jazeera Airways to offer a full range of tours and activities alongside its global destinations.

Bahrain Airport Services (BAS) has signed a contract with SITA to deploy SITA Airport Management, enabling BAS to manage its ground handler operations as cost effectively as possible.

Belgium’s new aviation tax will be introduced from tomorrow to the annoyance of the country’s airlines.

The carrier is also establishing a partnership with Alaska Airlines.

Australia’s flag-carrier has added Dili in East Timor to its network from Darwin.

The carrier is boosting service to European markets, assessing that demand will come back strongly.

In this first episode of Aviation Week Network's new air transport podcast, Window Seat, editors discuss the fast-changing attitudes and rules related to mask wearing in airports and onboard airliners.

The terms for the takeover of Scottish ground handler John Menzies have been finalized, giving it an enterprise value of approximately £763 million ($1 billion).

After signing an interline agreement, the airlines now hope to deepen their partnership by offering codeshares.

The Canadian ULCC will offer five warm weather routes to Tucson next winter.

The carrier will operate 130 weekly flights from the northeast England airport this summer.

The carrier is also laying the groundwork for a fifth new route to India.

Sharjah Airport has won the ‘Best Airport in the Middle East’ award in the five to 15 million passenger per year category and the ‘Voice of the Customer’ accreditation given by the Airports Council International (ACI).

Maggie Kaunda, acting managing director at the Zambia Airports Corporation, talks to Keith Mwanalushi about the opening of new airport infrastructure in the capital, Lusaka, and Ndola in the Copperbelt.

SalamAir has announced non-stop flights to four Indian cities – from Salalah to Calicut and from Muscat to Jaipur, Lucknow, and Trivandrum.

The study urges European countries considering banning short-haul flights to take a wide range of factors into consideration.

The US government is extending pandemic relief that allows airlines to cut international flights.