Airports & Networks

Qantas said it plans to cancel the launch of a Cairns-Tokyo route following the decision.

The Canadian carrier has resumed international flights and announced plans to launch a new route to Kingston in Jamaica.

The carrier’s winter schedule will see it return to Birmingham for the first time since 2018.

Flights from Kigali to both Lubumbashi and Goma will be operated 2X-weekly with regional aircraft.

Aeroflot’s latest long-haul leisure service will launch in October.

The move follows the European Council's Aug. 30 recommendation to remove several countries from the 'safe' travel list.

Emirates has announced that it will be restarting services Saudi Arabia from 11 September and St Petersburg from 8 October 2021.

Ground-support equipment suppliers make fast progress toward hydrogen use, but OEMs are still reviewing their options.

The European Commission found that Italy's new national carrier ITA is not the economic successor to Alitalia, and is therefore not liable to repay state aid deemed illegal.

Bahrain’s flag-carrier Gulf Air plans to launch its inaugural route to Israel before the end of the month—almost a year after the two countries formally established diplomatic relations.

The planned service comes nearly a year after the two countries normalized their diplomatic relations.

The service increases to Russia and Saudi Arabia follow additions made to the airline’s South Africa network.

A number of US carriers are trimming capacity plans this fall.

LCC easyJet is targeting leisure travelers seeking a warm-weather vacation with its new route to Jordan.

Virgin Australia’s new seasonal flights to Launceston, Wizz Air adding connections from Hungary and Romania and Saudia returning to Manchester are among the latest new route announcements and services resuming.

Saudia will return to Manchester Airport in December for the first time in 21 months as it relaunches its direct service to Jeddah.

There are ways to safely restore transatlantic air traffic.

The research and technology effort in Europe toward the use of hydrogen in commercial air transport is in full swing, but the readiness level varies depending on the industry segment.

Emirates announced that it will be expanding its operations in and out of South Africa, boosting its schedule to 28 weekly flights from the end of October and bringing back its flagship aircraft.

Hawaiian, which provides the only regularly scheduled air link between the two island chains, paused flights for 17 months at the request of the American Samoa government.

The turboprop operator is building back its network from its Toronto Bishop Airport base.

CEO Dmytro Seroukhov said the airline intends to grow its flight program next year.

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi’s inaugural flight to Manama, Bahrain commenced today departing from Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) and arriving in Bahrain International Airport (BAH). The new route will strengthen connectivity within the GCC by providing an alternative and ultra-low fare travel option for passengers between the two Gulf countries.

Eleven new routes to destinations in Egypt and the UAE will join the carrier’s network in November.

The carrier is the only scheduled passenger airline to offer flights to the US territory in the South Pacific.