Airports & Networks

During Routes Europe 2025, Nuremberg Airport unveiled the framework behind its recent route successes and outlined future expansion opportunities designed to sustain passenger growth.

Another Nigerian region aims to step up its aviation interests, constructing a new airport and bringing a local airline more closely under its control.

Finnair will resume flights to Canada for the first time in over a decade with the launch of nonstop service between Helsinki and Toronto next year.

Airlines in Europe are keen to merge if conditions and timelines aren’t overly burdensome.

HK Express has announced new routes from Hong Kong to Guiyang, China, and Kuala Lumpur, with both markets seen as key drivers for the Cathay Pacific subsidiary.

Emirates is introducing a new coach service exclusively for Economy Class customers flying to and from Clark International Airport in the Philippines.

iGA Istanbul Airport has achieved the highest level in the Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Customer Experience Accreditation.

Air Arabia will expand its existing service between Sharjah and Maldives to twice daily non-stop flights from October 27, 2025.

Dubai Airports has signed an agreement with Etihad Energy Services Company (Etihad ESCO) to launch the final phase of its airport-wide lighting retrofit project.

Etihad Airways has increased its services to Karachi, Pakistan. From October 1, 2025, it will start flying four times a day on the Abu Dhabi – Karachi route.

Kenya Airfreight Handling Limited (KAHL) has entered a partnership with Lift Cargo Limited, a prominent home-grown company in the perishables supply chain sector.

Icelandic carrier Play will end its remaining U.S. routes later this year and shift to a scaled-back leisure and wet lease-focused model.

Aviation Week's Routes 360 Headlines on Wednesday 11 June 2025 covers the latest notable developments and key insights from Routes 360 members.

The NTSB is setting aside three full days for an investigative hearing into the Jan. 29 mid-air collision of a regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter near DCA.

Breeze Airways is moving closer to launching its first scheduled international routes after receiving approval from the U.S. Transportation Department.

Chinese outbound travel demand held up through the first half of 2025, with forward bookings for the remainder of the year continuing to show strength.

Gulf region budget carriers are booming.

Changi Airport Group has awarded a S$999 million ($777 million) contract for the construction of intra-terminal tunnels at Terminal 5 (T5).

IndiGo is set to enhance its international capacity to Central Asia with the launch of direct flights to three key destinations: Almaty, Tashkent, and Tbilisi.

Air India has rolled out an integrated self-check-in and baggage-drop service for its passengers flying from India to all destinations operated by the airline in Europe, the UK and Canada.

Red Sea Global (RSG) and daa International, the operator of the Red Sea International Airport (RSI), has been awarded a five-year agreement to Saudi Ground Services (SGS).

Belavia has taken a Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered Airbus A330-200, expanding its fleet for the first time since 2021 when EU sanctions hit the Belarus airline.

Atlanta Airport will in July expand facial recognition for boarding international flights beyond Delta Air Lines to all flights departing the U.S. from ATL.

London Stansted Airport's proposal outlines a 20-year plan to grow within the airport’s existing boundary and its permitted limit of 274,000 annual flights.

Saudi Arabian LCC flyadeal aims to have half of its network be international routes as it continues to grow domestically.