Airports & Networks

The carrier wants to operate regional feeder services in Europe like it does in the US for American Airlines and United Airlines.

American abandoned Joplin Regional Airport in 2019; SkyWest will operate under the United Express brand.

The pass is aimed at restarting stagnant airline networks.

European Commission (EC) president Ursula von der Leyen has confirmed that work is underway on a “Digital Green Pass,” which aims to facilitate the restart of European travel.

About 2,800 seats per day will be added to Australia’s busiest flight path.

Routes details a selection of new air services scheduled to start this month.

All Air Canada Express flights are to be consolidated under a single operator.

Thales has successfully delivered phase 1 of the new Bahrain International Airport as part of this important modernization project.

Flydubai will commence services to Minsk, the capital of Belarus from 20 February.

Emirates’ self-check-in and bag drop kiosks at Dubai International (DXB), which made its debut in September last year, have now gone touchless.

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced plans to resume direct flights from Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Charles De Gaulle (CDG), France. The direct flights are set to restart from 17th March 2021.

Indra has been awarded one of the key projects for the future of air navigation in Africa and will revamp the air traffic control system at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

Newly appointed Benedikt Escher says SWISS will reconsider its mix of destinations and frequencies as it notes strength of VFR and leisure.

The airline will add 13 MAXs to its network this year.

Colombia’s aviation authority Aerocivil has confirmed that four carriers have requested permission to serve the country.

Biofuel producer Gevo has signed a MOU with Germany’s HCS Group to build a renewable hydrocarbon facility in Speyer, Germany, which will produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Five new seasonal routes are being added to the US airline’s network from the Windy City.

Condor is set to become the second airline to serve the market nonstop.

The country’s aviation authority is considering route proposals from Volaris and Viva Aerobus among others.

BTS sees record-low air travel in the US in 2020 after the outbreak of COVID-19.

Routes’ latest infographic looks at the current state of the world’s aviation market as the northern summer season approaches.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines operated its first commercial flight using an admixture of 500 liters of sustainable synthetic kerosene.

SWISS plans to launch five new short-haul European routes over the coming months, although the Star Alliance member does not expect to see “any tangible resumption of air travel activity until mid-summer at the earliest.”

International Airlines Group (IAG) has seen growing revenue contributions from its long-haul business since July 2020 with the segment now contributing the majority of passenger revenues.

Two new short-haul routes will start from Zurich and three from Geneva this summer, but the airline does not expect demand to pick-up until the third quarter of the year.