Airports & Networks

Budapest and Bucharest flights launch this month with more new routes from AUH to follow in September.

Wilco Sweijen, director of route and business development at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, reflects on the past few months and tells Routes what life is like at the hub as European travel restrictions are gradually lifted.

Unstable approach set up fatal accident as pilots did not act on multiple cues.

United Airlines will add close to 25,000 flights in August, as it cautiously restores capacity in response to steadily increasing domestic travel demand.

Lufthansa has teamed up with two medical companies to offer COVID-19 testing at its Frankfurt and Munich hubs, which may avoid 14-day quarantine

LONDON—UK ULCC easyJet plans to make more than 700 pilots redundant and close three of its British bases as it downsizes in the face of the novel coronavirus crisis.

Ask the Editors: Airports are revamping their check-in process to create a safer, contactless environment for travelers.

LCC to fly 90% of pre-pandemic network.

Pandemic has led the airline into a state of hibernation, company says.

More than 290,000 departure seats are scheduled for July from the country.

Following cases of transit passengers being stranded at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) as a result of mishandling by airlines, Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) has introduced a series of penalties imposed on airlines should such cases occur again.

With COVID-19 travel restrictions easing in parts of the world, airlines are gradually rebuilding their networks. Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at LOT restarting an Asian route, Air Belgium launching a winter sun service and a boost for Toronto.

Collins Aerospace describes initiatives to safeguard aviation’s VHF-routed data link communications.

United had the biggest presence in China among US carriers before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Controversial move is in contrast to rival Delta Air Lines, which caps capacity at 60% on all flights.

Ed Bastian says there is little risk of contracting COVID-19 aboard a Delta flight.

The carrier will go head-to-head with Qantas and Virgin Australia.

The CARES Act provided airlines with $32 billion in grants, but it expires on Sept. 30.

Singapore Airlines-Nok Air JV folds in face of passenger demand drop.

Lufthansa Group said June 29 that it is seeing increased demand for short-term and long-term bookings and has therefore taken the decision to return another 200 aircraft to service between now and the end of October.

Following an extensive two-year flight test programme, Airbus has successfully concluded its Autonomous Taxi, Take-Off and Landing (ATTOL) project.

Emirates will re-start passenger flights to Cairo from 1 July, Tunis from 1 July, Malé from 16 July, and Khartoum from 03 July.

Early indicators show American ULCCs outperforming larger competitors.

As airlines and airports around the world recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes' latest infographic looks at the current state of the global aviation market.

Hit by anti-government protests in June 2019 and COVID-19 disruptions, the Hong Kong Airport Authority (HKAA) saw net profits for Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) fall to HK$5.8 billion ($756 million), a 30% year-on-year decline for fiscal 2019, which ended March 31.