Airports & Networks

Air Corsica is evaluating potential ATR 72 service from the Mediterranean island, located south east of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula.

Vinci Airports is studying ways to charge variable aircraft-use fees based on carbon-dioxide emissions, as part of a broader environmental strategy that already has showed results.

hales is deploying its air traffic management (ATM) systems at Shanghai’s Hongqiao and Pudong airports and gearing up for installation at Guangzhou Baiyun airport, after having put some of the equipment into service at the new Beijing Daxing airport.

Service reductions by state-owned national carrier Tajik Air have opened the door for other airlines to take market share in the Central Asian country.

Brazilian airline Azul is making its New York debut this summer.

Jazeera Airways has more than doubled its capacity to Saudi Arabia over the past five years and is further grow its network in 2020.

American Airlines has recruited “one of the leading network planners in the world.”

Beijing Capital International Airport will be expanded, following the opening of the city’s new major airport at Daxing.

This week: Hamburg has secured its first-ever non-stop service to Tirana; EgyptAir is to restore Ireland’s link with Egypt; and Alaska Airlines is making further changes to its Californian network.

The market in Peru has undergone significant changes over the last 12 months with the suspension of Peruvian Airlines and the continued growth of Viva Air Peru and Sky Peru.

We profile Interjet, the Mexican low-cost carrier and Routes Americas 2020 attendee.

The airport slot system in Europe is overdue for a comprehensive overhaul, according to Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe).

PHL aims to grow network with major new appointment.

Competition in Boston is set to further intensify as American Airlines prepares to launch three new routes, including service to the host of Routes Americas 2020.

Wizz Air has moved quickly to fill a gap in the market on routes between Italy and Albania following the suspension of Ernest Airlines.

Qatar Airways is launching routes to eight new destinations, three of which have hosted Routes events in the past 18 months.

Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam has announced it will start constructing a new $5 billion airport later this year.

Qatar Airways announced during the Kuwait Aviation Show 2020 that it is adding two new African destinations to its network this year.

LAM Mozambique Airlines remains the country’s largest carrier, but Ethiopian Airlines’ decision to launch domestic services is challenging the flag carrier’s position.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) expects to receive its third Airbus A380 in April, which will allow the carrier to move to an all-A380 service on the busy route between Tokyo Narita airport and Honolulu.

Qatar Airways will launch its first passenger services to Kazakhstan in March, less than five months after the Central Asian country introduced an open skies policy at 11 airports to help open new international routes.

Japan Airlines (JAL) inked a codeshare agreement with Shanghai Airlines that it said expands its network in China by two routes.

US ultra-LCC Spirit Airlines will fly from Fort Lauderdale, Florida (FLL) to two more destinations in Colombia starting in April, expanding its Colombian network to seven cities.

A custom-made anti-drone system has been deployed at London Heathrow Airport (LHR), using technologies from different manufacturers.

Milan is one of the most well-connected and easily accessible cities in the world. We take a closer look at the Italian aviation market, ahead of the country hosting World Routes 2020.