Airports & Networks

SITA has this week unveiled 10 bold predictions about the technology shaping how passengers will move through the airport of the future, based on unique insights, driving industry forces and emerging technologies.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific has been forced to scale back operations and defer deliveries, while Hong Kong Airlines has had to seek more funds to ensure its survival.
Air Transport

Mexico has started to share its plans for a proposed tri-airport system and is working across industry stakeholders to develop those plans, but significant questions remain about how those plans will work.
Air Transport

Chen Chuanren
Collins Aerospace, China’s Aviation Data Communication Corp (ADCC) and Thailand’s AEROTHAI air navigation service provider inked an MOU Dec. 11 to jointly study and develop a solution to track tarmac movements across airports.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
In 2020, easyJet will base two more aircraft in France and open up seven new routes—four from Bordeaux, two from Toulouse and one from Nice—as the UK LCC continues expansion plans in the French market.
Airports & Networks

Mexico has started to share its plans for a proposed tri-airport system and is working across industry stakeholders to develop those plans, but significant questions remain about how those plans will work.
Airports & Networks

Mexico has started to share its plans for a proposed tri-airport system and is working across industry stakeholders to develop those plans, but significant questions remain about how those plans will work.
Airports & Networks

Oman Air has again been recognised as the one of the cleanest and quietest airlines serving London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR).
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has announced a fourth daily flight on its route from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh effective 8 December.
Airports & Networks

Turkish Airlines is connecting Xi’an to its flight network as its fourth destination in mainland China after Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou on the 20th year of its presence in the country.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
We profile Viva Air Colombia, the low-cost carrier which is attending Routes Americas 2020.
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By Alan Dron
Swedish airport operator Swedavia has issued a “green bond” loan worth SEK1 billion ($105 million) to fund projects and investments in climate-change adaptation and sustainability.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Oman Air aims to expand to the US for the first time via a new codeshare agreement with Air Italy.
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By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM will enhance its partnership with Australian flag carrier Qantas, adding more codeshares with LCCs Jetstar Airways and Jetstar Asia flights.
Airports & Networks

Cape Town Air Access (CTAA) was announced as the overall winner of the Routes Africa 2019 Awards at a ceremony last night (9 December) in Mombasa, Kenya after also picking up the award for Destination Marketing.
Airports & Networks

Cabo Verde Airlines has began regular flights to Lagos, Nigeria.
Airports & Networks

By Ellie Wells
Nominated and judged by airline network planners, the annual Routes Africa Awards are highly regarded in the aviation industry for recognising excellence in the route development.
Airports & Networks

LATAM Airlines Group and International Airlines Group (IAG) have decided to abandon plans for an immunized joint venture between LATAM and IAG subsidiaries British Airways and Iberia, LATAM announced in a security filing Dec. 6.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Two investment funds held by infrastructure investor Macquarie have divested a 36% stake in Brussels Airport Co. (BAC) to a consortium formed by Dutch pension fund APG, Australian investor Queensland Investment Corp. (QIC) and insurance company Swiss Life.
Airports & Networks

Vietjet Air has announced a series of new international routes for the winter season, with a number connecting to Vietnam’s secondary airports.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Dutch LCC Transavia will launch services to 14 European and North African destinations from its new base at Montpellier Méditerranée Airport in southern France in April 2020.
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By Michael Bruno
US and other global economies might be plateauing but the 2020 outlook for US airports is positive, as strong demand and low fuel costs drive higher airline capacity, credit analysts said in a new report.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
Air Malta plans to introduce two Airbus A321XLRs to its fleet in 2024 enabling the airline to launch its first long-haul services.
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By David Casey
Attempts to constrain liberalisation in Africa will wipe more than 50 million passengers off the continent’s forecast market size by 2038, delegates at Routes Africa have heard.
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By David Casey
LATAM Airlines Group has confirmed plans to develop a joint venture agreement with British Airways owner International Airlines Group have been terminated.
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