London Stansted Airport aims to provide up to half of the London area’s total long-haul aviation growth over the next decade as Heathrow and Gatwick continue to contend with runway capacity constraints.
Airlines want airports to understand their business models and demonstrate how to help them control costs, executives from airlines in three different countries told airport delegates.
Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) opened on Sept. 25, initially adding more than 40% to the air-passenger capacity of China’s national capital and second-largest city.
Qantas subsidiary Jetstar plans to end regional turboprop services in New Zealand, although the LCC will continue flying trunk domestic jet routes in that country.
US airlines have no plans to revive a proposal from the previous Congress to spin off the Air Traffic Organization (ATO) from the FAA, an Airlines for America (A4A) official told the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation.
Virgin Australia wants to establish itself in the Australia-Japan market by launching its own service and forming a new strategic partnership with All Nippon Airways (ANA).
Oman Air has put expansion plans on hold, preferring instead to consolidate its business. Senior vice-president network and alliances Manuel Esu explains why.
Armando Brunini, the chief executive of SEA Milan Airports, discusses the current challenges and opportunities facing Malpensa and Linate, as well as why the city is hosting World Routes 2020.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is in discussions with Central and European LCC Wizz Air on plans to use longer-range Airbus aircraft to connect airports in western and northern India.
Thales and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have signed an agreement to establish a Joint Aviation Innovation Research (AIR) laboratory in Singapore.
Andrea Tucci is the vice president aviation business development at SEA Milan Airports. The SEA Group manages Milan’s Malpensa and Linate airports, and will host World Routes in 2020.
Ivan Tan explains more about the ambitious growth plans for Singapore Changi Airport, the winner of the Over 50 Million Passengers category at the World Routes 2019 Awards.
Airlines and airports anticipate a huge change in city point connections enabled by new very-long range narrowbodies and widebodies, although some say they do not yet the data to validate these emerging markets.
Milan’s status at the heart of Lombardy - one of the most populated regions in Europe and the most prosperous in Italy - proved to be a key reason in EVA Air's decision to open a new route to the World Routes 2020 host.
The grounding of UK leisure carrier Thomas Cook Airlines is likely to spark interest in the airline’s slot portfolio at London Gatwick Airport, although the slots are highly seasonal.
Chinese airlines have won permission to introduce or expand services to Paris and London, including two routes from imminently operational Beijing Daxing International Airport.
