An Australian regulator has confirmed its rejection of a proposed expansion of codesharing between Qantas and Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways, dismissing calls from Qantas to reverse its initial decision.
Abu Dhabi International Airport’s AED10 billion ($2.7 billion) Midfield Terminal project is scheduled to open in the 2019 fourth quarter after several delays.
Dallas/Fort Worth-based American Airlines and Australian flag carrier Qantas have received final approval from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to operate a joint venture between the US and Australasia.
The Malaysian High Court in Kuala Lumpur has ordered AirAsia and AirAsia X to pay operator Malaysian Airport Sepang (MA Sepang) MYR40.73 million ($9.9 million) in unpaid passenger service charges after ruling in favor of the national airport operator.
Egyptian Minister of Civil Aviation Younes Elmasry expressed his frustration in a July 21 statement in response to the British Airways (BA) decision to suspend flights to Cairo International Airport for seven days.
Aeromexico has urged Mexico’s government to reverse a decision to grant Emirates fifth-freedom rights between Mexico City and Barcelona, with chief executive Andrés Conesa saying the airline would “do everything” in its power to prevent the Gulf carrier from opening the route.
CEOs of several major US carriers and Qatar Airways met with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence July 18 to discuss accusations that Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been unfairly subsidizing their respective state-sponsored airlines.
Aeromexico is leaning on its government to reverse a decision that grants Dubai-based Emirates Airline fifth-freedom rights between Mexico City and Barcelona, and is pledging to emphasize its own new service on the route to demonstrate its commitment, CEO Andrés Conesa said.
London’s Gatwick Airport has received a largely positive response to development plans over the next 15 years, with public support for making greater use of existing facilities.
Taiwan’s EVA Air will start flying to Italy’s Milan Malpensa (MXP) Feb. 18, 2020, making it the first European destination that the airline has added in 20 years, after Amsterdam, London-Heathrow, Paris and Vienna.
Singapore LCC Scoot will move operations from Changi International Airport's Terminal 2 to Terminal 1 as part of plans to support the airline’s growth over the next few years.
Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have introduced bipartisan legislation that would eliminate the federal cap on the passenger facility charge (PFC) that US airports use to finance infrastructure projects.
This week: Qatar Airways is to launch a new service to Gaborone in Botswana; Wizz Air is adding a third destination in Russia; and Air Belgium is to resume scheduled flights.
Chinese LCC Spring Airlines has opened a hub at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport to capitalize on the growth of the China Greater Bay Area (GBA), which comprises Hong Kong, Macau and the Guangdong province.
Airports and destinations from across Central Asia have been celebrated for their growing prominence at the Routes Silk Road 2019 Marketing Awards in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan – the first dedicated air service development awards for the region.
EVA Air will add Milan Malpensa to its network of destinations next spring, becoming the first route to be opened by the carrier in Europe in the last 20 years.
Qatar Airways is to launch a new service to Gaborone, Botswana, starting 27 October 2019. The capital and largest city of Botswana will be the airline’s first destination in the African country.
