Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
Airline Routes-July 12, 2019
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Turkish Airlines and Kuwait Airways have signed a new strategic partnership, which will see their respective codes added to their partner’s flights between Kuwait and Istanbul’s two hubs, the newly opened Istanbul Airport and the city’s secondary entry point, Sabiha Gökçen.
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Vienna International Airport (VIE) has launched a €500 million ($563 million) investment program for a large-scale terminal modernization.
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By Adrian Schofield
Indian airline Vistara is preparing to begin its expansion to international routes, with Singapore set to be its first destination outside India.
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A contract to build two sections of Cambodia’s new Siem Reap Angkor International Airport was awarded to China’s Shanxi Mechanization Construction Group.
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By Nigel Mayes
This week: Ryanair is to launch its first-ever flights to Lebanon; Iberia is to resume service to Egypt; and Hawaiian Airlines returns to Fukuoka.
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By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Gagarin International Airport will begin operations Aug. 20 to serve Saratov, Russian aviation authorities said.
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Munich Airport saw a record number of passengers in the first six months of 2019 as international travel demand steadily increased.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airlines for Europe (A4E) has renewed calls to speed up airspace modernization as structural air traffic control (ATC) issues—including capacity issues and staff shortages—have contributed to a 114% increase in airline delay minutes in the first half of 2019 compared with 2017.
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By Rachel Pickford
The innovative scheme will enable junior members of the community to gain unprecedented exposure to the world of route development.
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By David Casey
As delegates prepare to gather in Kazakhstan's capital city Nur-Sultan for Routes Silk Road 2019, Routesonline rounds up some key stories on the region's aviation market.
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While the Africa Cup of Nations may have united the continent through football, can the long-awaited Single African Air Transport Market succeed in uniting the continent's skies?
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
This week: Bjørn Kjos steps down as Norwegian’s CEO; Flyadeal drops Boeing order in favour of all-Airbus fleet; Lufthansa to base two more A380s in Munich and more.
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By David Casey
Star Alliance member Copa Airlines has launched a new non-stop flight connecting Suriname with its Panama City hub.
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By David Casey
We profile Jet2.com, the UK low-cost carrier with its main base at Leeds Bradford Airport and attendee at World Routes 2019.
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By Bill Carey
Incoming and outgoing flights at London’s Gatwick Airport (LGW) were suspended for about two hours July 10 because of an unspecified air traffic control (ATC) systems issue in the airport tower.
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A bipartisan group of House lawmakers assembled on the lawn of the US Capitol July 10 alongside union officials representing pilots, flight attendants and technicians to announce legislation that would renew stalled efforts to target “flag of convenience” carriers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bradley Perrett
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) hopes an offer of more and better-optimized slots will persuade foreign airlines to move to the new Beijing Daxing International Airport.
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Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines will close six regional crew bases to centralize aircraft operations at its Vienna hub and reduce crew travel costs.
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By Ellie Wells
With only ten weeks until the global route development community heads to Adelaide, here are some of the new brand initiatives and innovations that will be happening at the event.
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Italy’s Milan Linate Airport will temporarily close from July 27 to Oct. 27 for runway maintenance, airport operator SEA Group said.
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Ethiopian Airlines and SKYTRAX are to launch flight to Garowe, Somalia, via Bossaso, Somalia effective 15 July 2019.
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By David Casey
Finnair is adding a second destination in South Korea to its network as it continues to pursue its Europe-Asia connecting strategy.
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By Jack Wittman
FedEx Express has launched a new cargo service between Miami and the Colombian cities of Bogota and Medellin.
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By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia and Switzerland aviation authorities have agreed to double the number of frequencies between Moscow and Geneva, according to Russia’s Ministry of Transport.
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