Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport and American Airlines are teaming up to develop a sixth terminal at the American hub that could add as many as 24 gates.
Airports & Networks

The FAA has issued a warning for carriers to avoid flying over the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, citing an increasing risk to civil aviation operations because of the potential for “miscalculation or mis-identification” of aircraft by armed forces in the region.
Airports & Networks

By Bill Carey
Jersey Airport in the Channel Islands became the first British airport to receive approval for operational use of remote tower technology to manage commercial aircraft movements, the airport said May 20.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Airline Routes-May 20, 2019
Airports & Networks

Finland flag carrier Finnair and Shanghai-based Juneyao Air have signed a codeshare agreement, which becomes effective June 28.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
China has agreed to recognize European Union (EU) carrier designation, allowing EU airlines to serve China from other EU countries, and to align some aviation safety and certification work following the recent EU-China Summit.
Airports & Networks

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia´s Ural Airlines ceased flights from Moscow Zhukovsky to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Nice from May 18 after French civil aviation authorities determined the services breached an agreement between the two nations.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary expects the Irish low-cost carrier’s first five Boeing 737 Max aircraft to be in service during the winter 2019-20 season, but said the grounding of the jet has cost it “about one million passengers this year”.
Airports & Networks

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced plans to distribute $779 million in supplemental funding for infrastructure grants to 127 airports across all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
Airports & Networks

By Bradley Perrett
China Eastern Airlines said it will complete the transfer of operations to Beijing Daxing International Airport in its 2020 summer flight schedule, following an initial shift during the 2019-20 winter schedule.
Airports & Networks

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed 12 tentative daytime slots at Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) to four US carriers: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines and United Airlines.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Twelve new daytime slots for US-Tokyo Haneda flights have been tentatively awarded to four US carriers. It is hoped the proposed new routes and services will begin in time for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Airports & Networks

By Nigel Mayes
This week: China Southern adds direct Wuhan service to US East Coast, flynas steps into Jet Airways route, and Viva Air Peru joins Cartagena market.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Finland’s Helsinki Airport has opened the first phase of its new West Pier under a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) investment program that will run to 2022.
Airports & Networks

By Routes Marketing Team
Airports and tourism authorities from Silk Road and its serving regions are encouraged to start preparing their awards proposal for the Routes Silk Road 2019 Marketing Awards.
Airports & Networks

US Department of Transportation (DOT) secretary Elaine Chao on May 15 ordered an immediate suspension of all passenger and cargo operations between US and Venezuelan airports, citing “deteriorating conditions” in the country that “threaten the safety and security of passengers, aircraft and crew.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Air Canada is in exclusive talks to buy the company that owns Air Transat, potentially providing an opportunity to quickly expand its Air Canada Rouge business and increase consolidation in the transatlantic market. The proposed acquisition comes days after private equity firm Onex Corp struck a deal for Canadian rival WestJet.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
This week: Canada Jetlines sets start date; Eastern Airways sold to founder; Finnair and Juneyao Air agree new codeshare; Viva Air to expand with $50m investment and more.
Airports & Networks

By Rachel Pickford
Norwegian, Delta Air Lines and Hainan Airlines are among the carriers to have registered for World Routes 2019.
Airports & Networks

Precision Air’s is resume flights to Kahama and Tabora in Tanzania.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
London’s Heathrow Airport is about to enter the next stage of its third-runway expansion plan, with the opening of a statutory public consultation that will feed into a final planning application.
Airports & Networks

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Utair Aviation has launched feeder routes, connecting regional points in the Tyumen region and the Khanty-Mansi autonomous republic.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
AirAsia has filed a legal challenge in an attempt to force Malaysian regulators to rule on long-running disputes between the airline and Kuala Lumpur airport operator Malaysia Airports.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Leisure services to the Turkish holiday destination of Antalya feature heavily in list of the most-competitive routes in Europe this summer, analysis by Routesonline has found, while services involving Moscow airports dominate the most-competitive city pairs.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Delta Air Lines is to increase its number of daily departures from Boston Logan International Airport by 25 percent by March 2020 as it continues to challenge JetBlue’s dominance.
Airports & Networks