This week: TAP Air Portugal to increase US routes; United to offer new Frankfurt connection; and Juneyao Airlines to deploy new 787-9 on Singapore service.
French all-business class transatlantic airline La Compagnie will begin operating seasonal flights between Nice and New York-Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) from May 5, 2019.
Air China will begin direct flights from Beijing to Cambodia’s Phnom Penh, with 3X-weekly Airbus A320 service, from Jan. 7, 2019, marking the first time both capital cities are connected.
Bergen, a city on the south-western coast of Norway surrounded by mountains and fjords, has been revealed as the host destination for Routes Europe in 2020. Routesonline caught up with Jasper Spruit, vice president of traffic development at airport operator Avinor, to find out more about Norway’s year-round appeal.
Effective 28 October 2018, Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will introduce a 299-seat next-generation Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its daily mid-morning EY653 / EY654 schedule from Abu Dhabi to Cairo.
Emirates will reinstate two weekly flights between Luanda and Dubai, increasing capacity to five flights per week between the two cities, starting from 1 July 2018.
Airports Company South Africa has thanked the South African Police Services and the National Prosecuting Authority on the conviction of three men responsible for the armed robbery at O. R. Tambo International Airport in March 2017.
European tourists have returned to Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh, bringing much-needed revenue to the city’s population. Yet UK airlines are still barred from flying there. Alan Dron tries to find out why
This week: China Southern president departs; Small Planet Airlines ceases flying; SAS CEO warns of challenges ahead; Boeing delivers its 2,000th aircraft to China and more.
The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has urged the European Commission to ensure continuity of services in the aftermath of the UK leaving the European Union (EU), or Brexit, on March 29, 2019.
In the latest issue of Routes News: China Southern Airlines' expansion plans; a look at the recent low-cost carrier failures in the European long-haul market; why Jordan’s port city Aqaba is on the up and more.
Airservices Australia has switched to a new voice communication system at three facilities, a move the air navigation services provider (ANSP) called a milestone in its effort to modernize the country’s air traffic management (ATM) system.
A new agreement between the UK and Canada means air services between the two nations will remain intact following Brexit, the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU).
Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) relaunched its Bandar Seri Begawan-Taipei route Dec. 3 after a nearly 15-year hiatus in a codeshare agreement with China Airlines (CAL).
Saarbrücken Airport has become the first in Germany to have its air traffic controlled remotely from a control center located 450 km (280 miles) away in Leipzig.
In recognition of the A350-900 aircraft’s links to Wales, Qatar Airways has announced that the inaugural flight for its soon-to-launch Doha to Cardiff route will be flown using the Airbus A350-900.
Aigle Azur, the number 2 French airline, and Air Caraïbes, an airline based in the Antilles specializing in the Caribbean, announce the signing of a strategic code-sharing agreement for numerous destinations in their respective networks.
