Airports & Networks

This week: Ryanair reverses Dublin decision and plans Exeter launch; new CEO at Jetlines; Aeroflot signs for 100 SSJ100s; BA and Vistara to codeshare and more.

Brexit will cause “significant disruption” to the European and global aviation industry unless bilateral talks between UK and European regulators are started now, an aerospace trade body has warned.

Increasing connectivity to European hubs, as well as growing its long-haul network, are key targets for Birmingham Airport. Acting aviation director Tom Screen outlines the UK airport’s future network development ambitions and main message it will take to World Routes 2018 in Guangzhou.

China’s Tengchong Tuofeng Airport opened its second terminal Sept. 9, as part of an expansion program that began in March 2015.

Dubai-based flydubai will move Ukraine operations to Kiev Boryspil International Airport, effective Oct. 28.

Ryanair said it would start flying from Exeter Airport in Devon, south west England to three European destinations from April, its first flights from the airport.

China expected to account for almost one-fifth of world's commercial fleet in two decades.

Routes to China and India are top targets for Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Yil Surehan tells Routesonline, as well as the ongoing domestic expansion of United.

Air New Zealand is happy to be on solidly profitable ground but determined to keep its growth on an upward trend.

Latvian carrier airBaltic has put together a business plan for long-haul flights from the Baltics, but it would rather support another airline than launch flights itself.

Airline Routes-Sept. 10, 2018

Finnair has added more frequencies on several Asian routes for summer 2019 as traffic steadily grows.

Vietnam Airlines and Russian flag carrier Aeroflot have signed an MOU for a strategic cooperation between the two carriers.

Yevgeny Yankilevich, the deputy general director of Novaport and the head of Siberian cluster of Novaport, explains more about the Russian group, its passenger growth and key developments.

Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths believes aviation growth will be constrained unless airports decentralize and take the pain out of passenger processes.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) will introduce a high-density Airbus A350-900 for its medium-haul operations.

EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren does not see the pressure on European airlines easing up, as operational challenges continue to bite.

Dubai International (DXB) welcomed 36.9 million passengers during the first five months of 2018 according to the monthly traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports.

Oman Air will resume its service between Muscat and Malé in the Maldives this October.

Our top five stories this week: World Routes host Guangzhou in focus; Athens’ winning formula; Delta-WestJet JV; India's airport plans; Norwegian to start Argentina operations and more.

This week: Air Europa adds new route to Argentina, WOW to open 14th US destination and Lufthansa to resume Pune service.

As JetBlue ponders whether or not to launch transatlantic flights, the competitive response of the three joint ventures “has to be taken into account,” CEO Robin Hayes told an audience at the Aviation Festival in London Sept. 6.

JetBlue Airways returned to Southern California’s Ontario International Airport (ONT) after a 10-year gap, as the New York-based LCC launched nonstop service from New York JFK Sept. 5, making Ontario JetBlue’s tenth California destination.

A game-changing deal between the two airlines may yet prompt Air Canada and United Airlines to form their own joint venture.

US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) administrator David Pekoske defended the effectiveness of TSA’s controversial ‘Quiet Skies’ surveillance program, calling it “critically important to our security” and telling lawmakers that it “does not take into account a traveler’s race or religion.”