SkyTeam partners Air France-KLM and Air Europa are hoping that a planned joint venture agreement on flights between Europe and Central and South America will help to unlock new routes and direct flights between the two continents.
Lufthansa Group delivered a €677 million net profit for the first half of 2018, however flight cancellations and expansion of LCC Eurowings burdened group earnings.
Chinese freight company YTO Express will build an aviation and surface logistics hub at Jiaxing in eastern China, preferring a location close to wealthier parts of the country rather than the central position chosen by rival SF Express.
United Airlines has launched 33 new point-to-point destinations in 18 US states over the past four months as part of its strategy to strengthen its domestic hubs.
United Airlines, as part of its plan to boost connecting passenger traffic at its Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) hub, will launch new daily service between IAD and Miami Dec. 19.
South African Airways chief executive Vuyani Jarana and Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Tewolde GebreMariam were among the speakers at Routes Africa 2018.
The government of the Falkland Islands, the UK possession in the South Atlantic, has chosen Santiago-based LATAM Airlines to operate the second air route to the remote island group.
La Réunion-based Air Austral and Air Madagascar have signed an MOU with SkyTeam member Kenya Airways to lay the foundation for a new partnership and boost their presence in Africa and the Indian Ocean.
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Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar al Baker lifts the lid on the impact of the year-long blockade by four neighbouring states, saying the International Civil Aviation Organisation must do more to reopen the skies. But he remains hopeful the airline will hit its target of operating 250 routes by 2022.
This week: Cathay Pacific to add tenth destination in North America; Qatar Airways increases Scandinavian focus; and Vietjet set for second link to Japan.
London Heathrow Airport handled a record 38.1 million passengers over the first six months of 2018, delivering a £232 million ($304.4 million) net profit.
FAA has announced $660 million in new airport infrastructure grants, the second part of $3.2 billion in airport improvement program (AIP) allotments set to be distributed this year.
UK LCC easyJet launched its first flight from London Southend airport in the UK to Bordeaux, south west France on July 25, as part of a plan to expand operations from the base that include the arrival of a new aircraft.
Turkey's SunExpress is evaluating launching non-stop routes to West Africa operated with B737 MAX 8s out of each of Turkey and Germany, reports ch-aviation.
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