As China prepares to ease its “one route, one airline” policy on long-haul routes, Hainan Airlines and China Southern are gearing up to increase their services from secondary cities to Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, California in the US will get two extra connections to Chinese secondary cities in December, if plans by Hainan Airlines and China Southern Airlines both go ahead.
Air Wisconsin Airlines is setting up a maintenance facility at Appleton International Airport (ATW) to support the carrier’s expanding schedule in the US eastern Wisconsin city.
FAA has completed just under half of the initiatives it agreed to following a June 2015 “call to action” forum focused on preventing runway incursions, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) said.
Brazilian airline GOL is adding a tenth country to its network with the launch of a direct route to Ecuador. The São Paulo - Quito service is the result of a “decisive breakthrough” made at Routes Americas 2018, which took place in the Ecuadorian city in February.
Dubai-based LCC flydubai has deepened its partnership agreement with local full-service carrier Emirates Airline by adopting the Emirates Skywards product as its loyalty program.
China Southern Airlines will open a route between Los Angeles, California, and the northeastern Chinese city Shenyang this year, the local government said.
The development of a second airport in Sydney has reached a major milestone with the awarding of contracts for the preliminary earthworks and for project management.
International Airlines Group (IAG)’s low-cost, long-haul airline Level began its first service from Paris to Montreal July 2, using an Airbus A330-200.
Philippines flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is introducing four new domestic routes within the archipelago, operating from Clark International Airport.
Software solutions for airport planning and operations are becoming more effective. Keith Mwanalushi looks at how they can be used to improve passenger flow, particularly at busy Middle East hubs.
Star Alliance continues to open branded lounges in key markets where no member carriers have a main hub. The global airline alliance opened its seventh branded lounge at Rome Fiumicino airport this week.
FAA has announced the initial round of $677 million in airport infrastructure grants for 2018, part of a total $3.2 billion in airport improvement program (AIP) allotments set to be distributed this year.
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN), China Southern Airlines’ home base, plans to open 30 international routes in the next three years, according to airport chairman Qiu Jiachen.
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) boosted its passenger total by 4.5% to 73.6 million in its fiscal year ending March 31, 2018, according to its annual report. HKIA also increased flight movements by 3.2% to 423,390, and cargo volume was up by 7.6% to 5.1 million tonnes.
