Airports & Networks

Embraer’s E-Jet E2 jet has completed its first commercial flight after departing from Bergen to Tromsø in Norway.

Hahn Air COO Daniel Rudas outlines its ambitions with new Citation Sovereign scheduled route.

Revisit our live blog from Routes Europe 2018, bringing highlights from the 13th annual route development forum.

Airline Routes-April 23, 2018

China’s Hainan Airlines plans to open at least 40 international services from Hainan by the end of 2022 as China implements a new national policy for building Hainan as a free trade port.

Brussels Airport has been crowned the overall winner of the Routes Europe 2018 Marketing Awards. Leon Verhallen, the airport's head of aviation development, said: “We had not been nominated for two years in a row, so we are absolutely delighted to win this award and be recognised by our European clients."

Prescott, Arizona city officials have told the US Department of Transportation (DOT) they no longer support a bid from Boutique Airlines to provide short-term air service after US regional Great Lakes Airlines abruptly ceased passenger flight operations March 26.

British Airway’s newly refurbished Boeing 777s will allow British Airways to compete "effectively" with the likes of Norwegian on long-haul routes, the airline's chief executive and chairman Alex Cruz has told delegates at Routes Europe 2018 in his native Bilbao.

China, India, South Korea and Thailand are route development targets for Budapest Airport.

Zaporizhzhia International Airport in south east Ukraine is aiming to boost traffic with the opening of a new terminal building next year.

Drones are increasingly likely to be used in a future terrorist attack on Europe's commercial aviation, industry professionals have warned.

More needs to be done to protect airlines from paying compensation when issues occur that aren't their fault, delegates have been told.

Airports could be open to the possibility of being tied to one airline alliance so long as there was a sound business case, according to Gordon Dewar, chief executive of Edinburgh Airport.

Companies must share basic synergies and cultures in order to ensure successful acquisitions of one another.

The former boss of easyJet has little confidence in long-haul, low-cost carriers being anything other than a niche market.

The Basque Government's Janire Bijueska explains why Routes Europe will help to further open the region to the world.

Increasing services to the US and Far East is key aim for Athens International Airport at Routes Europe.

Cork Airport is looking to expand its US offering through a New York connection.

Fresh from Spanish carrier Volotea inaugurating its new base in Marseille, the airport is gearing up for a busy summer with a string of new routes.

IATA's Rafael Schvartzman says that with many of Europe's key airports already operating at capacity, action needs to be taken today to avert the upcoming capacity crunch.

Central and eastern European LCC Wizz Air has no interest in offering connecting flights like Irish-LCC Ryanair practices at some airports such as Italy’s Milan Bergamo.

Spanish LCC Volotea has opened a new base at Marseille Provence Airport, where it has two Boeing 717s.

Oneworld member Finnair and Seattle-based Alaska Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement, starting May 20.

The Catalan Competition Authority (ACCO) said the International Airlines Group’s (IAG) possible purchase of Norwegian Air Shuttle would have to be analyzed in depth because it could involve risks for competition at Barcelona’s El Prat Airport.

British Airways chief executive and chairman Alex Cruz discusses the airline's network strategy, its £4.5bn fleet investment, the growing importance of the Chinese market and how the carrier can remain premium in the face of low-cost competition.