Airports & Networks

Airbus expects to miss its target of delivering 200 Airbus A320-family aircraft in 2017 because of ongoing issues surrounding the availability of engines.

Kenya Airways ceased flights to Hong Kong, China and Hanoi, Vietnam from Oct. 29, following an evaluation of its Asian network.

Etihad Airways is introducing a third daily flight on the Abu Dhabi – Riyadh route, effective 1 February 2017.

The chief executive of WestJet has admitted the airline would look at a potential revenue-sharing arrangement or joint-venture with a US carrier as it pushes forward its expansion strategy.

Airline Routes-Oct. 30, 2017

Berlin-based Germania will expand operations in Berlin by 400%, responding to market changes and a greater presence at Berlin’s Tegel and Schönefeld airports, Germania COO Clauspeter Schwarz said in a statement.

Ethiopian B787-9 Dreamliner that joined the airline's youngest and most modern operating fleet on October 27, 2017 made its debut flight to India's capital and metropolitan city of Delhi.

More 'troubled EU airlines' will collapse to Ryanair's benefit, says CEO Michael O'Leary.

American Airlines plans to close its St. Louis pilot base in 2018, as it retires its remaining MD-80 fleet.

EgyptAir has resumed its flights to Tokyo after almost four years of suspension.

British low-cost carrier easyJet has agreed to acquire parts of Air Berlin for €40m on the same day as the insolvent German airline operated its final flight.

Southwest Airlines is giving “serious consideration” to operating inter-island flights in Hawaii, chairman and CEO Gary Kelly said.

China will displace the US as the world’s largest aviation market in 2022, while the country's seat capacity this year is set to top 800 million for the first time.

Airport privatization has been a failure that mostly leads to higher fares for airlines but no service benefits, a study soon to be released by IATA finds.

This week: Georgian Airways plans seven new European routes, including Berlin, while Turkish Airlines is to resume Ankara–Paris CDG after a seven-year absence.

Israel Airport Authority is close to completing one of the country’s most significant infrastructure projects and one of Europe’s few green field airports to be opened since the turn of the millennium.

UK Parliament could vote on the expansion of London’s Heathrow Airport during the first half of 2018.

Routes Asia 2018, the only route development forum for the Asia-Pacific region, is heading to Brisbane, Australia.

KPMG is to seek a judicial review after it emerged Monarch could be stripped of its take-off and landing slots, thought to be worth about £60m.

Routes Americas ‒ the only air service development forum to unite North and South America ‒ is heading to Ecuador in 2018.

RwandAir has announced that the flight schedule of the Brussels route will become non-stop to Kigali effective 31st October, 2017.

Norwegian's network is set for further expansion after its planned Argentinian routes moved a step closer.

American Airlines opened two new automated security screening lanes at Miami International Airport (MIA) Terminal D Oct. 24, the airline’s fourth US rollout of the technology deployed in partnership with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

Lufthansa Group LCC subsidiary Eurowings CEO Thorsten Dirks has said Star Alliance member Brussels Airlines could operate long-haul flights for Eurowings from Düsseldorf, Germany.

Boeing made more than 200 aircraft deliveries during the third quarter - a record for the US plane maker.