Airports & Networks

Switzerland’s Geneva Airport is planning to introduce renewable jet fuel for aircraft operations, targeting at least 1% of annual jet fuel consumption from late 2018.

JetBlue Airways CEO Robin Hayes has given a spirited defense of the role smaller carriers play in the international airline market, while condemning what he called anticompetitive behavior by the three large US legacy carriers.

Russian startup Azimuth Airline will begin operations Sept. 21 with daily services to Moscow Vnukovo and Omsk Tsentralny airports after receiving an air operator’s certificate at the end of August.

Expansion of bmi regional's fleet is a case of “when not if”, chief commercial officer Jochen Schnadt has told Routesonline, as the regional carrier seeks to grow its European footprint.

Russia’s Norilsk Alykel Airport, which completed runway reconstruction Sept. 15, can handle passenger aircraft using the entire l 3,430-meter (8.4-mile) runway length.

Europe’s largest LCC, Ryanair, will cancel up to 50 flights each day over the next six weeks as it seeks to recover from a dip in punctuality levels.

Finnair will increase capacity 24% to German destinations beginning March 26, 2018, including a fourth daily frequency between Helsinki and Berlin.

This week: United launches Houston-Sydney route and WOW air continues North American growth.

FAA delivered a mobile air traffic control tower to Hurricane Irma-battered Cyril E. King International Airport (STT) in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, Sept. 13.

RwandAir will open a second hub in Cotonou (Benin), West Africa Sept. 30 and establish a joint venture (JV) airline.

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The World Routes 2017 conference programme will examine some of the biggest issues facing aviation, set to provide significant opportunities and challenges in the coming years.

Despite North Korea's nuclear threat against Guam, the small US territory is continuing to expand its aviation market to cater for growing tourist demand.

After adding new international and domestic services, Washington's Ronald Reagan and Dulles airports are readying for further expansion.

Swiss regional carrier Darwin Airline is adjusting to life under new ownership following Etihad's exit earlier this summer.

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As digital disruption in the aviation industry continues apace, World Routes will explore what airlines need to do to ensure they are not left behind.

Approximately 1,200 delegates from airports around the world are attending World Routes 2017.

Boeing bullish on returning demand for long-haul aircraft.

Amid conflicting characterizations of the vote count in the US House of Representatives for Rep. Bill Shuster’s air traffic control (ATC) reform proposal, Congress is debating how to extend FAA’s authorization, which expires Sept. 30.

UK-based LCC easyJet will enable passengers to connect with partner airlines through a new booking platform.

Lobby group Airlines for Europe (A4E) has called on the French government to address air traffic controller (ATC) strike action, which has canceled at least 200 flights as a result of the latest French ATC walkout.

Butget airline easyJet has formed a partnership that will allow its passengers to connect to long-haul routes via a single booking.

Analogic’s ConneCT computed tomography (CT) airport checkpoint screening machines have been certified by the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), clearing the way for the machines to be trialed at US airports this fall.

Qatar Airways is to operate the first regular daily direct long-haul flight linking Wales to the Gulf region.