Airports & Networks

With World Routes taking place in Barcelona, we’ve analysed the Spanish aviation market and the factors that are stimulating its growth.

The German city of Hannover has won a competitive bid to host the Routes Europe air service development forum in 2019

Airport owner and operator DAA International has tabled a concept where almost all airport terminal functions could be relocated off site, allowing 4-5 million passengers’ worth of capacity to be added within 18-24 months.

ADB Safegate has installed the runway lights at Ghana's Tamale Airport Upgrades airport using CAT II LED airfield ground lighting to enable night operations.

Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair will launch connecting flights through Milan Bergamo July 3, another move away from point-to-point services for the LCC following the successful launch of connecting flights at Rome Fiumicino last month.

Ten Iridium Communications satellites successfully launched June 25 via a SpaceX rocket, marking the second batch of Iridium NEXT satellites carrying Aireon’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) payloads to go into orbit.

As South Africa’s major airports set new passenger records, the country’s tourism boom could help alleviate its economic woes

Nigeria's Air Peace will add an undisclosed number of ERJ-145s to its current fleet of four B737-300s, five B737-500s, and one Do328-300, reports ch-aviation.

Familiar divisions over FAA reauthorization resurfaced in the US Congress this week as differing legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives and Senate.

Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian will launch 4X-weekly London Gatwick-Buenos Aires Ezeiza services from Feb. 14, marking the airline’s first-ever South American route.

El Al Israel Airlines will launch its first Boeing 787 flights in September from Tel Aviv to destinations in Europe, followed by services to North America and the Far East from October.

Etihad Airways is increasing capacity between its Abu Dhabi hub and key markets of Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Casablanca and Rabat to cater to the peak June – September travel period, while additional services to Dammam will be year-round.

Airline Routes-June 23, 2017

Competition for control of the low-cost routes to the Americas is set to push Spain's summer long-haul capacity above the six million mark for the first time.

From the 2017 Paris Air Show, final tally of new orders, commitments and conversions.

From the 2017 Paris Air Show, orders and commitments for Thursday, June 22, 2017.

Complimentary walking tours are available before and after World Routes 2017

The return of supersonic commercial flights takes another step forward

Boeing victorious in the 2017 battle of the giants

US House Transportation Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania) on June 21 introduced a new bill that features a revised and supposedly friendlier approach to moving air traffic control (ATC) out of the FAA and into a federally chartered, non-profit organization.

From the 2017 Paris Air Show, orders and commitments for Wednesday, June 21, 2017.

From the 2017 Paris Air Show, orders and commitments for Tuesday, June 20, 2017.

Egypt's Air Leisure is planning to shift its widebody operations to an all-A330 fleet, reports ch-aviation.

From the 2017 Paris Air Show, orders and commitments for Monday, June 19, 2017.

Ethiopian Airlines is upgrading the infrastructure at its Addis Ababa Bole International Airport hub to create the largest air cargo terminal in Africa, which the airline will inaugurate June 29 while it hosts the second ICAO Global Air Cargo Development Forum.