Airports & Networks

Airlink is expected to carry out a 'proving flight' to St Helena on Monday, 21 August 2017, using an Embraer E190-100IGW aircraft.
Airports & Networks

By Routes Content Team
Ahead of this year's World Routes we want to understand the issues shaping the route development and the aviation industry – and we’d like your views.
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By Nigel Mayes
This week: Nashville secures its first transatlantic service; Thai AirAsia expands in India; and Israel demand prompts a new Blue Air route.
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By David Casey
US regional airline Endeavor Air is preparing to expand its route network after parent company Delta Air Lines confirmed plans to transfer 31 aircraft to the carrier from ExpressJet Airlines.
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By David Casey
Sanctions-hit Qatar has announced a programme to allow visa-free entry for citizens of 80 countries as it seeks to encourage air transport.
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Delta Air Lines has broken ground on a 37-gate terminal at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) that will replace two aging terminal facilities.
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By Alan Dron
Qatar Airways will take delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000 by the end of 2017, the Gulf carrier’s CEO confirmed Aug. 9.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Nensel
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continued its federally mandated implementation of facial recognition biometric exit technology at US airports this week with new deployments at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport (LAS) and Houston’s William P. Hobby International Airport (HOU).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) launched daily Bombardier CSeries services from Zurich to London City Airport (LCY) Aug. 8, becoming the first airline to serve LCY with the type.
Airports & Networks

Indonesian low-cost carrier Lion Air is to open nine new connections between the south east Asian nation and Saudi Arabia.
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Gulf Air today will increase its Moscow service from four weekly to daily flights with a new operating schedule that will come into effect in the last week of October, coinciding with the airline's three-year anniversary of direct, nonstop service to/from Domodedovo International Airport in the Russian capital.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
Airline Routes-Aug. 8, 2017
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By Linda Blachly
Germany’s Frankfurt Airport now offers a selection of movies and gaming activities for waiting passengers in Piers A and Z in Terminal 1. Both are free services.
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Hainan Airlines plans to open six international routes soon as the Haikou-based carrier continues its expansion to meet the increasing demand of Chinese outbound travelers.
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By David Casey
Fourteen years after first taking to the skies, there appears to be no slowdown in demand for Air Arabia’s low-cost model across the Middle East and North Africa.
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Oman Air has launched a third daily flight on its popular Muscat to Mumbai route.
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Libya's Rahila Air has outlined its proposed operational plans which involve the dry-lease of a single A320-200, reports ch-aviation.
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ADB SAFEGATE has transformed the runway at Goma International Airport, partners with MONUSCO in Democratic Republic of Congo, to improve operational efficiency and throughput.
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The upgraded Victoria Falls International Airport in Zimbabwe has started attracting major airlines flying the latest wide-body aircraft. Humphrey Nkonde reports.
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By David Casey
Routesonline provides an update on the operations of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, looking at the top airlines and routes by capacity, as well as the current order and delivery status.
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By David Casey
Routesonline speaks to Giorgio Callegari, Aeroflot's deputy chief executive for strategy and alliances, to hear about what is driving the group's growth and find out about its future ambitions.
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JetBlue’s potential expansion at New York JFK focuses on its long-term position there, rather than an immediate need for more space.
Airports & Networks

By Mark Nensel
Australian government officials are considering implementing US-style airport security restrictions and procedures in the wake of the foiled terrorist plot to bring down an Etihad Airways flight originating from Sydney International Airport July 15.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

A group including several US airlines, US airports and US companies associated with tourism has urged Congress to reaffirm Open Skies agreements and reject pleas from American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines to take action against the major Gulf carriers over alleged subsidies.
Airports & Networks

Romanian flag carrier Tarom has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to lease three widebody aircraft.
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