Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
Chicago-based United Airlines will increase flights on 11 routes connecting the continental US and Hawaii to 40 daily flights.
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The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it is beginning tests of biometric fingerprint identification technology at two US airport checkpoint lanes—one in Atlanta and another in Denver.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Greek airline Sky Express and Romanian low-cost carrier (LCC) Blue Air have signed a codeshare agreement to facilitate travel between Greece and Cyprus.
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By Alan Dron
Airlines at Manchester Airport, the UK’s largest airport outside London, experienced delays of several hours early June 13, after a computer malfunction meant staff at several airlines had to check-in passengers manually.
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By Helen Massy-Beresford
Europe’s airports believe uncertainty surrounding the UK’s planned exit from the European Union (EU), or Brexit, is the biggest risk facing the sector, delegates told the Airports Council International (ACI) Europe general assembly.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Lufthansa will transfer five of 14 Airbus A380s from its Frankfurt home base to Munich starting from summer 2018.
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A change has been implemented to where and when Small Unmanned Aircraft or SUAs (also known as Drones, UAVs, Quadcoptors, and model aircraft) can be flown on St Helena.
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By Routes Content Team
Rising political tensions between the US and Iran threaten to the growing relationships which were promising to bring Iranian aviation into the global community
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By Alan Dron
The government of the remote British dependency of St Helena in the South Atlantic has chosen South African carrier SA Airlink as the preferred bidder to begin scheduled commercial flights to the island.
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Air India is evaluating new nonstop flights from India to Los Angeles, California, and Houston, Texas, as the Indian flag carrier continues its international expansion.
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HNA Group’s Kunming-based subsidiary Lucky Air launched Kunming-Moscow Airbus A330-300 services June 12, becoming the first Chinese low-cost carrier (LCC) to open a long-haul intercontinental route.
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By Wesley Charnock
Huge profit and revenue rises at carrier, while CEO gives robust response to neighbours
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Etihad Airways will add four additional weekly flights on the popular Abu Dhabi – Malé route, taking frequency to the Maldives to 11 services a week from June next year.
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released global passenger traffic results for October showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 7.2% compared to the same month last year. Capacity grew 6.2% and load factor climbed 0.8 percentage points to 80.8%, which was a record for the month.
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Gulf Air has in partnership with VFS Global, the world's largest visa service provider, launched a Bahrain Tourist Visa Service available via visa.gulfair.com exclusively for the airline's passengers flying across its global network to Bahrain.
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Ethiopian Airlines has announced the inauguration of its state of the art Cargo Terminal-II during the Second ICAO Global Air Cargo Development Forum which Ethiopian is hosting from 27th to 29th June, 2017.
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Air BP has taken over the management and operation of fuel services at Cape Town International Airport, South Africa.
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Tour operator FTI has launched Cologne Bonn's new connection to Dubai Al Maktoum.
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Emirates will reinstate its second daily service to Lagos and resume operations to Nigeria's capital city, Abuja, with four weekly flights from 15 December 2017.
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St Helena's government has selected South African carrier Airlink to provide scheduled air services to the island.
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Aeromexico and India’s Jet Airways have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to start codesharing and allowing passengers to gain reciprocal frequent flier benefits.
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SAS Scandinavian Airlines is on track to launch two bases in London and southern Spain, with a total of nine aircraft, which are expected to operate at a 30% lower cost compared to SAS mainline operations.
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By Routes Content Team
Sitting at the crossroads of East and West, Kazakhstan's potential to become a central aviation hub is set to be boosted by infrastructure developments at the country's second-busiest airport
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By Wesley Charnock
Asia to lead demand, says manufacturing giant
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In response to increased demand, Qatar Airways will connect Berlin Tegel and Doha in September and October 2017 on a daily basis with the Boeing 777-300ER.
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