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Eastern to operate under larger brand while its aircraft serve Flybe routes

Airline Routes-June 5, 2017

The Montreal-Beirut route is an elusive prize that Air Canada very much wants to win.

The Trump administration has proposed its Air Traffic Control Reform Initiative June 5, formally setting forth a plan to remove US air traffic control (ATC) from FAA oversight, replacing it with a non-profit, independent entity.

Success in Cuba is a “middle- to long-term” prospect for airlines, particularly for US carriers that launched service to Cuba after the market was reopened to US commercial flights last year, according to IATA regional VP-Americas Peter Cerda.

Russia’s S7 Airlines announced a codeshare agreement with newly launched Cyprus Airways, which began operations June 1 with a Larnaca-St. Petersburg Airbus A319 service.

Qatar and its national carrier face airspace and route closures

US bookings for travel to the Middle East collapsed in the wake of President Trump's travel ban, according to ForwardKeys, which monitors future travel patterns by analysing 16 million flight reservation transactions each day.

Kazakhstan’s Air Astana has resumed flying between the Kazakh capital, Astana, and Kiev, Ukraine—three years after suspending the service in the wake of the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines flight 17, a Boeing 777-200ER.

Etihad Airways has introduced an Airbus A380 on its second daily flight from Abu Dhabi to New York JFK, replacing a three-class Boeing 777-300ER on one of the airline’s twice-daily services.

China’s Hainan Airlines plans to open three international routes in the next eight months as demand increases for outbound travel.

Qatar Airways has launched its new record-breaking Auckland service on one of the country's most significant days of the year – Waitangi Day.

International Airlines Group’s (IAG) new long-haul, low-cost carrier (LCC) Level launched flights from Barcelona June 1, with an initial Airbus A330-operated service to Los Angeles.

Low-cost carrier Norwegian will launch flights from Rome Fiumicino (FCO) to three cities in the US—Los Angeles (LAX), New York Newark (EWR) and Oakland, California (OAK)—from November.

Belfast City Airport in "hugely exciting period" after hosting event

United Airlines plans to introduce daily nonstop flights between Los Angeles (LAX) and Singapore’s Changi Airport (SIN), effective Oct. 27, subject to government approval.

Airport Strategy & Marketing provides expert insight into three of this week's stand-out new routes

Ethiopian Airlines will add a sixth weekly flight to Seychelles as from December 6, 2017.

The May 2017 edition of Routes News is available to read online

The world's leading air route development consultancy takes major strides across the Atlantic

After three decades of rapid expansion, carriers across the Gulf are facing much more challenging times as global aviation takes a new direction

New Zealand’s largest airport has launched a 30-year masterplan for change, but is already showing serious signs of growth

London Gatwick welcomed the touchdown of the first direct flight between Rwanda and the UK on May 26 with a water arch as the aircraft taxied to the gate at the airport's North Terminal.

Egypt Tourism (Karnak) and Duty-Free Company will open a new revamped duty-free shopping, food and beverage outlets at the New Administrative Capital and Sphinx international airports by the coming fiscal year 2017/2018.

The Department of Environmental Affairs has notified Cape Town International Airport that it has authorised the proposed runway realignment and associated infrastructure planned for the airport.