Analysis of schedule data from intelligence provider OAG shows that Aeromexico and Delta Air Lines had a combined 27.8 per cent share of seat capacity out of New York's John F Kennedy International Airport last summer and a 42.2 per cent share at Mexico City's Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez. The two airlines are the largest individual operators at the airports in their home markets.
Thirty-one Chinese carriers are expected to receive CNY987.6 million ($143 million) in subsidies for operating regional routes in 2017, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
In the last year an estimated 240,000 bi-directional O&D passengers flew between Canada and Israel, approximately 325 PPDEW (Passengers Per-Day Each-Way). This is dominated by the direct Toronto – Tel Aviv operations which account for over half of the traffic (135,000 passengers), but there is already sizeable indirect flows from Montreal and Vancouver.
Commercial air service is a significant enabler of economic growth, and this is particularly true in small rural communities where hub links and the access they afford to connect to other markets, both domestically and internationally, are essential. Airline consolidation, pilot shortages and competition from neighbouring airports are currently limiting air service options in many of these markets.
Pegasus Airlines is launching new internal flights in Turkey: from Izmir to Batman, Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen to Sinop and from Turkey's capital city Ankara to Tekirdag and Adiyaman.
The İstanbul New Airport infrastructure project in Turkey aims to become the first and largest infrastructure project outside North America to obtain Envision sustainability verification.
[UPDATE] The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has confirmed the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (Florida) International Airport (FLL) shooter was an arriving passenger who used a handgun from his checked baggage.
[UPDATE] Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (Florida) International Airport (FLL) reopened Saturday morning after Friday’s closure following the shooting that killed five people, but one terminal remained closed and thousands of bags need to be returned to passengers.
All three of the New York metropolitan area major airports will see multi-billion dollar infrastructure investments under a proposed new plan, but the New York state governor wants to see far more invested in John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Airberlin Austrian subsidiary FlyNiki will cut 13 European destinations from Jan. 30, as well as its daily Vienna-Abu Dhabi route from the end of March, FlyNiki spokesperson Milene Platzer told ATW.
United Airlines will be one of the first carriers to step back from the wave of new international capacity that has been introduced in the New Zealand market.
Alaska Airlines launched its Los Angeles-Havana service Jan. 5, bringing regularly scheduled commercial passenger flights from the US west coast to Cuba for the first time. Alaska operated the flight using a Boeing 737-900ER.
Not content with a 40+ per cent growth in passenger traffic in 2016, one week into the New Year Cornwall Airport Newquay has already confirmed the launch of a new summer link to the Republic of Ireland from Stobart Air and the return of Flybe services to London Stansted as part of an expanded summer 2017 programme that will also see increased frequencies on five existing domestic routes.
STTS, painting & sealing specialist of airline, military and VIP aircraft, subsidiary of French group Finaero, has commenced its painting hangar works and contracts ASI at Dubai South.
Emirates' inaugural Boeing 777-300ER flight from Dubai touched down in Zagreb to a water cannon salute and traditional Croatian folk dancers, with more than 350 passengers on board.
Southwest Airlines, which plans to grow capacity 3.5% in 2017, has released details on 22 new and seasonal routes, including four international routes originating from its forthcoming international concourse at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida.
