Airports & Networks

Air India today began operating its flagship A350-900 aircraft on non-stop flights between Delhi and Newark’s Liberty International Airport (EWR).

Etihad Airways has opened its new Etihad U.S. Preclearance Lounge at Zayed International Airport.

Aviation Week's Routes 360 Headlines on Thursday 2 January 2025 covers the latest notable developments and key insights from Routes 360 members.

Emirates will operate an additional scheduled service between Colombo and Dubai, starting from 2 January 2025.

Emirates is bringing forward the deployment of its Airbus A350 to Kuwait and Bahrain.

Gallop Air has flown its first commercial service, a Comac C909 charter flight between Guangzhou and Brunei operated by China Southern Airlines.

Japanese investigators say the misinterpretation of an air traffic controller's instructions was a key factor behind the fatal Jan. 2, 2024, runway collision.

Turkish Airlines has expanded its reach in the Americas by launching flights to Santiago, the capital of Chile.

Flyadeal is to launch scheduled flights to Pakistan’s commercial capital, Karachi, effective 2 February 2025.

IndiGo has commenced daily direct flight route between Chennai and Penang.

A “vendor technology issue” briefly grounded American Airlines flights on Dec. 24, the disruption landing in the middle of a busy holiday travel period.

IndiGoReach, IndiGo's CSR initiative, has partnered with the Airports Authority of India and AAS Foundation, Indore, to launch the Zero Waste Airport Project.

Wizz Air will now operate from both Bucharest airports, in addition to a Polish route expansion.

An Emerald Airlines flight, operating a positioning flight to BHD from Edinburgh, Scotland, suffered a hard landing.

Malaysia is looking to introduce digital towers at the country’s Penang and Johor airports as its looks to streamline its human resources.

Singapore-New York JFK remains the farthest route in the world in 2024, but there are two new entries in the top 10.

The airline, founded in 2022, has eagerly been anticipating the finalization of a Dominican-U.S. Open Skies agreement, which formally took effect on Dec. 19.

Cathay Pacific has released further positive signals about its second-half financial performance, as the airline continues to build its network.

The Open Skies agreement with the Dominican Republic has resulted in Dominican startup Arajet unveiling new U.S fights.

Eurocontrol predicts the number of flights within its area will increase over 50% by 2050 and achieving net-zero emissions by then will remain “challenging.”

Turkish Airlines has launched flights to Santiago, the capital of Chile.

The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Etihad Airways and Thales have joined forces to reduce climate impact in the Emirates Flight Information Region (FIR), environmental sustainability being an absolute priority for UAE airlines.

United plans to launch LAX-Beijing flights in May 2025, alongside Denver’s first nonstop service to Rome and its inaugural San Francisco-Panama City route.

UK NATS has deployed a new aircraft separation technique called Pairwise to increase landing rates for aircraft flying into Heathrow Airport.

Air Transat will return to the German market after a 10-year hiatus with a new route to Berlin.