Airports & Networks

Airberlin and its Austria-based subsidiary FlyNiki will introduce business class on German domestic and European flights this year.
Airports & Networks

Germany’s Lufthansa has confirmed an incident involving a near-miss between an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, and a Lufthansa Airbus A321 on approach to Munich Airport Aug. 4.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Emirates has announced an 11% capacity increase to Manchester with the deployment of a third daily A380 on the route.
Airports & Networks

Dubai International's (DXB) passenger traffic reached a record 40.5 million passengers in the first half of 2016 according to the traffic report issued today by operator Dubai Airports.
Airports & Networks

South African Airways (SAA) is celebrating the first year of its nonstop service from Washington, DC to Accra, Ghana.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The latest issue of the air service development magazine, Routes News, is now available to view.
Airports & Networks

Rome Ciampino Airport (CIA) will be temporarily closed from late Oct. 14 through Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. local time for runway maintenance and upgrades.
Airports & Networks

By Laura Hamill
It was believed that Air China, one of the ‘Big Three’ in the country, was considering taking a considerable minority stake in LOT Polish Airlines. The Eastern European carrier has now denied this, claiming that any link with the Chinese carrier would be “simply commercial cooperation.”
Airports & Networks

Namibia Airports Company has extended its aerodrome licences for Hosea Kutako International Airport and Ondangwa Airport.
Airports & Networks

By Ellie Wells
Taking place on Monday 26 September, the World Routes Tourism Summit will provide delegates with an insight into the current state of the tourism industry.
Airports & Networks

By Routes Marketing Team
Learn from the experts and prepare for your meetings ahead of World Routes in Chengdu.
Airports & Networks

Germany-based airberlin will increase flights to the US up to 50% by summer 2017, from 55 to 78 weekly nonstop flights from Berlin and Dusseldorf compared to this summer.
Airports & Networks

American Airlines said the US Department of Transportation (DOT) award of a daytime Minneapolis–Tokyo Haneda flight to Delta Air Lines does not serve the public interest.
Airports & Networks

Smart Airports are set to revolutionise passenger experience as airports allocate higher budgets to expanding and adopting the latest smart technologies.
Airports & Networks

New York-based JetBlue Airways is adding services from Long Beach, shoring up its West Coast expansion.
Airports & Networks

By Mark Nensel
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) saw its first scheduled landing of a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner Aug. 1 as a British Airways nonstop from London Heathrow made its inaugural flight to Baltimore, Maryland.
Interiors & Connectivity

Polish flag carrier LOT Polish Airlines is trialing a 2X-weekly nonstop service from Warsaw Chopin International to Ngurah Rai International in Bali, Indonesia.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
The European Union (EU) will fund the next stage in a plan to ease congestion in northern Europe’s crowded skies.
Airports & Networks

The number of passengers in Muscat International Airport exceeded first time ever 10 million passengers (+18%). Additionally, Muscat International Airport broke first time 1 million passenger milestone per month in August, 2015.
Airports & Networks

Emirates has marked ten years of operations in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Network growth across both its domestic and international markets has helped boost traffic at Detroit Metropolitan Airport during the first half of this year. Latest data from the airport operator shows an additional 817,000 passengers were handled over the first six months of the year versus the same period in 2015, a rise of 5.1 percent.
Airports & Networks

San Francisco-based Virgin America will add 4X-daily service from Newark International Airport (EWR) to Los Angeles and San Francisco Nov. 18.
Airports & Networks

Airline Routes-Aug. 1, 2016
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Flag carriers Oman Air and Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) have signed a codeshare agreement covering services between the Omani capital Muscat and four destinations in Saudi Arabia.
Airports & Networks

Jotron AS will supply the Turkish State Airports Administration (DHMI) with 1,130 air traffic control (ATC) radios, additional equipment and spare parts.
Airports & Networks