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American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines joined with a number of unions Wednesday to accuse the three major Gulf carriers of receiving government subsidies totaling more than $40 billion.

The Russian government will invest RUB350 ($5.7 billion) billion in the country’s airport infrastructure from 2015-2020.

Spring Airlines plans to establish an overseas operating base in Osaka and open five new routes to Japan at the end of March.

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All Major European Low Cost Carriers registered to attend Routes Europe 2015.

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Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire combined is one of Scotland’s most dynamic and unique regions. With an enviable reputation as a Global Energy Hub, Aberdeen

Effectively prepare for your airline meetings at Routes Europe by developing ‘The Perfect Presentation’ ahead of the event.

The new route will operate five-times-weekly and will offer connecting flights to Boston, New York, Chicago and Toronto.

With five based aircraft, Berlin will become the airlines’ 73rd base, and will see the launch of sixteen new routes, bringing the total number of destinations to 22.

Lufthansa Group’s low-cost subsidiary (LCC) Eurowings—will begin long-haul flights to Dubai, Bangkok, Phuket, Varadero and Punta Cana from Oct. 25.

Taking place on Sunday 12 th April 2015 and open to all attending delegates, The Routes Europe Strategy Summit will open Routes Europe in Aberdeen

This study from Frontier Economics estimates that Emirates’ significant operations into Europe, including the catalytic impact of the 220 unique connections it offers, supported 85,100 jobs across the European Union in 2013/14, equivalent to €6.8 billion GDP. In addition, Emirates’ Airbus A380 deliveries for the same period supported 41,000 jobs, equivalent to €3.4 billion GDP.

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has established a partnership with China Ready and Accredited (CRA) to help PATA members overcome potential 'profitless volume'.

Etihad Airways strengthened its presence in East Africa today with the launch of new services between Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Entebbe, in central Uganda.

The Middle East winners of the World Travel Awards will be revealed during a celebration at the Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach on Tuesday, May 5th, with hundreds of industry leaders expected to be in attendance.

Ahead of this week's Arabian Travel Market (ATM), Dubai-based low cost carrier Flydubai published new research focusing on the latest travel trends, behaviours and preferences based on the analysis of over 4,000 independent opinions that are compiled every week from its passengers.

Finnair has yet to confirm its proposed operational plans for the aircraft but will use the aircraft on its busiest Asian routes from its Helsinki hub and will initially deploy the aircraft to Shanghai, before later deploying it to Bangkok and Beijing in 2015 and Hong Kong and Singapore from 2016.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger statistics for January 2015, which indicate a slower start this year compared to 2015.

The latest development builds on Flybe's growing network of bases, including Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Manchester and Southampton, showing the airline's commitment to improving connectivity across and from the UK.

In partnership with our Airline Route blog, Routesonline is launching a new weekly 'Historic Airline Schedule Snapshot' as part of our Throwback Thursday series, where we look back at the historic flight operations of a current or defunct airline.

Although WestJet Airlines continues to explore the possibility of flying widebody aircraft to emerging markets in Latin America, Asia and the Middle East, the carrier still believes it can make money by launching new service to Europe, despite considerable competition on many key routes.

Spanish budget carrier Vueling and Brussels Airlines will launch flights to Saint Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport in the IATA 2015 summer season despite Russia’s international traffic decrease.

Despite a slowdown in Southeast Asia’s more developed markets, the remote aviation market in Oceania is continuing to grow.