Airports & Networks

Kuching, Malaysia 5 th February 2014 - Routes Asia, the largest route development forum for the entire Asia region, will take place in Kuching in the

A meeting was held in Turkey with the Minister of Tourism and Leisure of Mauritius, Hon. Michael Sik Yuen, the Director of the MTPA, Dr. Karl Mootoosamy and the President and CEO of Turkish Airlines, Dr. Temel Kotil, to discuss about the forthcoming flights which will connect Turkey to Mauritius.

Last month Routes staff played an important role in discussions on tourism and connectivity in Africa during a forum at Fitur, the International

Region’s largest commercial aviation event to attract tourism ministers and key industry speakers

Following its merger with US Airways, the new American Airlines is set to become the single largest US carrier domestically and internationally, but is likely to marginally reduce capacity and seek yield improvement, according to OAG, a leading provider of aviation intelligence.

London’s Gatwick Airport is planning a significant expansion its noise insulation scheme, increasing the noise boundary by 15 km at each end of the runway.

The Lufthansa Group will benefit from a new agreement between Russian and German authorities, which last week approved Russia’s AirBridgeCargo to operate fifth freedom flights 3X-weekly from Frankfurt to the US.

Virgin Atlantic Airways has announced it will close its daily link between Hong Kong and Sydney from May 5, 2014 ending its operations to Australia

Colombian national carrier Avianca will make its anticipated return to the UK market this summer when it resurrects its direct air link between its

US low-cost pioneer, Southwest Airlines, has announced the airline will offer new non-stop service to 15 domestic destinations from Dallas Love Field

Thai Airways International will inaugurate passenger operations with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner this summer and has tentatively selected the Australian

Southwest Airlines will add direct flights from its Dallas Love Field (DAL) base to 15 destinations in the 2014 fall after the Wright Amendment is officially repealed on Oct. 13.

African low-cost carrier (LCC) Fastjet has operated its first flight between Tanzania and Zambia, marking the launch of the airline’s second international route in Africa.

London’s Heathrow Airport launched a six-week consultation on Monday, asking local communities for their views on how to improve the third runway proposal shortlisted by the Airports Commission in its interim report published in December.

Italy’s Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport will be closed between 00:01 hours on May 13 and 06:00 hours (local time) on June 2 to perform maintenance work on its runway.

Scheduling for Routes Europe, which will take place 6-8 April, is now open and it is recommended that delegates make their requests as soon as

Sharjah-based Air Arabia has begun services to Cairo International. The Egyptian capital's main airport had, until recently, been off limits for low cost carriers which were restricted to destinations such as Alexandria, Assuit and Sohag.

Qatar Airways has continued its aggressive expansion plans with the launch yesterday of two new routes, into the UAE.

African LCC, Fastjet has made its debut flight between Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and Lusaka in Zambia. The flight took place on Saturday and marked the airline's second international route in Africa. The airline said sales have been exceedingly strong since the launch of this route in early January, and the first flight from Lusaka was full.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier Air Arabia has signed a strategic partnership with the Ras Al Khaimah Department of Civil Aviation to become the

Abu Dhabi's executive airport, Al Bateen, is continuing to see growth. Abu Dhabi Airports announced today an 18% increase in visiting aircraft traffic and 6% increase in commercial aircraft traffic during 2013, compared to 2012.

Following the collapse of RAK Airways a month ago, Sharjah-based Air Arabia has stepped in to rescue services to the northern-most emirate.

Although the Airbus A380 has now been in passenger service for more than six years there remains a lot of interest in the Super Jumbo and new routes

With an increasing number of airlines now operating the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, every month The HUB provids an update on the current Dreamliner flight

The launch of Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100 operations by Interjet on its domestic network in Mexico in September last year was a key stage in the type