Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Irish budget carrier Ryanair will open bases at Athens and Thessaloniki in April 2014, adding three more aircraft and nine new routes to its Greek operations.
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By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Saint Petersburg-based Rossiya Airlines will transfer all flights to Aeroflot commercial management from the 2014 IATA summer season.
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By Richard Maslen
Budapest Airport is set to welcome a number of new airlines and further increase its route network during the summer 2014 schedule as it uses a
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By Richard Maslen
African carrier RwandAir is to further expand its network within the continent with the launch of a new direct service to Douala, Cameroon from its
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American Airlines Group said it has started the first phase of codesharing between American Airlines and US Airways as the carriers’ merger integration process gets underway in earnest.
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Airberlin and Etihad Airways, which have been in a strategic partnership for two years, have unveiled an Airbus A320 aircraft in a specially designed joint livery at Berlin Brandenburg International Airport.
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By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russian and UK aviation authorities have agreed to designate second carriers for the Saint Petersburg-London route, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, said in a statement.
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By Richard Maslen
Irish airport operator, DAA, has rebated €5.6 million in airport charges to 40 airlines that grew traffic their business at Dublin Airport during 2013
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By Richard Maslen
Saudia Airlines, the national carrier for Saudi Arabia, has announced it will resume flights to Manchester Airport with the introduction of a direct
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By Richard Maslen
Pittsburgh International Airport operator, the Allegheny County Airport Authority, has launched its 2014 Air Service Incentive Program for airlines
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Emirates has announced that Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's principal port and commercial city, will become a double daily operation from 1 January 2015.
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By Richard Maslen
African carrier, Fly Punto Azul, is to introduce direct flights from Equatorial Guinea’s capital Malabo to Accra, Ghana. The twice weekly route will
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By Alan Dron
London Heathrow and Gatwick airport management has criticized the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which announced new limits on increases in charges the two airports can levy for services.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
All liquids, regardless of volume, will be banned in carry-on luggage in Russian airports from Jan. 11 as Russia increases security for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the Ministry of Transport said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle is about to open its first US crew base as it prepares to step up transatlantic flights by its new long-haul division.
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Brazilian airlines have asked Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) to allow 1,500 extra domestic flights between June 6 and July 20 to meet a huge increase in demand during the FIFA 2014 World Cup, which will be held between June 12 and July 13.
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By Richard Maslen
Fiji’s national airline, Fiji Airways, has announced it plans to grow to grow network-wide capacity by more than a third (35 per cent) and increase
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Emirates is taking its flagship aircraft, Airbus A380 to Manila on 7th October to celebrate the airline's move to the International Terminal (T3) at Ninoy Aquino International Airport and its commitment to the Philippines.
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flydubai's inaugural flights to Entebbe and Bujumbura landed today and were welcomed with traditional water cannon salutes and official delegations.
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Abu Dhabi Airports announced today that passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport increased by 24.8% in the month of August.
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10thJanuary 2014 Last year was another record year for Routes, part of UBM Live, with more delegates than ever before attending its World and Regional
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By Victoria Jones
Scheduling for Routes Americas, which will take place 23-25 February, opened earlier this week and with over 240 meetings scheduled during the first
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By Richard Maslen
Last year was another record year for Routes, with more delegates than ever before attending the World and Regional Route Development Forums
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By Richard Maslen
Tigerair and Cebu Pacific, the largest budget carriers based in Singapore and the Philippines respectively, have announced plans to enter into a
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