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Emirates Airline launched the longest Airbus A380 commercial nonstop flight Dec. 2 on a daily Dubai-Los Angeles service.

Oman Air and Turkish Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement covering services between Muscat and Istanbul Ataturk.

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Irish regional carrier Aer Arann is to significantly increase its offering from Shannon Airport in 2014 as it boosts links to the UK under its Aer

Asian low-cost carrier Tigerair is boosting its Australian fleet and opening a base in the Queensland capital, Brisbane. The carrier will station two

Birmingham Airport has announced a new partnership with a Chinese travel specialist, in a bid to attract more Chinese visitors to the region. The

Lanseria International Airport has launched another airport enhancement aimed at passenger convenience.

UBM Live strengthens Routes business through recent restructure 4th December 2013 UBM Live has strengthened its Routes business by making some

Spanish infrastructure company Abertis has completed the sale of its interest in the management of London Luton Airport to a consortium consisting of Spain’s airport management and air navigation services provider Aena and independent investment company Ardian (formerly AXA Private Equity).

Scandinavian low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian Air Shuttle will open a base at Barcelona El Prat Airport in spring 2014, and plans to use it as a new hub for long-haul flights.

Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair will base six aircraft at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport and will launch services to three new domestic destinations in Southern Italy—Catania, Palermo (Sicily) and Lamezia (Calabria)—from the capital’s gateway airport Dec. 18.

China Southern Airlines is expected to establish codeshare alliance with Qantas in early 2014 to strengthen its position between Europe and Australia and New Zealand on the so-called “Canton routes.”

African low-cost carrier Fastjet will begin flying to Lusaka, Zambia from its home base of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Feb. 1, 2014, inaugurating its second international route.

IATA has called on airports to be more responsive to the needs of passengers and airline customers, pointing out that “effective competition between airports remains the exception rather than the rule.”

Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines has received approval from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for its proposed new air service between Beijing

Asian national airline Garuda Indonesia has officially celebrated the first domestic flights of its first ATR 72-600. The aircraft took to the sky

KLM will move its intra-European services into its regional subsidiary KLM Cityhopper as it seeks to cut costs.

UK regional carrier Eastern Airways has been awarded a new important contract in France to provide scheduled services between Lorient and Lyon. From

Israeli national carrier El Al has revealed plans to establish its own low-cost division as it prepares for increasing competition from European

African low-cost carrier, fastjet celebrated the first anniversary of its inauguration at the end of last month by announcing the launch date for its

This article has been updated for January 2014 Read Here With an increasing number of airlines now operating the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, every month

Every month The HUB will provide an update on the current A340-500 flight schedule and the routes the aircraft is being deployed upon. This list for

Although the Airbus A380 has now been in passenger service for six years there remains a lot of interest in the Super Jumbo. Every month The HUB will

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