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The BEA has released an update on its probe into a nighttime near collision involving a Nouvelair Airbus A320 that attempted to land on the wrong runway at Nice airport last year.

Runway lighting and the controllers’ use of the airport surface movement safety net stand out in the preliminary report on the Sept. 21 incident.

The Nouvelair-operated Airbus A320 involved in a serious incident at Nice airport was on approach to a runway it was not cleared for, investigators say.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

BEA has started to analyze data and is collecting more information after the Sept. 21 near miss that involved easyJet and Nouvelair Airbus A320s in Nice.

“We are discussing how big we can make Boston,” Amy Martin, Delta's vice president for network planning, tells Aviation Week.

The LCC will add 20 new routes for the winter season.

The Canadian carriers’ new codeshare accord also includes Air Transat placing its code on a host of WestJet’s North America routes.

The carrier is adding back service from Toronto and Quebec City to Paris.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in April 2022, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

The French destination is one of five the carrier plans to launch or relaunch in its summer 2022 schedule.

The Montreal-based carrier is relaunching international flights from Toronto, Montreal, Halifax and Vancouver.

New destinations in Italy, France and the UK are joining the airline’s network.

France’s flag-carrier is opening a second route to the UK capital this summer and has received the green light to begin codesharing with Italy’s ITA on transatlantic routes to the US.

Iceland’s flag-carrier plans to introduce scheduled flights to three new destinations in Europe, as well as restarting service to Montreal.

After 15 years of negotiations, the EU and Ukraine have finally reached an agreement on a common aviation area.

New leisure destinations are being added from Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca.

Blue Air is adding a fourth route to London Heathrow and its first not to originate at a point in Romania.

The Iberia franchisee is adding new routes and increasing frequencies during July and August.

Routes rounds-up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carriers' networks.

The airline will start with three domestic routes in Norway before scaling up its network.

The carrier plans to begin accepting Dubai-bound passengers from three countries, as well as adding double-daily Airbus A380 service to Jordan during July and August.

With lower demand forecast between New York and Paris, the airline plans to diversify operations.

Routes rounds-up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carrier’s networks.

Norway’s domestic market is set for further changes as Flyr enters and Wizz Air exits.