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This week: Ryanair to close two bases; United orders more Dreamliners; Airbus secures A321LR safety approval; American increases Dallas Fort Worth network and more.

Fierce competition from low-cost carriers means Icelandair is under increasing pressure to protect its place in the market.

Our top five stories this week: Chinese airlines to top 600 million passenger milestone; American Airlines makes Asia and Europe changes; meet the route development heroes of 2018 and more.

American Airlines is reducing its services to Asia - including the removal of Chicago-Shanghai - but the carrier plans to expand its European network next summer with three new destinations.

Senior decision makers from the largest airlines in the world by ASKs will be at the event in Guangzhou, China.

The long-awaited open skies agreement between the US and Brazil has finally been ratified, allowing for increased air services between the two countries and greater competition between airlines.

Our top five stories on Routes Weekly: Norwegian and IAG's networks; Japan's low-cost sector; American Airlines ends Beijing route; Swoop on track; Routes Africa launch and more.

American Airlines is to end its Chicago O’Hare-Beijing Capital service as the current fare environment "severely limits" the carrier's ability to compete.

Our top five stories on Routes Weekly: Brexit uncertainty; Qantas to accelerate 747 retirement; US-Brazil growth; Ghana's ambitions; and Bulletin board.

A round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry. This week: American Airlines, Qantas, WestJet, IndiGo and more.

United Airlines has raised its stake in Brazilian low-cost carrier Azul, citing connecting traffic as a reason behind the move. The deal comes as an impending US-Brazil open skies agreement looks set to increase services, routes and competition between the two countries.

This week: American Airlines expands in Latin America; Hong Kong Airlines resumes Manila and VLM returns to Manchester.

A week after International Airlines Group bought a minority stake in long-haul low-cost carrier Norwegian, with a view to launching a full takeover of the Scandinavian carrier, Routesonline takes a look at the growth of transatlantic services from Europe to the US and Canada, and how lower fares have impacted this market.

American Airlines has dealt Airbus a fresh blow after opting to more than double its Dreamliner fleet.

As part of our series speaking to previous Routes hosts, we see the progress made at Budapest since it hosted Routes Europe five years ago.

This week: IndiGo continues its capacity growth, AA seeks to connect further into Latin America, Eurowings has high hopes in Havana.

A focus on exactly what the customer wants is benefiting both the LCC and legacy sectors, delegates at Routes Asia 2018 in Brisbane were told.

Oneworld carriers American Airlines and Qantas are trying for a second time to deepen their ties on flights across the Pacific, saying the move could stimulate demand for up to 180,000 new passengers.

Senior officials from the US and Qatar have reached an agreement aimed at addressing the concerns of major US carriers over alleged subsidies to state-owned Qatar Airways.

Over 600 face-to-face meetings have already been scheduled for Routes Americas 2018

Senior network planners confirm their attendance at the only route development event dedicated to the Asia Pacific region.

As 2017 draws to a close, Routesonline looks at some of the biggest stories making the headlines this year. Part one of our review of the year features the US travel ban, Norwegian's expansion, Chinese low-cost carrier Lucky Air's ambitious plans and an interview with Etihad's chief executive Peter Baumgartner.

US airlines are projected to carry more than 50 million passengers over the winter holiday travel period, with 91,000 additional seats per day on offer.

China Southern Airlines, a SkyTeam member partly owned by oneworld’s American Airlines, is seeking to further its partnership with the US carrier to help it increase its presence in the transpacific market.

Routesonline analyses the North American aviation industry, taking a monthly look at the top routes served and revealing the airlines that are dominating the market. We also rank the top ten airports by available departure seats.