British Airways

By David Casey
Our top five stories on Routes Weekly featuring: Ryanair, JetBlue, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, British Airways and Boom Supersonic.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
British Airway’s newly refurbished Boeing 777s will allow British Airways to compete "effectively" with the likes of Norwegian on long-haul routes, the airline's chief executive and chairman Alex Cruz has told delegates at Routes Europe 2018 in his native Bilbao.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
British Airways chief executive and chairman Alex Cruz discusses the airline's network strategy, its £4.5bn fleet investment, the growing importance of the Chinese market and how the carrier can remain premium in the face of low-cost competition.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
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.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The owner of British Airways and Aer Lingus is weighing up a takeover offer for rival Norwegian Air Shuttle amid fierce competition on transatlantic routes. Routesonline looks at the growth of Norwegian's long-haul network.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Routesonline provides an update on the operations of the Airbus A380. We also reveal the network size of each operator and the top destinations served by the aircraft type.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Routesonline's latest analysis of the European aviation industry, examining the top routes, airlines and airports.
Airports & Networks

By Routes Content Team
Some of the biggest names in European aviation are set to debate the industry’s future this April at Bilbao conference
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
British Airways owner IAG has lost out on an acquisition of Austrian leisure airline Niki to its founder Niki Lauda, the former Formula One champion.
Airports & Networks

By Ellie Wells
Senior network planners from more than 50 carriers confirm their attendance at Europe’s leading route development event.
Airports & Networks

By Ellie Wells
Alex Cruz will outline the carrier’s network strategy at Europe’s leading route development forum.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
British Airways will add more than 150 additional weekly flights from London Gatwick this summer, turning up the heat on its rivals.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
IAG, the owner of British Airways and Aer Lingus, is to expand its presence at Gatwick Airport after striking a deal to buy the majority of slots vacated by the collapse of Monarch. Hungarian carrier Wizz Air is also set to take Monarch's former slots at London Luton.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The world's biggest passenger plane completed its first commercial flight a decade ago this week. Routesonline looks back at the history of the double-decker A380 and questions what the future holds for the superjumbo.
Airports & Networks

By Nigel Mayes
This week: British Airways returns to the Seychelles after a 13-year absence and Avior Airlines picks up Caracas-Bogota route.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
With more than 23,000 arrivals and departures expected, airports across the UK are readying for a record August bank holiday weekend.
Airports & Networks

By Nigel Mayes
This week: Nashville secures its first transatlantic service; Thai AirAsia expands in India; and Israel demand prompts a new Blue Air route.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Routesonline's latest analysis of the European aviation industry, examining the top routes, airlines, airports and aircraft that are leading the market.
Airports & Networks

By Karen O'Neill
The airline will operate flights from London City to three new European capital cities from October
Airports & Networks

By Routes Content Team
With British Airways back on board, Bristol’s ambitious expansion project should see its network grow substantially in the coming months and years
Airports & Networks

By Ellie Wells
Senior network planners from Ryanair, easyJet, Lufthansa, Air France and British Airways will be seeking new route opportunities.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
From May 2017, BA CityFlyer will begin summer-only direct flights from Manchester to the popular Spanish sunspots of Alicante, Malaga, Ibiza and Palma, the Greek island of Mykonos, Nice in the South of France and a weekly service to London City Airport, which will facilitate the transfer of the aircraft in and out of Manchester.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Barcelona seemingly has a good mix of the ingredients needed for IAG to make this new long haul low cost business work. It is a growing market in terms of demand and passenger flows are dominated by IAG airlines Vueling and Iberia providing a strong connecting feed into the long-haul operation to complement local traffic.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
When British Airways first announced its plans to serve Leeds Bradford many observers so the decision as little more than as an avenue to protect the carrier’s pool of slots at the heavily-congested Heathrow Airport. However, the London Heathrow - Leeds Bradford route is currently among its best performing domestic markets with traffic up 18.4 per cent over the first ten months of 2016.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Data from air service development consultants, Airport Strategy & Marketing (ASM) suggests that British Airways is initially taking tentative steps into the New Orleans when it launches flights between London Heathrow and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport next year. A demand forecast from the consultancy on the route shows expected demand outweighing available capacity from the day of launch.
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