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The start-up is to delay its first flight to Hong Kong, scheduled to take off on 30 April, because it has not yet received permission to fly through Russian airspace.

Ryanair has finalised an order for 25 additional high-capacity Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft during the same week as the airline revealed plans to launch its first flights from Bosnia and Herzegovina and open a base at Düsseldorf Airport.

Airlines have taken their eyes off the ball when it comes to cutting costs and may well suffer in the next economic downturn.

Former easyJet CEO Ray Webster talks about airline founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou's influence on pricing in the early days.

Revisit our live blog from Routes Europe 2018, bringing highlights from the 13th annual route development forum.

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.

China, India, South Korea and Thailand are route development targets for Budapest Airport.

Zaporizhzhia International Airport in south east Ukraine is aiming to boost traffic with the opening of a new terminal building next year.

Drones are increasingly likely to be used in a future terrorist attack on Europe's commercial aviation, industry professionals have warned.

More needs to be done to protect airlines from paying compensation when issues occur that aren't their fault, delegates have been told.

Companies must share basic synergies and cultures in order to ensure successful acquisitions of one another.

The former boss of easyJet has little confidence in long-haul, low-cost carriers being anything other than a niche market.

Increasing services to the US and Far East is key aim for Athens International Airport at Routes Europe.

Cork Airport is looking to expand its US offering through a New York connection.

Fresh from Spanish carrier Volotea inaugurating its new base in Marseille, the airport is gearing up for a busy summer with a string of new routes.

IATA's Rafael Schvartzman says that with many of Europe's key airports already operating at capacity, action needs to be taken today to avert the upcoming capacity crunch.

This week: Air Italy adds a fourth international route from Milan Malpensa and Air Malta to serve London Southend.

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.

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.

Fresh from breaking the ten million passenger mark for the first time, Lyon-Saint Exupéry has further expansion in its sights.

To celebrate 25 years of ASM, each week we will be exploring five of the greatest moments in aviation over the last quarter of a century.

The European aviation market in 2017 was one of the strongest years for financial and passenger performance, according to figures published by IATA, carriers' international traffic climbed 8.2 percent compared to 2016. Capacity rose 6.1 percent and load factor surged 1.6 percent to 84.4 percent, which was the highest for any region.

Dutch low-cost airline Transavia will increase capacity by more than 123,000 seats this winter, as well as adding four new routes.

In the second of a two part feature, Routesonline takes a closer look at the airports named finalists in the Routes Europe 2018 Marketing Awards.

With all eyes on the Basque Country ahead of Routes Europe, the government's minister of tourism Alfredo Retortillo outlines the region's key route development targets and what delegates can expect when they arrive later this month.