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Routesonline speaks to Giorgio Callegari, Aeroflot's deputy chief executive for strategy and alliances, to hear about what is driving the group's growth and find out about its future ambitions.

LOT Polish Airlines has its sights set on growth, with ambitious plans on both the short and long-haul fronts.

Long-haul budget airline LEVEL is set to expand its fleet of Airbus A330-200s from two to five, parent group IAG has confirmed.

Norwegian's plans for its UK subsidiary to operate flights to the US have moved a step closer following a decision by the US Department of Transportation.

Low cost airline Ryanair has warned that it could be forced to cancel flights and move aircraft out of the UK unless a new aviation deal with the European Union is struck.

The German city of Hannover has won a competitive bid to host the Routes Europe air service development forum in 2019

Eastern to operate under larger brand while its aircraft serve Flybe routes

Belfast City Airport in "hugely exciting period" after hosting event

Another major milestone as Russia aims to take a seat at aircraft manufacturers' top table

Legacy carriers restructuring in Italy, Germany, Romania and Poland open the field for growth

Another major new route announced by Sweden's largest airport

A high number of airlines have already confirmed their attendance at the event in September

Icelandair has announced the increase of its seasonal service between Vancouver International Airport and Keflavik International Airport to year-round, following discussions at last month’s Routes Europe forum in Belfast.

Relive the event or see what you missed out on with our interactive presentation.

Irish airport in bullish mood as new runway project starts

Building on a key new connection is at the core of the regional specialist’s thinking

Ioanna Papadopoulou spoke to Routesonline about the strategic approach to risk sharing and integrated marketing that has delivered new routes at Athens International Airport.

While its rivals Emirates Airlines and Etihad Airways are looking closely at the sustainability of their business models, Qatar Airways shows no signs of slowing its incredible network growth and surprised guests at this year’s Arabian Travel Market in Dubai this week by revealing an additional 12 new markets that should see the airline service in 2018.

Long-haul arrivals in Western Europe are on the increase – showing its resilience in the face of last year’s terror attacks. It has taken over a year to recover, but long-haul arrivals are starting to surge again, reaching visitor numbers higher than those seen before the Paris attack in November 2015, reports ForwardKeys.

The annual Routes Europe air service development forum was officially handed over to the Basque city of Bilbao today (25 April) at a ceremony in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Munich Airport was announced as the overall winner of the Routes Europe 2017 Marketing Awards at a ceremony tonight (24 April) in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Belfast’s senior aviation and tourism leaders agreed at a press conference that increased air connections are vital to the future of the ‘undiscovered part of Ireland’, and that route development is the key.

Belfast will become the centre of the European aviation industry this weekend when the city hosts the three-day Routes Europe forum (23-25 April).

European long-haul, low-cost operator Norwegian is known to be exploring markets in Asia to expand its business formula to the East. It previously only served Bangkok out of Scandinavia, but has now confirmed a London Gatwick - Singapore link, and more routes are set to follow as additional Boeing 787s join the fleet.

KLM has opened reservations this week for a planned twice weekly Amsterdam - San Jose flight launching from October 31, 2017. This will be flown on Tuesdays and Fridays and operated by one of its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. It previously served San Jose until March 1998.