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Our top five stories on Routes Weekly: Vienna calling for LEVEL; A380 update; Vietnam's growth market; Bulletin board industry briefs; Wizz Air in focus and more.

International Airlines Group is seeking to gain a foothold on Austrian soil by using LEVEL, its low-cost weapon on transatlantic routes, to enter the crowded European short-haul leisure market.

As IAG’s pursuit of Scandinavian low-cost carrier Norwegian continues, Routesonline examines the current network competition and why a deal will give the British Airways owner immediate scale in the long-haul low-cost market.

British Airways owner International Airlines Group (IAG) is in talks with Boeing and Airbus about acquiring new aircraft for LEVEL as it seeks to further expand the brand.

LEVEL could begin operating from regional airports in the UK but only if air passenger duty (APD) is reformed, its parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) has stressed.

Routesonline looks back at an eventful second half of 2017 which included the 23rd World Routes taking place in Barcelona, the failures of Monarch and Air Berlin, and Airbus' A380 celebrating a decade of commercial flight.

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.

What were Routesonline readers most interested in this year? We reveal our list of the most-read stories throughout 2017.

This week: Air India adds new route from Birmingham Airport, plus why VLM Airlines is introducing an Antwerp to Zurich service.

LEVEL, the long-haul low-cost carrier launched by International Airlines Group (IAG) earlier this year, has unveiled the location of its second base and the launch of four new routes.

IAG chief executive Willie Walsh backed Ryanair to learn lessons from its waves of flight cancellations, and confirmed that a connecting deal between Aer Lingus and budget carrier is in the offing. He also explained why IAG isn't supporting US action against state-owned Gulf carriers.

Willie Walsh, chief executive of International Airlines Group, has told World Routes 2017 that its long-haul low-cost carrier LEVEL hopes to grow its fleet to 30 aircraft by 2022.

Barcelona is taking centre stage for the world's premier route development event.

The Spanish carrrier wants to be an airline with more stamps in its passport, including Africa and Asia, says chief executive Luis Gallego.

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

Competition for control of the low-cost routes to the Americas is set to push Spain's summer long-haul capacity above the six million mark for the first time.

International Airlines Group (IAG) has confirmed its new low-cost long-haul business will operate under the LEVEL brand. The airline will launch from Barcelona from June 1, 2017 with flights to Buenos Aires, Punta Cana, Los Angeles and Oakland International using two Airbus A330-200s configured with a premium economy and economy onboard offering.