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Morocco’s national carrier plans to double the number of routes it offers to Barcelona.

The request comes after American switched its Shanghai flights from DFW to Seattle to take advantage of Alaska’s feed.

The Central American nation will become the fourth overseas country served by the carrier.

Australian regulators have issued a draft rejection of an application by Qantas and Japan Airlines to cooperate more closely, although Qantas says it will argue to have the decision reversed in the final ruling.

S7 Airlines and Aeroflot are each launching new routes to Morocco among their latest network expansion plans.

The carrier is seeing a surge in leisure demand, but business travel continues to be anemic.

The US carrier is resuming service to India’s capital for the first time in almost a decade.

Including the latest additions, JetBlue customers now have access to more than 80 destinations in Qatar’s network from its main DOH hub.

Spirit believes that JetBlue Airways and American Airlines could be cooperating on routes beyond what is allowed under the Northeast Alliance.

Alaska can now offer passengers expansive international route itineraries.

The airline will serve 11 destinations in the 'lower 48' US states from Anchorage this summer.

The airline will serve 11 destinations in the 'lower 48' US states from Anchorage this summer.

The carrier hopes the point-to-point routes will stimulate business travel this summer as well as attracting leisure traffic.

The new routes will be operated be wholly owned regional carrier Horizon Air.

Australia’s competition commission is poised to green light the joint venture for a further five years.

Additional international services are returning to the Gulf carriers’ route maps.

Cairo and Alexandria are being restored to the airline’s route map.

Scheduled flights have resumed today following the detente reached last week.

The carrier also plans LAX-Austin, Texas service.

The restoration of diplomatic relations between Qatar and four Arab states looks set to have big implications for oneworld alliance member Qatar Airways.

Qatar Airways plans to deepen cooperation with Oman Air and LATAM Airlines Brasil while also bringing forward the launch of its new route to Seattle.

Routes to Las Vegas, Denver and San Francisco are being launched, while Phoenix becomes a year-round destination.

The planned launch of the service coincides with Seattle-based Alaska Airlines’ entry into the oneworld alliance.

Joining the oneworld alliance became necessary for Alaska Airlines, which long took pride in its independence, to give its customers access to the kind of network scale that matches competitors’ offerings in major markets such as Seattle (SEA) and Los Angeles (LAX), according to CEO Brad Tilden.

CEO Brad Tilden explains the airline's evolution in thinking on global alliances.