Routes Update

UK low-cost carrier bmibaby is to cease its operations from Cardiff and Manchester airports this winter and will instead focus on developing its

Japanese low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines is to open a new base at Tokyo Nartia launching eight daily flights to four destinations from late 2011

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is planning to add a fourth weekly flight to New York from June 1 but it has yet to open the additional rotation

The return of an Airbus A330-200 following its lease to Turkish Airlines (THY) will enable bmi British Midland International to upgrade its flights to

TAM Airlines has confirmed plans to increase frequencies from Rio de Janeiro to Frankfurt, London and New York following the arrival of two additional

AIR FRANCE TO INTRODUCE A380 ON SAN FRANCISCO SCHEDULES Air France has confirmed that it will use an Airbus A380 on a daily service between Paris CDG

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES TO LAUNCH CHENNAI SERVICE Ethiopian Airlines is to begin serving Chennai, its third destination in India. The African national

AIR CANADA SET TO LAUNCH LEISURE AIRLINE Air Canada is considering establishing a new leisure operator that will provide flights into the Caribbean

LANCHILE TO DROP PARIS CDG CONNECTION LANChile is to suspend flights to Paris CDG from its Santiago base this summer and will instead consolidate its

EMIRATES TO USE A380 ON SHANGHAI FLIGHT Emirates Airline is planning to introduce the Airbus A380 on three flights per week between Dubai and Shanghai

SENDAI AIRPORT RE-OPENS TO SCHEDULED TRAFFIC Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has re-opened Sendai Airport to

This new section of your weekly update will keep you up to date on all the key aircraft orders and deliveries and what they could mean for the route

Airline Route Update is a comprehensive summary of route announcements, capacity increases and codeshare details from this past week. For further

On a visit to the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, in the United States you are met with the stunning sight of a Boeing 747

United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Emirates Airline has announced it will expand its South American network from January 2012 with a new daily link from

Hawaiian Airlines has confirmed that it will launch flights between Honolulu and Osaka Kansai International, its second destination in Japan and third

When the low-cost airlines entered the European market in the mid-1990s they brought a complete change in business philosophy. By keeping their costs

United Arab Emirates (UAE) low-cost carrier flydubai has announced plans to inaugurate flights to Ethiopia with a three times weekly Dubai – Addis

Irish budget carrier Ryanair has revealed that it will cut its activities at Alicante by around 80 per cent this winter, cancelling 31 routes and

The latest data released this week from airports group ACI has shown a modest growth in international traffic during February, although the recent

AIR FRANCE TO ADD CAPE TOWN LINK Air France will introduce a new three times weekly service between Paris CDG and the South African city of Cape Town

NOK AIR STRENGTHENS LINKS TO NORTHERN THAILAND Thai low-cost carrier has improved domestic links from some smaller communities in Northern Thailand

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES TO RESUME GUAM - OKINAWA SERVICE US carrier Continental Airlines has outlined plans to resurrect flights between Guam and Okinawa

LOT TO TEMPORARILY CUT MIDDLE EAST FLIGHTS LOT Polish Airlines has confirmed that it will temporarily suspend services to three Middle Eastern

EUROPEAN AIRLINES DISCUSS MERITS OF SOCIAL MEDIA Delegates at this week’s European Regions Airline Association (ERA) Regional Airline Conference in