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Start-up charter carrier AirExplore aims to base itself in Bratislava with a B737-400. Slovakia's capital has lost capacity since bankrupt SkyEurope

"L'Oiseau Blanc" ("The White Bird") Lands in Deauville. CityJet's ceremony in Deauville to mark its first leisure service, which set off from London

The essential route development update from Latin America and the Caribbean from our Miami-based sister publisher, AvNews. This week: American

New "Three Pillar" Network Strategy Based at Italy's Milan-Malpensa Airport, Lufthansa Italia now flies to 15 destinations in 10 countries and

Entebbe International Airport (EIA) is the principal international airport and gateway to Uganda. Located near the shores of Lake Victoria, and about

Our Miami-based sister publisher, AvNews rounds up the latest route news from Latin America and Caribbean. This week Copa boosts service to Cuba

This week Lufthansa's first A380 landed in Frankfurt amid celebrations; Delta got the go-ahead for Seattle-Beijing services; Afghanistan attracted a

Hainan Airlines has been granted regulatory approval to serve Toronto non-stop from Beijing. Air Canada currently dominates routes from its home

Turkish Airlines will begin a double-drop service from Istanbul to Entebbe, Uganda and Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania on June 13. Routes News reports on the

European LCC Jet2.com held over 80 pre-scheduled meetings with airports at Routes Europe this week. Janice Mather, its general manager for airports

Mandala Airlines begins its first international services next month to Singapore, Macau and Hong Kong from two Indonesian cities. It received (IATA)

Transaero recently announced that it plans to split its operations between Moscow Domodedovo (DME) and Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO) with a large increase

Through merging its network and fleet with Air One, Alitalia no longer operates a dual hub strategy from Milan Malpensa and Rome Fiumicino. It has

With Swaziland set to host Routes Africa at the end of May, Sikhuphe International Airport is well on way to construction. Routes News gives an

Cork Airport is the Republic of Ireland's southern gateway, accounting for 3.3 million passengers in 2008. Cork Airport in Ireland serves a population

Overview Spanair has new owners from Catalonia which has driven a restructuring that covered moving to T1, a new image, new management team, transfer

The Middle East: A Key Source Market for Kenya Airways Kenya Airways has added non-stop flights to Muscat in from its main base in Nairobi. It

JetBlue Airways this week began codesharing with South African Airways (SAA) on its New York JFK-Johannesburg service. Routes News reports on the

Our sister publication, AvNews, rounds-up this week's news from the Americas and Caribbean including American Airlines Chicago-Beijing service to

This week's top talking points include Air France to deploy an A380 on London-Paris; Jetstar Asia signals long-haul plans; Emirates announces its

South Africa's Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA) is preparing for the World Cup, which kicks off in just a few weeks, and will then be

This week the two loss making carriers United and Continental announced they will consolidate into the world's largest carrier. Routes News looks back

Five air service developments not to miss this week include flydubai's first Pakistani service; disappointment for Devon and Cornwall after losing a

First Air Jamaica; Will Liat be Next? Caribbean Airlines' takeover of Air Jamaica was finalised this week and Trinidad and Tobago's prime minister has

Colombia's flag carrier is reporting healthy traffic growth, Argentina attracts a new airline, major foreign carriers show interest in Colombia and a