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Air Corsica has been in talks with “several” major airports in England and Scotland about the size of the potential market and the support packages on offer.

South Korean LCC startups Aero K and Air Premia are both on track to receive their first aircraft and begin operations this year.

Air Corsica is evaluating potential ATR 72 service from the Mediterranean island, located south east of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula.

Service reductions by state-owned national carrier Tajik Air have opened the door for other airlines to take market share in the Central Asian country.

Brazilian airline Azul is making its New York debut this summer.

Jazeera Airways has more than doubled its capacity to Saudi Arabia over the past five years and is further grow its network in 2020.

American Airlines has recruited “one of the leading network planners in the world.”

This week: Hamburg has secured its first-ever non-stop service to Tirana; EgyptAir is to restore Ireland’s link with Egypt; and Alaska Airlines is making further changes to its Californian network.

The market in Peru has undergone significant changes over the last 12 months with the suspension of Peruvian Airlines and the continued growth of Viva Air Peru and Sky Peru.

We profile Interjet, the Mexican low-cost carrier and Routes Americas 2020 attendee.

PHL aims to grow network with major new appointment.

Competition in Boston is set to further intensify as American Airlines prepares to launch three new routes, including service to the host of Routes Americas 2020.

Wizz Air has moved quickly to fill a gap in the market on routes between Italy and Albania following the suspension of Ernest Airlines.

Qatar Airways is launching routes to eight new destinations, three of which have hosted Routes events in the past 18 months.

LAM Mozambique Airlines remains the country’s largest carrier, but Ethiopian Airlines’ decision to launch domestic services is challenging the flag carrier’s position.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) expects to receive its third Airbus A380 in April, which will allow the carrier to move to an all-A380 service on the busy route between Tokyo Narita airport and Honolulu.

Qatar Airways will launch its first passenger services to Kazakhstan in March, less than five months after the Central Asian country introduced an open skies policy at 11 airports to help open new international routes.

Japan Airlines (JAL) inked a codeshare agreement with Shanghai Airlines that it said expands its network in China by two routes.

US ultra-LCC Spirit Airlines will fly from Fort Lauderdale, Florida (FLL) to two more destinations in Colombia starting in April, expanding its Colombian network to seven cities.

Milan is one of the most well-connected and easily accessible cities in the world. We take a closer look at the Italian aviation market, ahead of the country hosting World Routes 2020.

Romania’s air travel market continues to expand thanks to the growth of low-cost carriers Wizz Air, Blue Air and Ryanair.

London Heathrow Airport has pushed back the opening of its third runway again, this time to an opening date in 2028 or 2029.

United Airlines will operate nonstop service between Milwaukee (Wisconsin) and San Francisco (SFO) during the 2020 summer, creating another midwest US connection to United’s SFO gateway.

As speculation mounts about the future of regional airline Flybe, Routes looks at the carrier’s network and the important role it plays in UK connectivity.

European regional carrier Flybe is reportedly locked in urgent funding talks as looks to avoid collapse. However, the airline is continuing to operate, with more than 2,300 flights across 96 routes scheduled this week.