Delegates attending the global route development forum in September will hear from the CEOs of Tigerair Australia, airBaltic, Saudi Arabian Airlines and more.
Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan, is benefitting from a wave of inward investment and infrastructure development as it seeks to enhance its international standing and exploit its tourism potential. Improving its air connectivity is central to its ambitious growth plan.
The latest issue of Routes News magazine includes Carsten Spohr's plans for Lufthansa Group, features on TUI fly and Air Malta, plus a look at the impact of the Boeing 737 Max grounding.
The fourth part of our focus on the five former Soviet republics in Central Asia features the aviation market in Turkmenistan, the sparsely populated gas-rich country home to a population of five million.
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary expects the Irish low-cost carrier’s first five Boeing 737 Max aircraft to be in service during the winter 2019-20 season, but said the grounding of the jet has cost it “about one million passengers this year”.
Twelve new daytime slots for US-Tokyo Haneda flights have been tentatively awarded to four US carriers. It is hoped the proposed new routes and services will begin in time for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Airports and tourism authorities from Silk Road and its serving regions are encouraged to start preparing their awards proposal for the Routes Silk Road 2019 Marketing Awards.
Air Canada is in exclusive talks to buy the company that owns Air Transat, potentially providing an opportunity to quickly expand its Air Canada Rouge business and increase consolidation in the transatlantic market. The proposed acquisition comes days after private equity firm Onex Corp struck a deal for Canadian rival WestJet.
This week: Canada Jetlines sets start date; Eastern Airways sold to founder; Finnair and Juneyao Air agree new codeshare; Viva Air to expand with $50m investment and more.
Leisure services to the Turkish holiday destination of Antalya feature heavily in list of the most-competitive routes in Europe this summer, analysis by Routesonline has found, while services involving Moscow airports dominate the most-competitive city pairs.
Delta Air Lines is to increase its number of daily departures from Boston Logan International Airport by 25 percent by March 2020 as it continues to challenge JetBlue’s dominance.
Air France is to reduce capacity on short-haul routes and trim its domestic network amid increasing competition from high-speed trains and low-cost carriers.
Part three of our focus on the five former Soviet republics in Central Asia looks at the aviation market in Uzbekistan, which is slowly being transformed through more liberal policies and a focus on increasing tourism.
With over two months to go, senior network planners from the region’s leading airlines have already confirmed their attendance at Routes Silk Road 2019.
This week: Eurowings heads into Eastern Europe; Air Transat receives first A321LR; Adelaide Airport reports international growth; Volotea to grow its fleet and more.
