The owner of Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) and low-cost operator Peach has approved plans to order 30 Boeing 737 Max 8s and 18 Airbus A320neos. ANA Holdings has also agreed to buy a $95m stake in the parent of Philippine Airlines.
As one of the co-founders of Transat, Jean-Marc Eustache has been at the helm of the group since 1987 and has helped to grow the company into a giant of the Canadian travel industry. He speaks exclusively to Routesonline about mounting competition in Air Transat’s home market, how the airline is strengthening its position on transatlantic routes, and the future growth of its fleet. Ahead of his planned retirement, Eustache also discusses some of the proudest achievements during his distinguished career - and the toughest challenges he has faced.
This week: Kenya Airways is returning to Rome after seven years away; Air New Zealand is set to add Christchurch – Singapore; and Swoop is upping trans-border capacity from Edmonton.
With just over two weeks to go until the region’s only air service development forum takes place in Québec City, Routesonline outlines why Routes Americas is shaping up to be a must-attend event.
South Australia, the location of the next World Routes event, has reported a record number of visitors to the region, with the state’s visitor economy soaring to an all-time-high of AU$6.9bn.
The Routes Americas 2019 speaker and panellist line-up has now been confirmed ahead of the event which will take place 12-14 February in Quebec City, Canada.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is expanding its network of international routes by launching flights between Japan and two unserved destinations in Australia and India. Meanwhile, rival Japan Airlines is also planning to grow its footprint in the Indian market.
Capacity between Canada and Mexico grew by 16 percent last year to more than 5.6 million seats, with start-up Jetlines the latest airline to announce plans to serve the market.
Ahead of his participation at Routes Americas 2019, Routesonline speaks to Xavier Mufraggi, chief executive of Club Med North America and the Caribbean, about the company's approach to route development.
We speak to Mohamed Sallauddin Mat Sah, general manager of Airline Marketing team at Malaysia Airports, the Overall Winner of the Routes Asia 2018 Marketing Awards, to gain an insight into how they work, and what winning the award meant to them.
This week: Allegiant Air to open base at Grand Rapids; KLM and Atlantic Airways to codeshare; record year for Budapest; and VINCI to invest in Lisbon airports.
In the second part of our interview with Vincent Hodder, the chief executive of LEVEL, he discusses the low-cost carrier’s existing network and route development strategy
Low-cost carriers continue to dominate the list of fastest-growing major airlines in the world, exclusive research by Routesonline has found, with eight of the top ten positions taken up by budget operators. A Thai airline took the crown as the carrier which expanded at the quickest rate in 2018.
North Asia continues to be a strong driver of international traffic for Mactan-Cebu International Airport. Routesonline looks at the growth of services between the Philippines airport and cities in China.
