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US start-up California Pacific Airlines, the brainchild of 97-year-old entrepreneur Ted Vallas, is set to take to the skies during the fourth quarter after several years of false dawns.

Ryanair is to base two more aircraft at London Luton Airport, the home hub of European low-cost rival easyJet.

Our top five stories this week: Chinese airlines to top 600 million passenger milestone; American Airlines makes Asia and Europe changes; meet the route development heroes of 2018 and more.

This week: Finnair resumes Los Angeles after 27 years; Vietjet opens third route to Japan; and Wizz increases Israel routes.

This week we profile World Routes 2018 attendee WestJet, the Canadian low-cost carrier.

Winner of the Best Stand Award at World Routes 2017, Copenhagen Airports joined forces with Joe and The Juice, a well-known chain of juice bars and coffee shops, and it proved to be a winning formula.

Chinese airlines are this year on course to collectively carry more than 600 million passengers for the first time, research by Routesonline has found, as growth in the country’s domestic and international market continues to accelerate. The figure is a huge increase from the 440 million carried just five years ago.

We’ve compiled a guide to Chinese cultural etiquette for World Routes delegates travelling to Guangzhou in September.

This week: United Airlines' new CFO; Qantas posts record profit; Copenhagen secures EIB loan and more.

Delta has unveiled plans to expand its transatlantic network from next summer, including a new service to Amsterdam.

The World Routes Marketing Awards will recognise the contribution of top-performing individuals in the route development community.

American Airlines is reducing its services to Asia - including the removal of Chicago-Shanghai - but the carrier plans to expand its European network next summer with three new destinations.

Zambia’s new flag carrier will take to the skies in January after Ethiopian Airlines signed a shareholding agreement with the country’s main development agency.

Canada’s Flair Airlines is adding the first US destinations to its network this winter as competition between budget carriers on transborder routes begins to heat up.

Our top five stories this week: The fastest-growing major airports in the world so far this year; Norwegian cleared to enter Brazilian market; Airlines using WeChat; Malindo adds new China route; Air France-KLM's new CEO and more.

Airports in China and India accounted for ten of the top 20 fastest-growing major airports in the world during the first-half of the year, highlighting the growing dominance of the countries as aviation powerhouses. Research by Routesonline has also ranked the leading airports by total passengers added during the period, with the US featuring strongly.

This week: Sun Country grows its network from Nashville; IndiGo adds more routes to Doha; and Aeroflot to resume flights to Dublin.

Delegates are encouraged to request their priority meetings before scheduling closes on 7 September 2018.

Airport and tourism authority delegates are encouraged to work collaboratively to promote a united business case to their target carriers.

China Southern adds Adelaide flights as capacity between China and Australia continues its upward trajectory.

The 24th World Route Development Forum will see the largest ever exhibition for a Routes event. From traditional food and drink to entertainment and prize draws, exhibitors will be putting on a host of activities to attract decision makers to their stand at the world’s leading route development event.

This week: Air France-KLM's new CEO; Hainan Airlines, Azul, Mesa Air, Korean Air, IATA and more.

This week we profile World Routes 2018 attendee Singapore Airlines, the flag carrier of Singapore.

Malaysian full-service airline Malindo Air is introducing a new route to China as capacity between the two countries continues to accelerate.