Routes

By Richard Maslen
US start-up carrier LV Air will this week finalise leasing and crewing arrangements for its first aircraft as it prepares to inaugurate flights. The
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
This new section of your weekly update will keep you up to date on all the key aircraft orders and deliveries and what they could mean for the route
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
SAS DROPS WINTER LINK TO DUBAI SAS Scandinavian Airlines is reported to have dropped its three times weekly Copenhagen – Dubai link from its
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
VIETNAM AIRLINES TO LAUNCH HANOI – KAOHSIUNG Vietnam Airlines, part of the SkyTeam global alliance, is to introduce flights to Kaohsiung from Hanoi
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
AZAL SET TO LAUNCH US FLIGHTS WITH DREAMLINERS Azerbaijan Airlines hopes to launch its first flights to the United States in 2014 when it takes
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By Richard Maslen
AMERICAN AIRLINES TO SAVE MEXICANA? American Airlines has emerged as a possible saviour for Mexicana, according to a local Mexican television station
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
RYANAIR TO TRIAL RESERVED SEATING Irish budget carrier Ryanair has announced that it will trial a reserved seating service on its Dublin - Malaga and
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By Richard Maslen
Airline Route Update is a comprehensive summary of route announcements, capacity increases and codeshare details from this past week. For further
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By Richard Maslen
Hong Kong Airlines is preparing its cabin staff for any eventuality onboard its aircraft by training them in the martial art of wing chun. This, says
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UK low-fare carrier Flybe has today (April 19) inaugurated flights between Ireland West Airport Knock and Edinburgh. The new service will operate
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British Airways (BA) has confirmed that it is to double capacity on its flights from London Heathrow to Rio de Janeiro this winter, as first revealed
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SAS Scandinavian Airlines is reported to have dropped its three times weekly Copenhagen – Dubai link from its forthcoming winter schedule. During the
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Caribbean carrier Insel Air is to launch flights to Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina, USA in June. The twice weekly flight
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A second weekly flight is to be launched by COPA Airlines Colombia between Bogota and Cancun from June 15. In addition to the Saturday flight
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Belarusian flag carrier Belavia is to inaugurate flights to the Russian Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad from Brest, its only current scheduled link
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Air Europa is to introduce a third daily flight between Valencia and Paris CDG, a route that it is currently the sole operator. The airline offers a
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LANChile is to suspend its weekly service from Santiago de Chile to the Cuban capital, Havana, from May 7, however, it intends to maintain links to
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Air Busan will inaugurate flights between Busan and Tokyo Narita on June 23, two months after it had originally planned to commence the new route. The
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Start-up carrier FirstNation Airways is set to launch flights from Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport after taking delivery of three leased
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The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) in Saudi Arabia has confirmed that it is currently studying applications from three airlines to launch
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Japanese carrier Star Flyer is set to launch its first international flights after placing its first ever firm order with a manufacturer for new
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Turkish Airlines (THY) is to inaugurate its three times weekly Istanbul Ataturk – Basra route on May 23. The carrier had previously said it would
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Vietnam Airlines, part of the SkyTeam global alliance, is to introduce flights to Kaohsiung from Hanoi, supplementing its current link from Ho Chi
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The national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Gulf Air, is to boost capacity to Milan by 117 per cent from July 1 with the introduction of two
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New Danish tour operator Comefly is to offer a series of charter packages into the United States this summer, including direct flights between Aalborg
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