Competition in Japan's low-cost sector looks set to intensify with Japan Airlines confirming that it could establish a budget carrier that would operate long-haul routes to Europe and North America. Routesonline explores the growth of LCCs in the country over the past five years.
American Airlines is to end its Chicago O’Hare-Beijing Capital service as the current fare environment "severely limits" the carrier's ability to compete.
Australia’s flag carrier Qantas is looking to grow its international network with an order for six additional Dreamliners as it accelerates the retirement of its last six Boeing 747s.
The start-up is to delay its first flight to Hong Kong, scheduled to take off on 30 April, because it has not yet received permission to fly through Russian airspace.
Philippine Airlines is introducing new routes and hikes in flight frequencies ahead of taking delivery of the first of 21 new aircraft scheduled to arrive by the end of 2019.
The relaxation of a domestic price cap in China underpins significant market developments - and could make outbound travel even stronger than expected.
Revisit the key news stories, quotes, audio and images from the 16th annual Routes Asia in Brisbane, the only route development event dedicated to the Asia Pacific region.
Qantas will on Saturday launch a daily service linking London and Perth, becoming the first non-stop regular link between the UK and Australia. Routesonline looks in more detail at what is set to become one of the world’s longest flights.
With Routes Asia heading to Cebu in the Philippines in 2019, Routesonline looks at some of the key facts and figures shaping the Southeast Asian country’s market.
A joint venture between Air Canada and Air China is expected to conclude in the coming months which will allow Canada’s flag carrier to compete “more aggressively” in the Pacific market, according to its chief financial officer.
