Asia

This week: Air China is set to enter the Beijing-Copenhagen market, Malaysia Airlines returns to Brisbane and Smartwings adds leisure route.

New Indian government legislation could ease efforts to divest Star Alliance carrier to foreign owners.

Brisbane, the host of Routes Asia 2018, has secured the return of Oneworld alliance member Malaysia Airlines with direct flights to Kuala Lumpur.

Chinese regulators have relaxed price controls on domestic flights as part of further reforms to the world’s fastest-growing civil aviation market.

Changi Airport in Singapore, the reigning overall winner at the Routes Asia Marketing Awards, has just crossed another milestone with more than 60 million passengers passing through its terminals in 2017. Routesonline finds out what’s driving the growth and which destinations in Europe and North America it is seeking to add to its route map.

Airlines can now nominate up to five airports and tourism bodies who they feel have delivered exceptional marketing support over the past twelve months.

Delta Air Lines is expanding its codeshare routes with Korean Air as the pair await final clearance for their joint venture on transpacific flights.

Airlines will be able to nominate airports and destinations that provided exceptional marketing support for new and existing air services from Tuesday, 2 January

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Philippine Airlines is on the rise – the carrier is growing capacity and looking beyond the UK towards other European routes. President and chief operating officer Jaime Bautista also explains why he is excited about the Japanese market and reveals that flights to India could be reintroduced.

ASM offers the world’s most comprehensive route development training program, specifically tailored for Asia.

A deal has been agreed for a 50 percent rise in the number of flights allowed between the UK and China, a move which is set to increase the number of routes from regional airports.

Places on the free delegate tours are limited so book soon to avoid disappointment.

Japan Airlines has invested $10m in a US start-up which is aiming to bring supersonic travel back to commercial networks – and has options to purchase as many as 20 of the planes.

Senior decision makers from Asia Pacific’s top airlines will be at the event.

SriLankan's Dimithu Tennakoon outlines the airline's major network successes and ambitions.

Japan Airlines and Aeroflot are to start codeshare flights as part of a wider planned collaboration that could lead to a joint business being created in the future.

China Southern Airlines, a SkyTeam member partly owned by oneworld’s American Airlines, is seeking to further its partnership with the US carrier to help it increase its presence in the transpacific market.

This week: Qatar Airways bolsters presence in the Greek market and low-cost Indian carrier Indigo adds Middle East flights.

AirAsia X plans to lease more Airbus A330s in 2018 as it seeks to grow its route network by redeploying its existing fleet to new markets.

Make new contacts and explore the city of Brisbane during Routes Asia 2018.

Routes delegates can now use the latest hotel booking technology.

Thai Vietjet has been given the green light to push on with its international expansion plans after its operating licence was re-certified by Thai authorities.

With China's aviation market poised to overtake the US as the world's largest by 2022, Boeing has secured an order to supply 300 aircraft to the country.

Gulf carrier Qatar Airways has made its first major investment in an Asian airline as it seeks to expand its global influence.