WestJet has confirmed its first transatlantic operations to be served by Boeing 737-8 MAX, with the low-cost carrier set to make its debut on the European mainland.
As SAS Scandinavian Airlines prepares to open a new international base at Aarhus Airport, Routesonline finds out more about the investment and why the Danish city is ready to capitalise on its time as European Capital of Culture.
Route rundown: GOL adds routes to Miami and Orlando, Hainan Airlines launches its first direct service between China and Spain, and Thai Air Asia X resumes Bangkok to Sapporo.
Low-cost carrier Ryanair is to further expand its capacity from Manchester Airport this summer with the launch of ten new routes. It comes as new research reveals the UK airports which have enjoyed the largest passenger growth over the past year, with Manchester among the front-runners.
Four of the top six fastest-growing major airlines in the world over the past year were low-cost carriers, new research by Routesonline has found, highlighting their ongoing disruptive force on the industry. The analysis reveals the ten carriers which have grown their capacity the quickest.
European aircraft maker Airbus enjoyed record deliveries in 2017 while a spree of orders in the final few weeks of the year helped it to beat Boeing in the annual commercial jet sales race.
Wizz Air, the Hungarian low-cost carrier focussed on the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) market, is continuing its advance west with the launch of its second base in Western Europe as it targets former Niki leisure passengers.
Turkish Airlines has set an ambitious passenger target this year at the same time as placing a provisional order for up to 25 long-range Airbus A350-900 aircraft.
Spanish low-cost airline Vueling is set to increase its presence in Austria, Germany and Switzerland after its parent company International Airlines Group agreed to buy the assets of Niki, the insolvent former Air Berlin subsidiary.
ASM is hosting two of its flagship courses, The Fundamentals of Route Development and Route Traffic Forecasting Data Tools & Techniques in London this spring.
Véronique Lemée-Alexandre, head of market research and route development at Marseille Provence Airport, talks about her high points of 2017, hopes for the future and the best and worst parts of the job.
Austrian low cost carrier Niki has ceased flying after Germany’s flag carrier Lufthansa dropped its offer to buy the airline from its insolvent parent Air Berlin.
