Europe

By Richard Maslen
UK low-fare carrier Flybe has followed last week’s announcement that it was in discussions to potentially sell 25 pairs of slots at London Gatwick
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Irish regional carrier Aer Arann, which currently exclusively operates under the Aer Lingus Regional brand for Ireland’s national carrier, has
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
UK carrier Virgin Atlantic Airways has revealed it will deploy a Boeing 747-400 on its seasonal Florida route from Glasgow Airport during the entire
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
In a further boost following the renationalisation of Cardiff Airport, leading UK tour operators Thomson and First Choice have announced plans to
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
A new freight carrier is set to be formally launched at Air Cargo Europe, the world’s largest trade fair for logistics, mobility, IT and supply chain
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By Richard Maslen
UK regional carrier Flybe last week revealed plans to increase flights between Leeds Bradford and Belfast just hours after it was announced that low
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By Richard Maslen
Irish ultra low-cost carrier Ryanair has revealed that it could resume network growth at both Dublin and London Stansted airports from September this
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By Richard Maslen
North African carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is to introduce two former Gulf Air Embraer E190s into its fleet this summer as it completes an in-service
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By Richard Maslen
UK low-fare carrier Flybe is expected to raise around £20 million if it proceeds with the sale of 25 pairs of slots at London Gatwick Airport as it
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By Richard Maslen
Balkan carrier Bulgaria Air was revealed as the latest carrier to introduce flights to the Hungarian capital of Budapest, as the city played host to
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By Richard Maslen
The takeover of Spanish carrier Vueling by the International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) will not “change anything” at the hybrid carrier, a
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By Richard Maslen
In September 2012, the European Commission reviewed its progress in liberalising aviation markets since 2005 and called for “a major and rapid
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By Richard Maslen
CIS carrier FlyGeorgia is poised to make an official application for rights to fly into Jeddah. The full-service Tbilisi-based carrier has already
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
After the completion of a refinancing and the arrival of AMP Capital as its new 49 per cent shareholder following Copenhagen Airports’ sale of its own
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
A start-up carrier which plans to compete with Air Greenland and introduce low-cost flights to Greenland is understood to have finally made a formal
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By Richard Maslen
Martin Gauss had some good news to tell delegates at this year’s ITB travel trade show in Berlin. The airBaltic chief executive officer was able to
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By Richard Maslen
The number of seats offered by low-cost carriers (LCCs) in Europe has increased by an average of 14 per cent per year over the last decade, compared
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The past 12 months have not been easy for the team at Berlin Airports, the host of World Routes in 2011. The opening of Germany’s new capital city
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By Richard Maslen
The arrival of low-cost and low-fare airlines have certainly changed the way we fly and in markets in Central and Eastern Europe it has been the
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By Richard Maslen
At 04:00am on Friday, February 3, 2012, Budapest Airport aviation director, Kam Jandu, woke up to a call from the airport’s operations manager. Malev
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By Richard Maslen
Italian national carrier Alitalia has confirmed it will introduce a fifth weekly rotation on its route between Rome Leonardo da Vinci (Fiumicino) and
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By Richard Maslen
UK low-fare carrier easyJet last week launched a fourth scheduled London link from Edinburgh Airport as it inaugurated flights from its London
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By Richard Maslen
Independent Swiss regional carrier Darwin Airline has announced it will base Saab 2000 turboprops at Ancona Falconara Airport in Italy and Leipzig
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By Richard Maslen
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has opened initial reservations for its extended winter 2013/2014 flying programme from the Canary Islands with the
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By Richard Maslen
Toulouse Blagnac Airport, like the region it represents, is truly an exception. This is where aircraft learned to fly over a century ago, on the same
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