Our top five stories this week: Norwegian's growth story; Vistara to beef up its fleet; step forward for Air Tanzania’s ambitious revival plans; Airbus' A220 in pictures; an interview with Vantage's Jeremy Pennington and much more.
Norwegian is the most requested airline at Routes events over the past five years, but why are airports so keen to attract the low-cost specialist? And what are the best strategies to get the airline’s attention? Routesonline looks at the growth of the Scandinavian carrier, which has this week swung to a surprise net profit in the second quarter of the year.
Europe’s aviation industry is poised for a record period over the coming months as demand for air transport continues to outstrip economic growth and defy geopolitical challenges. Routesonline analyses the continent’s growing market - at the same time as a new report has warned that the sector is heading for a capacity crunch unless urgent action is taken.
Our top five stories on Routes Weekly: Norwegian and IAG's networks; Japan's low-cost sector; American Airlines ends Beijing route; Swoop on track; Routes Africa launch and more.
The owner of British Airways and Aer Lingus is weighing up a takeover offer for rival Norwegian Air Shuttle amid fierce competition on transatlantic routes. Routesonline looks at the growth of Norwegian's long-haul network.
Norwegian has so far concentrated on expanding its transatlantic services into the US and Argentina, but Canada appears to be next on the radar of the long-haul low-cost carrier - and its first routes to the North American country could be just months away.
Norwegian’s chief executive Bjorn Kjos has outlined plans for the low-cost airline to add additional routes to South America and Asia from the UK, with Tokyo, Shanghai and Beijing in its sights.
From big mergers to the emergence of next-generation airlines, ASM's Nigel Mayes makes five predictions on what might shake the aviation world in 2018.
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.
Icelandair's Einar Pall Tomasson explains how the airline is responding to aggressive transatlantic competition from the likes of Norwegian and WOW as it seeks to grow its market share.
