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CEO Ed Sims says the carrier will proceed with 'caution' when building back its European network.

Alitalia’s successor plans to launch four long-haul routes to the US later this year.

Canada’s flag-carrier is rebuilding its European network with the resumption of service to Munich and plans to launch seasonal flights to Milan.

Eighteen routes to destinations in nine countries are being launched as part of the ULCC’s latest expansion in Italy.

The move strengthens the ULCC’s presence in the Italian capital, from where it is set to have more than 470 departing weekly flights.

Past attempts at scheduled services from Balzano have failed economically.

The ULCC plans to offer more than 4 million departure seats from Italy during the current summer season—a huge increase from the 1.9 million available during summer 2019.

Blue Air will compete with Hungary’s Wizz Air on a city-pair basis.

As well as restarting nine routes, the carrier will begin a new service between Seattle and London Heathrow.

The airline says the demand environment will remain “choppy” until the wider rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.

The Italian start-up has outlined plans to fly domestic routes this summer.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Qatar Airways resuming Lagos; Wizz Air’s first Italian domestic routes; and American Airline adding Daytona Beach flights.

The carrier will launch five new routes from the airport in October.

The two carriers have agreed a codeshare deal less than four months after signing a Memorandum of Understanding to increase their cooperation.

More routes are returning to Delta Air Lines’ long-haul network during the upcoming winter and summer seasons, but some destinations like Mumbai and Osaka are not currently scheduled to resume.

Romanian carrier Blue Air will grow its network at home and in Italy later this year.

Air Canada is seeking to develop new interline agreements to help boost traffic.

Renationalized flag-carrier to restart service with 70-strong fleet.

A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports continue to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

Emirates Airline has returned its Airbus A380 aircraft to the skies after a near four-month hiatus and is resuming flying to more destinations.

A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports continue to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

Alitalia will add more routes to its network over the coming weeks, as well as restarting flights from Milan Linate Airport.

Gulf carrier aims to “gradually” resume services with the goal of operating 45% of its pre-COVID capacity by August.

While many airlines are fighting for survival, Wizz Air is continuing its bold expansion plan with the opening of a seventh base in Romania.

More European airlines have outlined how they intend to rebuild their networks over the coming weeks after the mass fleet groundings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.