Airports & Routes

article Oct 17, 2019

China Eastern, Air France, KLM expand Virgin Atlantic cooperation

Further expanding a cooperation agreement inked in January, China Eastern Airlines, Air France and KLM have signed an expanded four-way MOU with Virgin Atlantic in Shanghai.

Article Oct 17, 2019

JetBlue, Norwegian form transatlantic interline partnership

Norwegian and New York-based JetBlue Airways have signed a letter of intent to form an interline agreement, enabling passengers to fly between Europe and the Americas at low cost and with a single booking.

Binary poll Oct. 17, 2019

Poll Question: Should small children be allowed to travel on ultra-long-haul flights of around 20 hours?

Qantas Boeing 787-9

Article Oct 17, 2019

Australasian carriers playing major role in long-haul growth

Airlines from Australasia are gaining an increasing share of the world’s longest-range routes, thanks to the capabilities of new-generation aircraft types, according to a Boeing executive.

Article Oct 17, 2019

China Eastern, Air France, KLM expand Virgin Atlantic cooperation

Further expanding a cooperation agreement inked in January, China Eastern Airlines, Air France and KLM have signed an expanded four-way MOU with Virgin Atlantic in Shanghai.

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Article Oct 16, 2019

Airbus offers to provide A350-1000 for Qantas ultra-LCC competition

Airbus confirmed it is offering a version of the A350-1000 in the Qantas ultra-long-haul competition around its Project Sunrise initiative that would enable the airline to launch nonstop flights from Australia’s east coast to London and New York, among others.

Ryanair Boeing 737-800

Article Oct 16, 2019

Ryanair to expand French summer 2020 schedule

Ryanair will add eight new routes to and from France as part of an expanded French schedule for summer 2020.

Article Oct 15, 2019

Russia, Germany agree to fifth freedom cargo rights

Russian and German aviation authorities have agreed to grant fifth freedom rights to one designated Russian all-cargo carrier on routes via Leipzig and to the US.

Article Oct 14, 2019

Construction to begin in 2021 on Jakarta Terminal 4

Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport new terminal 4 is slated for construction beginning in 2021, according to state-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura II.

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Norwegian Boeing 787-9

Article Oct 11, 2019

Norwegian makes changes to transatlantic summer frequencies

Norwegian Air Shuttle will boost frequencies to some US destinations from London next summer in response to demand, but will reduce frequencies to Buenos Aires, Miami, Orlando and Rio de Janeiro.

Air Astana A321neoLR

Article Oct 10, 2019

Air Astana eyes international expansion with A321neoLRs

Air Astana is targeting international expansion when it receives all seven of its Airbus A321neoLRs, which are expected to take the Kazakhstan-based carrier to a new level, president and CEO Peter Foster told ATW.

Article Oct 10, 2019

Munich Airport CEO sees limited European impact from new global hubs

The recent openings of two global hubs—Beijing Daxing and the new Istanbul Airport—will have a limited impact on Europe’s hub systems, Munich Airport president and CEO Michael Kerkloh said.

Article Oct 9, 2019

Air France-KLM: ‘Too early’ to see Delta, LATAM cooperation benefits

Air France-KLM chief executives say it is too early to see how the new strategic cooperation between Delta Air Lines and Chile’s LATAM Airlines will affect the SkyTeam alliance and its member-partners.

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Finnair A350-900

Article Oct 7, 2019

Finnair to fly to Tokyo Haneda in 2020

Helsinki-based Finnair plans to launch flights to Tokyo Haneda Airport from summer 2020.

AirAsia A320neo

Article Oct 7, 2019

AirAsia files $114.6 million lawsuit against Malaysia Airports

AirAsia and its long-haul subsidiary AirAsia X have filed a MYR479.8 million ($114.6 million) claim at the Kuala Lumpur High Court against Malaysia Airports, the operator of Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s (KLIA) two terminals.

Wizz Air A320

Article Oct 7, 2019

Wizz Air expands capacity in Romania

Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air plans to expand its Romanian operations and will base one additional Airbus A320 in the city of Iasi.

Volotea A319

Article Oct 7, 2019

Spanish LCC Volotea to open Naples base in 2020

Spain-based LCC Volotea, which specializes in linking secondary and tertiary European cities, plans to open a new base at Naples in 2020.

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