http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/69649/changing-hands/Thu, 18 March 2010 15:40:26 GMThttp://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/69648/lufthansa-launches-new-tashkent-service/Thu, 18 March 2010 14:43:26 GMThttp://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/69647/hong-kong-airlines-to-serve-moscow/Thu, 18 March 2010 14:41:37 GMThttp://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/69646/emirates-ups-londonadubai-capacity-/Thu, 18 March 2010 14:37:15 GMThttp://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/69645/gols-new-barbados-service/Thu, 18 March 2010 14:35:50 GMThttp://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/69644/five-for-friday/Thu, 18 March 2010 14:28:20 GMThttp://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/69643/promotion-for-beijing-capitalas-dong-zhiyi/Thu, 18 March 2010 14:26:34 GMThttp://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/69642/serving-short-haul-markets/Thu, 18 March 2010 14:24:21 GMThttp://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/69641/active-on-airport-charges/Thu, 18 March 2010 14:23:08 GMTFly540, which has bases in East Africa in Kenya and Tanzania, is now embarking on a new expansion towards West Africa, with a view to establishing bases in Angola and Ghana. Routes News reports. http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/68598/african-expansion-for-fly540/Thu, 11 March 2010 17:02:32 GMTAir China is sizing up a possible take-over of regional carrier Shenzhen Airlines. What does the national carrier stand to gain from this possible acquisition? Routes News finds out. http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/68596/where-is-shenzhen-airlines-headed/Thu, 11 March 2010 16:09:12 GMTCiudad Airport lands new Ryanair servicehttp://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/68593/five-for-friday-news-you-need-to-know-/Thu, 11 March 2010 15:26:00 GMTGerman-based tour operator GTI Travel is to launch a new charter airline called German Sky on April 1. This will initially fly between Düsseldorf and Antalya and operate alongside Antalya-based charter carrier Sky Airlines, which is owned by parent company, Turkey's Kayi Group. Routes News reports. http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/68592/german-sky-new-in-the-germanyaturkey-market/Thu, 11 March 2010 15:24:16 GMTFocused on operating wet or damp leases, Astraeus Airlines tailor-makes solutions to fit all markets.http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/68591/airline-profile-astraeus-airlines/Thu, 11 March 2010 15:12:00 GMTWarsaw Chopin Airport is among the largest airports in Central and Eastern Europe. It handled a little over 550,000 passengers in January 2010 – a 4.2% year-on-year increase- and has capacity for more than 10 million passengers. The Airport has a comprehensive incentives scheme for airlines and a strong marketing approach. http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/68590/looking-for-carriers-to-serve-new-markets/Thu, 11 March 2010 15:09:39 GMTRzeszow-Jasionka Airport (RZE) is the gateway to the Podkarpackie region in South Eastern Poland – home to the expanding 'Aviation Valley'. The airport serves a catchment area of over 2.1 million people and its location attracts passengers from neighbouring Ukraine and Slovakia. 2009 was the airport's most successful year to date, posting traffic increases of 18.5%.http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/67599/popular-in-poland/Thu, 4 March 2010 16:34:52 GMTOverwhelmed with high staff costs, an expensive Madrid hub, intense pressure on its short-haul network from budget carriers, and announcing record (net) operating losses last year of €273 million, Iberia has decided that a new regional start-up with a lower-cost base would make sense to reduce the cost of its short-haul operations, which in turn feeds its long-haul network. Can it work? Iberia’s international spokesperson, Consuelo Arias, shares the company’s vision with Routes News.http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/67598/iberiaas-new-strategy-will-the-regional-subsidiary-work/Thu, 4 March 2010 16:27:45 GMTLatvian national carrier airBaltic is the largest airline at its main base at Riga International Airport and at its secondary hub in Vilnius, while it is steadily increasing capacity from its Tallinn base.http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/67593/growing-from-all-bases/Thu, 4 March 2010 14:36:53 GMTRyanair is making its first foray into Greece with six new seasonal summer routes. The Greek Government is, meanwhile, struggling to contain its €30 billion budget deficit. So why is the time ripe for the Irish LCC to move into the Mediterranean country? Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara speaks to Routes News. http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/67592/ryanair-gaining-in-greece/Thu, 4 March 2010 13:27:43 GMTGhana’s capital Accra gained two new international services this week from Virgin Atlantic and United Airlines. Virgin’s thrice-weekly service will be competing on the route with British Airways’ daily flights. Routes News takes a look at the West Africa market and in particular Virgin’s role there.http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/67591/all-go-in-ghana-new-west-african-flights/Thu, 4 March 2010 13:25:45 GMTAirline alliance activity is at an all-time high, with barely a week passing with out an announcement of a carrier joining, exiting or switching alliances. A man at the centre of much of this alliance activity is Star Alliance’s vice president for business development, Horst Findeisen. He shared his thoughts on what alliance membership offers airlines and what carrier bankruptcy means for the alliance with Routes News. http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/67590/qampa-horst-findeisen-vice-president-of-business-development-star-alliance/Thu, 4 March 2010 13:23:40 GMTSydney Airport’s international traffic growth has continued into 2010 – the gateway shares its recent success with the Routesonline community. http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/66650/sydney-airportas-consistent-traffic-growth/Thu, 25 February 2010 20:09:46 GMTOriginally based in Sharjah in the UAE, Air Arabia established itself in Morocco last year through its Air Arabia Maroc start-up and it is trying to repeat this in Egypt during 2010. In April it will launch Air Arabia Egypt, a joint venture with Travco, the major Middle Eastern tourism and hospitality group. Routes News examines the evolution of Air Arabia and what it hopes to achieve in the Egypt market. http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/66649/making-history-air-arabia-egypt-/Thu, 25 February 2010 20:02:13 GMTKingfisher Airlines announced new routes from Delhi to London Heathrow and Hong Kong in the past week, along with plans to join oneworld in the second half of this year. Routes News examines its significance.http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/66648/oneworld-catches-kingfisher/Thu, 25 February 2010 17:05:26 GMTJet Airways is currently India's second-largest international airline and the largest operator in the domestic market. It operates over 400 daily flights to 64 destinations. The carrier has grown its domestic and international traffic for four consecutive months and has recently been recognised in a string of awards, including “Best Long Haul Carrier” at the TM Travel Awards in Brussels last year.http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/66647/jet-airways-grows-in-a-downturn/Thu, 25 February 2010 16:31:39 GMTLast month’s opening of Gold Coast Airport’s second passenger terminal coincided with double-digit month-on-month growth of international passenger traffic (in January). The new facility is designed primarily to meet the needs of low-fare carriers and the airport seeks to expand its long-haul network, working in partnership with the Queensland Government and Gold Coast Tourism to deliver new route incentives.http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/66646/australiaas-aresort-stylea-low-cost-hub/Thu, 25 February 2010 16:30:20 GMTOperating from 36 UK airports, Flybe is the largest UK domestic operator (measured by weekly seat capacity and number of destinations). Announcing the first scheduled services for Kent International and Humberside to Edinburgh and Belfast City respectively, Flybe plays to its many strengths: operating high-frequency services to thin or new markets using suitably sized aircraft. Routes News examines this rise and asks if it can maintain it position amid competition from easyJet. http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/66645/flybeas-rise-to-the-top-a-but-for-how-long/Thu, 25 February 2010 16:26:39 GMTVietnam is the latest Asian country to get an AirAsia subsidiary. Routes News examines what the establishment of Vietjet AirAsia means for the country and the carriers already operating there.http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/65722/airasia-moves-into-vietnam/Thu, 18 February 2010 16:06:29 GMTMichael Bell, partner and consultant at Spencer Stuart moderated this year's Routes Americas Strategy Forum. Here he offers a round up of the top talking points that took place in a packed room of airport and airline decision-makers.http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/65720/strategy-forum-report-routes-americas-2010/Thu, 18 February 2010 15:33:01 GMTBest known as a gateway for Disney tourists, Orlando International (MCO) is less well-known for its central role in feeding traffic to a diverse local economy, where key industries include major corporations, technology, aerospace and healthcare sectors and the USA’s second largest convention centre. http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/65719/orlando-serving-a-diverse-local-economy/Thu, 18 February 2010 15:01:04 GMTNorwegian Air Shuttle recently announced its first service into the Finnish market with scheduled services from Oslo and Stockholm (two of its three primary bases) to Helsinki. Routes News asks whether this just the start of a major expansion into the Finnish market?http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/65716/norwegianas-anaturala-expansion-in-nordics/Thu, 18 February 2010 13:46:31 GMTFlydubai’s fleet of six Boeing 737-800s along with its low fares are helping the Dubai-based carrier to serve the shorter sectors and thinner markets that Emirates will avoid. Recent new destinations include Aleppo in Syria; Djibouti in the Horn of Africa and the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/65582/flydubai-proactive-in-new-markets/Wed, 17 February 2010 13:22:56 GMTOnly three airports out of all the UK’s airports with more than 150,000 yearly passengers actually experienced traffic growth in 2009, according to the latest UK CAA passenger statistics.http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/64785/the-impact-of-the-global-recession-on-uk-airports-/Thu, 11 February 2010 14:08:28 GMTBy April, debt-ridden Air Jamaica will turn away from six key markets between the Caribbean and US, and lose three A320s –the latest restructuring since the Jamaican government put the carrier’s ‘for sale’ sign up in 2008. Routes News reports on its misfortunes and assesses the impact of the route cuts on its main Caribbean base in Kingston. http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/64784/low-cost-carriers-move-in-as-air-jamaica-cuts-caribbean-us-links/Thu, 11 February 2010 13:48:30 GMTAs a key leisure destination in Mexico, Cancun Airport continues to expand its infrastructure and network, having opened a second runway and a new control tower in October. The airport is actively targeting airlines to feed further growth, as well as add capacity on existing services. http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/64783/a-leading-leisure-hub-in-the-americas/Thu, 11 February 2010 13:34:30 GMTMonarch Airlines is also a newcomer to Routes event and is attending Routes Americas in Lima this week. Among its wish list of new long-haul charter and scheduled destinations, Monarch is sizing up the Canadian market and more Caribbean routes with a view to securing new services for its summer 2010 schedule.http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/64781/monarchas-long-haul-leisure-market/Thu, 11 February 2010 12:52:46 GMTTurkish Airlines is increasing its fleet and is targeting the huge Europe to Asia traffic flows. TK is now larger in terms of weekly frequency than the Middle East carriers with a clear focus on its Atatürk hub. Routes News assesses its strategy to establish a leading hub, neatly aligned to its fast-evolving fleet mix.http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/64777/capacity-stretch-the-strength-of-turkish-airlinesa-hub/Thu, 11 February 2010 10:55:52 GMTIt’s an unusual move, but the niche Swedish carrier, City Airline - which operates a small domestic and European network mainly for the business market - has formed a strategic partnership with Göteborg Landvetter (GOT) (its operational base) to help establish the airport as a key hub. Routes News evaluates the opportunity for Gothenburg as a future hub airport.http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/64776/gothenburg-to-become-the-next-swedish-hub/Thu, 11 February 2010 10:52:58 GMTLimited competition in Serbia for low-cost traffic has prompted Wizz Air to test its market potential. It will serve scheduled flights to Belgrade from 24th July.http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/64775/serbia-an-emerging-market-for-low-cost-carriers/Thu, 11 February 2010 10:50:18 GMTIt’s a time of exciting change for Jetstar, which this week announced it would expand its Asian hub at Singapore Changi. This comes just a few weeks after it signed a partnership agreement with AirAsia earlier in the year.http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/63784/singapore-jetstar-expands-asian-base/Thu, 4 February 2010 10:03:49 GMTFresh from announcing its fiscal Q3 losses this week, Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary announced that the airline is vying to grow its market share where it competes with BA, Air France-KLM group and Lufthansa. Routes News offers a snapshot of Ryanair’s market position in these key country markets. http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/63627/ryanairas-place-in-the-european-market/Wed, 3 February 2010 16:42:50 GMTJapan’s national carrier may be flying on empty reserves, but its newly appointed chairman-in-office, Kazuo Inamori, has announced that JAL will soon be making that all-important decision: whether it will align its large network with Delta’s SkyTeam or with American Airlines and its oneworld partners. Routes News examines in which areas the respective alliances stand to gain from JAL’s high yielding domestic, as well as its US–Japan and Japan–Far East routings.http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/63625/oneworld-v-skyteam-the-battle-continues-for-jal/Wed, 3 February 2010 16:07:46 GMTPost-war Iraq has seen a resurgence of interest from foreign carriers, who are tapping in to a high net worth business market and the Iraqi expat community living in the UK. This week, Swedish charter carrier Viking Airlines became the latest to show confidence in Iraq, launching its scheduled offshoot – Viking Hellas – and flights from Manchester to Athens, with onward connections to Erbil, Sulaimaniyah and Baghdad. http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/63624/baghdad-back-in-business/Wed, 3 February 2010 15:28:08 GMTBlue Air’s decision to set up a permanent base at Larnaca is a natural step given the lack of LCC traffic in Cyprus. With this new opportunity, is this the first stage for the airport in becoming low-cost? Routes News puts the question to Ken Hassard, marketing manager at Hermes Airports.http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/63623/larnaca-airport-going-low-cost/Wed, 3 February 2010 15:17:11 GMTAirAsia X pulled its Middle East connection this week by announcing that it has “temporarily” dropped its Kuala Lumpur to Abu Dhabi service – a route it served for just three months. Routes News offers a perspective on why it failed and analyses on to which markets AirAsia X is instead shifting focus.http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/63622/airasia-x-falls-flat-in-the-middle-east-what-went-wrong/Wed, 3 February 2010 14:53:16 GMTCarriers to Copenhagen’s new low-cost facility, CPH SWIFT, must meet 30-minute turnaround times. The airport also seeks to process six million additional annual passengers under one roof. Plus the gateway has listed a host of new routings for this year.http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/62471/swift-growth/Wed, 27 January 2010 16:27:09 GMTTACA’s proposed “merger of equals” with Avianca – expected this year - will create one of the largest airline groupings in Latin America. Combined with a new codeshare agreement with US Airways, which came into effect on January 12, and a tri-hub strategy, TACA is poised to remain a strong brand in the Americas. http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/62469/the-evolution-of-taca-/Wed, 27 January 2010 16:02:15 GMTTouching down at Zurich airport in dense fog, the A380 was still impossible to miss among the thousands of onlookers, who caught a glimpse of the aircraft during an essential compatibility-testing period. Singapore Airlines plans to introduce the A380 for services between Zurich and Singapore from March 28. http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/62468/a380-debut-at-zurich/Wed, 27 January 2010 15:53:05 GMTThe new decade kicked off in January with the news of AirAsia and Jetstar’s cost-based alliance but the question remains: does this mark the start of a new era for the low-cost model? AirAsia CEO, Tony Fernandes, shares his perspective with Routes News. http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/62466/airasia-jetstar-a-perfect-partnership-/Wed, 27 January 2010 15:25:10 GMT