Routes Europe 2018
Routes Europe is the largest regional gathering for all route development professionals who wish to conduct business to, from and within the European region. Bringing together a wide range of airlines, airports and tourism...
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Airline in focus: Aer Lingus
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We profile Aer Lingus, the flag carrier airline of Ireland owned by International Airlines Group.
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Infographic: Routes review 2018
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The facts and figures behind the world's leading route development events.
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Airlines must be the 'master of their destiny' amid Brexit uncertainty
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Airlines need to be the ‘master of their own destiny’ to ensure they can continue to operate in a post-Brexit environment, according to Jochen...
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Watch: highlights of Alex Cruz's keynote interview
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Edited highlights of an interview with British Airways' chairman and chief executive Alex Cruz, recorded live at Routes Europe 2018 in Bilbao.
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Image gallery - highlights from Routes Europe 2018
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A selection of photos from the 13th annual Routes Europe in Bilbao.
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Airlines warned against complacency
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Airlines have taken their eyes off the ball when it comes to cutting costs and may well suffer in the next economic downturn.
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Webster lifts lid on Stelios' price tinkering
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Former easyJet CEO Ray Webster talks about airline founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou's influence on pricing in the early days.
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Milestone for Embraer's E2 jet as Widerøe operates first commercial flight
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Embraer’s E-Jet E2 jet has completed its first commercial flight after departing from Bergen to Tromsø in Norway.
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Live blog - Routes Europe 2018
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Revisit our live blog from Routes Europe 2018, bringing highlights from the 13th annual route development forum.
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777s to be BA’s competitive weapon on long-haul routes - Cruz
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British Airway’s newly refurbished Boeing 777s will allow British Airways to compete "effectively" with the likes of Norwegian on long-haul routes,...
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Budapest targets Asia expansion
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China, India, South Korea and Thailand are route development targets for Budapest Airport.
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$20m terminal to support Zaporizhzhia's passenger growth
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Zaporizhzhia International Airport in south east Ukraine is aiming to boost traffic with the opening of a new terminal building next year.
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Drones 'increasingly likely' to be used in terror attacks
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Drones are increasingly likely to be used in a future terrorist attack on Europe's commercial aviation, industry professionals have warned.
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'More protection needed over airline compensation'
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More needs to be done to protect airlines from paying compensation when issues occur that aren't their fault, delegates have been told.
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Would an airport ever become alliance affiliated?
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Airports could be open to the possibility of being tied to one airline alliance so long as there was a sound business case, according to Gordon...
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Airline acquisitions 'must share same cultures'
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Companies must share basic synergies and cultures in order to ensure successful acquisitions of one another.
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Webster: long-haul, low-cost 'a niche market'
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The former boss of easyJet has little confidence in long-haul, low-cost carriers being anything other than a niche market.
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Basque Country is "increasingly open to the world"
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The Basque Government's Janire Bijueska explains why Routes Europe will help to further open the region to the world.
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Athens' east to west focus
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Increasing services to the US and Far East is key aim for Athens International Airport at Routes Europe.
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Cork eyes further transatlantic routes
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Cork Airport is looking to expand its US offering through a New York connection.