Routes

Norwegian to introduce new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft at Gatwick

The latest additions to Norwegian’s fleet will initially operate selected Nordic routes

Wizz Air expands Luton base and adds Lisbon and Kharkiv

The low cost carrier has added a ninth aircraft at Luton, allowing it to introduce flights to Lisbon and Kharkiv

EasyJet launches four new routes from Liverpool including Dalaman

The airline has based a further aircraft at Liverpool this summer, its eighth, allowing it to add Palermo, Pula, Dalaman and Toulouse

Milan to host World routes 2020

The event takes place from September 5 to 8

Speedy action is required to open up Africa's skies

A new deal agreed by 26 countries could be just the tonic

Rationalisation will see up to five key African airlines emerge

The continent currently has as many as 100 aircraft operating in it

African airlines fall behind in the financial stakes

The continent’s airlines are losing a dollar a seat while the rest of the world makes a profit

Qatar Airways announces triple daily Manchester-Doha flights

The airline will increase Manchester-Doha departures to 21 a week from May 22, 2019

EasyJet adds three new European routes from Belfast

The low-cost carrier will introduce flights to Fuerteventura, Prague and Salzburg this winter

Route development on stormy waters?

Route development may struggle to absorb the effects of recent hikes in the cost of jet fuel

KLM in full bloom

KLM continues to bloom despite ongoing industrial issues at partner airline Air France

Florida: We have lift-off

Florida may be known for its theme parks and other tourist attractions, but when it comes to making the case for route development, the local airports prefer other powerful arguments

High hopes for SkyTeam

The alliance has a new leader and aspirations to serve its members with further success

Opportunity blocks for Qatar Airways

For more than a year, Qatar Airways has been subject to a blockade imposed by its neighbours, but CEO Akbar al Baker believes the carrier can hold its own until normal service is resumed

BA to lay on larger aircraft for England World Cup clash

British Airways will put larger aircraft on its Moscow and St Petersburg routes ahead of England’s crunch World Cup quarter final clash with Sweden on Saturday (July 7)

Wizz Air to launch Birmingham-Cluj route

The low-cost carrier says the route will open up Transylvania and create a link between the UK and Romania’s respective second cities

Virgin Atlantic to axe Heathrow-Dubai route next year

The airline said the route, which will be withdrawn from March 31, 2019, was no longer economically viable

Air China to launch UK’s first direct Gatwick-Chengdu service

Services to China’s fourth largest city will fly Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays

Emirates’ new routes show ‘commitment to UK’

Emirates’ new UK boss has hailed the launch of the airline’s first new UK route for more than a decade – with another due to start in October

Norwegian announces daily Dublin-Toronto route

The low-cost carrier’s first Canada service will fly daily from the Irish capital to Hamilton, around 50 miles south of Toronto

Pegasus Airlines adds Muscat and Dammam from Stansted

The Turkish carrier will operate a three times weekly service to the Omani capital, rising to four times weekly next month, and daily services to the Saudi city

Wizz Air to launch four new winter routes from Luton

The budget carrier has added Ovda, serving Israeli seaside resort Eilat, Grenoble in France, Verona in Italy and Tromso in Norway

Emirates launches new daily Stansted-Dubai service

The inaugural flight touched down at the Essex airport on Friday afternoon (June 8)

Rebalancing the Med's airports

Can the Mediterranean’s airports match their record-breaking 2017, particularly since the demise of some major airlines from key inbound markets