The iconic, and sometimes controversial, Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways Akbar Al Baker has announced he is stepping down from the airline after 27 years at the top. Al Baker oversaw the growth of the Gulf carrier from a small fleet of just a few planes to a 5-star [read more]
The Routes World 2023 show and exhibition hosted by iGA Istanbul Airport earlier this month has been hailed as a success by airlines and airports alike. This year’s event saw the world’s airlines, airports and tourism organisations welcomed to Istanbul to discuss route development, opportunities and tourism with a key [read more]
Turkiye’s newest airline, Southwind Airlines, is launching flights from Antalya, Turkiye to 10 UK airports for Summer 2024 as it looks to expand its route map. Southwind Airline launched in 2022 to continue to connect Russian tourists with Turkiye’s Mediterranean coast and later that year it added flights to Germany [read more]
October 2021 saw the long-awaited launch of transatlantic flights from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) from Aer Lingus and two years on, the airline is seeing strong growth and an expanding network. Aer Lingus (operating as Aer Lingus UK) made the decision to offer a transatlantic service from Manchester based on customer [read more]
ProColombia, the trade, tourism and investment agency of Colombia has announced new international connectivity between Colombia and Switzerland following talks at Routes Worlds 2023 held in Istanbul, Turkiye. A new twice-weekly route operated by Swiss leisure airline Edelweiss will operate between Bogota, Colombia and Zurich, Switzerland from 22nd November 2023. [read more]
New London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) Chief Executive Officer Thomas Woldbye has officially taken over control of the UK’s largest airport promising a stronger hub delivering sustainability and growth. Thomas Woldbye takes over the helm from John Holland-Kaye, who led the airport for nine years, at a time when Heathrow is [read more]
The Routes World 2023 show and conference has taken place over the last few days with the worlds airlines and airports coming together to discuss route development and the future of air travel. The annual event was hosted this year in Istanbul, Turkiye by iGA Istanbul Airport, an airport that [read more]
The Malaysian aviation authority, the CAAM, has suspended the Air Operators Certificate (AOC) of low-cost carrier MYAirline for 90 days following the airlines suspension of operations. The airline has said that it has multiple offers for funding to avoid it collapsing and to restart services but this was not enough [read more]
The United States Air Force (USAF) has started its latest Bomber Task Force deployment to the UK as Rockwell B1-B Lancer strategic bombers arrived at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire yesterday. The aircraft from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas arrived at RAF Fairford early yesterday [read more]
Routes World 2023 is less than one day away with the great and the good from airlines, airports and aviation stakeholders heading to Istanbul for the 28th annual event. The event is a chance for the global airline industry to discuss route development, where the airline industry is heading and [read more]
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