Americas
The latest aviation new and new air services from the world’s leading airlines, airports and tourism authorities in the Americas including North America, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Routes helps with delivery of first mainland China link to Las Vegas
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Hainan Airlines' landmark Beijing - Las Vegas service has its roots in the US city hosting the World Routes air service development forum back in...
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LATAM extends its network reach into Melbourne
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The connecting passenger flows at either end of the route will be key to the success of this route. The local demand between Santiago and Melbourne...
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KLM adds Cartagena to existing Bogota service
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This will be the first time Cartagena will be linked non-stop to Europe in around ten years since AirMadrid offered flights from to the Spanish...
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Major airlines sign up for Routes Americas
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North and South America’s top major airlines will be taking meeting requests at Routes Americas 2017 in Las Vegas.
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Norwegian set to open up to four 737MAX bases for 2017 transatlantic growth
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European low-cost carrier Norwegian is set to open four new operational bases – two in the US and two in Europe – in 2017 to support the growth of...
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Air Iceland delivers further UK reach to Icelandair connection model
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The new Belfast City route will commence from June 1, 2017 and will be operated using a 72-seat Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 turboprop. It will operate...
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Hong Kong Airlines expands into North America
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The carrier, part of the HNA Group, will offer a daily flight between Hong Kong and Vancouver from June 30, 2017, initially using a 283-seat Airbus...
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ASM demand analysis supports BA’s tentative steps into New Orleans market
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Data from air service development consultants, Airport Strategy & Marketing (ASM) suggests that British Airways is initially taking tentative steps...
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Qatar Airways reveals curious list of future routes for 2017 and 2018
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The eight ‘new’ markets comprise Canberra, the airline’s fifth destination in Australia; Dublin, Ireland; Las Vegas, the airline’s eleventh...
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The A350-1000 takes flight, but where does the A350 currently fly?
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As Airbus celebrates the milestone inaugural test flight of the new A350-1000, the largest variant of the A350XWB family, Routesonline looks at...
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Lufthansa boosts Munich long-haul flying ahead of A350 delivery
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Lufthansa has confirmed it will base its first ten A350-900s at Munich and will enter commercial operation on the Munich – Delhi route from...
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Tropic Air delivers international flights to Chetumal
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Subject to final Governmental approval, Tropic Air will inaugurate non-stop service between Belize City International Airport and Chetumal,...
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World Routes helps facilitate Condor’s latest transatlantic growth
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Condor, part of Thomas Cook Group Airlines, will inaugurate a twice weekly link between its home base at Frankfurt Airport and Pittsburgh...
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Kansas City continues to tick off the new route list
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Southwest Airlines will launch a daily flight between Kansas City and Austin from March 13, 2017 using a Boeing 737. Ranked by daily passengers,...
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Breaking down the barriers to bring low-cost success to Central and South America
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to work with industry to make...
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Pittsburgh wins back transatlantic connectivity to Allegheny County
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New flights from WOW air and Condor will boost connectivity between Europe and Pittsburgh next summer adding to Delta Air Lines seasonal flight to...
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Will President-elect Trump’s first act in office benefit aviation?
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Speaking in Washington at the International Aviation Club on November 9 following the announcement of Donald Trump’s successful presidential...
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International tourism remains robust on global scale, but clear regional variations
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Destinations around the world welcomed 956 million international tourists between January and September 2016, according to the latest UNWTO World...
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Icelandair welcomes its industry independence to grow network feed
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Icelandair will launch a new route to Philadelphia on May 30, 2017, initially as a summer-only route through to September 20, 2017, although it is...
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Goldstar sees 2017 as year to finally take flight
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Ghanaian start-up carrier Goldstar Air is confident that next year will mark the end of many years of planning and will finally see it launch...