V Australia finally launches with Sydney to Los Angeles route
Originally scheduled to start flying before Christmas Virgin Blue’s new transpacific carrier finally launched this week. How has the Australia to USA market been developing in recent years and what competition will V Australia face? Which other routes does it plan to start this year with new 777-300ERs?
French airport growth driven by LCCs; domestic demand still falling though LCCs stimulating inter-regional routes
Nine of France’s top 15 airports reported growth last year and demand was up 1.5% across all airports. But how much of that was down to LCCs? And what impact have easyJet and Ryanair had on French domestic routes? Which airport saw 50% growth?
Allegiant Air heads for Hollywood! Blockbuster profits continue as airline grew 30% last year
Apparently Allegiant Air doesn’t like being written about. Sorry guys, but your network development is much too interesting for us to ignore. We provide a handy file summarising the airline’s 130 routes serving 70 airports this summer including Los Angeles.
Russia’s second biggest international airline, Transaero, grows by 50% in 2008
Transaero’s fleet of over 40 mostly Boeing aircraft include 747s and 777s. These have helped it to rank #2 after Aeroflot among Russian airlines for international traffic. How seasonal is demand for the airline and what are its network priorities for 2009?
Ryanair doubles Reus traffic with launch of several domestic services
Having developed Girona to the north of Barcelona, Ryanair is now building a presence at Reus, to the south. In the summer there are charter flights from the UK and Ireland, but how are Ryanair’s new domestic routes performing? We have the figures. And what other new destinations are starting soon?
Indian domestic traffic down 18% in 2008 Q4; international demand up 8%
India’s domestic market is still witnessing a reality check with regards to capacity. However, international traffic is still growing. Which airports are leading the way and which was the busiest airport in 2008? And what market share did the carriers have in the domestic market in January?
anna.aero unveils European airport traffic database for 2009; Switzerland defies the odds
Yes, we’re doing it again. After the positive feedback to our traffic database for 2008 we get 2009 started with traffic figures for most major airports in Europe. Which airports are still growing (and which aren’t) and which countries are struggling most so far this year?
New routes launched during the last week
(Saturday 21 February – Friday 27 February):
New routes this week from Air Algerie (Algeria), AirTran (USA), Allegiant Air (USA), Athens Airways (Greece), Turkish Airlines (Turkey), V Australia (Australia) and Wizz Air (Romania).
Boeing 747 celebrates 40th anniversary; Heathrow the place to see them
Over 1400 747s of different configurations have been built in the last 40 years, but how many airlines are still operating the last passenger version, the -400? At which airports will you see most 747s and which are the longest (and shortest) commercial flights operated by this type?
airberlin’s ‘virtual’ hub at Nuremberg currently serves 33 destinations
airberlin operates over half of all capacity at Germany’s 10th busiest airport where traffic grew less than 1% in 2008. It serves over 30 destinations but how does the hub work? We look at a day’s operation to see how the airline manages its flights. Which new destinations are coming this summer?
Linz welcomes ACI EUROPE/SMAG conference; traffic up nearly 4% in 2008
Linz is a designated European City of Culture in 2009 and its airport saw traffic grow last year to just over 800,000 passengers. Just three airlines (including one LCC) operate scheduled services to 10 destinations this winter. Which are the key routes and which destinations are served by charter flights?











