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May 2010 | Archive
Fresh coverage from this morning’s American Airlines Beijing-Chicago launch

Fresh coverage from American Airlines’ Beijing-Chicago launch

Early this morning, American Airlines’ first flight from Beijing to Chicago took off. Read the background behind the route launch and see anna.aero’s exclusive photos from the celebrations.

China at the forefront of Asian air travel growth; Indonesia and Vietnam booming in 2010; Hong Kong, Japan and Thailand struggle

China at the forefront of Asian air travel growth; Indonesia and Vietnam booming in 2010; Hong Kong, Japan and Thailand struggle

Europe’s had volcano issues (and strikes), the US has had a major merger announcement but what’s happening in Asia? Which airlines and country markets are growing fastest? We have a couple of handy graphs summarising the trends.

New routes launched during the last week (Tuesday 18 May - Monday 24 May):

New routes launched during the last week (Tuesday 18 May – Monday 24 May):

Over 60 new routes this week with a strong bias towards European LCCs. Cimber Sterling, easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair and Wizz Air all launched multiple routes. But AirAsia, Avianova, BA CityFlyer, Delta, Flydubai, Southwest, Spanair and Transaero among others all had reasons to celebrate this week.

Team Trapani and Italy's President celebrate €URO ANNIE 'millionaire' win

Team Trapani and Italy’s President celebrate €URO ANNIE ‘millionaire’ win

anna.aero has just received pictures of the celebrations to mark Trapani’s win earlier this month of the anna.aero €URO ANNIE Airport Traffic Growth Prize in the 1-2 million category. The Sicilian airport impressively won the award for its 100.1% growth in 2009.

Demand for air travel in Russia growing at more than 20%; UTair now #1 domestic carrier; Egypt and Turkey popular

Demand for air travel in Russia growing at more than 20%; UTair now #1 domestic carrier; Egypt and Turkey popular

The Russian market is back in growth mode and the battle to be #1 in the domestic market is intensifying. Which are the leading international markets and which are the leading carriers on international routes?

Ryanair ups presence in Malta to 19 routes with first based aircraft; direct competition limited to just three routes

Ryanair ups presence in Malta to 19 routes with first based aircraft; direct competition limited to just three routes

Ryanair will now operate 58 weekly flights from Malta, 21 of which will be operated by a Maltese based 737-800. Which routes have been dropped and which have been dropped and then re-instated? Which is the only daily service?

Wizz Air celebrates 6th birthday with expansion in Sofia; Bulgarian base now has three aircraft serving 14 destinations

Wizz Air celebrates 6th birthday with expansion in Sofia; Bulgarian base has three aircraft serving 14 destinations

Wizz Air has placed a third A320 in Sofia and has added four routes. But one of the aircraft is used to serve Luton destinations. See our unique aircraft rotation plan analysis to see how they do it. Where does Sofia now rank among Wizz Air airports?

Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) opens; Delta and Southwest share 40 daily flights

Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) opens; Delta and Southwest share 40 daily flights

What’s this? A new airport in the US and Southwest is the first airline to operate from it? How many passengers are likely to pass through the airport in its first year? And which cities are connected to the airport on a daily basis?

Passenger numbers stable in Canada in Q1; Ottawa only top 10 airport growing at more than 5%; Demand up at Air Canada and WestJet

Passenger numbers stable in Canada in Q1; Ottawa only top 10 airport growing at more than 5%; Demand up at Air Canada and WestJet

Air travel at Canada’s airports has shown little growth yet both Air Canada and WestJet have seen an increase in demand (RPMs). How can this be? How dominant are these two carriers at Canada’s top airports?

easyJet’s founder doesn’t like ‘rapid’ growth; germanwings, Norwegian, Ryanair and Wizz Air will all grow faster this summer

easyJet’s founder doesn’t like ‘rapid’ growth; germanwings, Norwegian, Ryanair, Wizz Air will all grow faster this summer

Sir Stelios has quit the board in protest at the airline’s growth plans. But how do they compare with other major LCCs in Europe? Who is growing fastest and which milestone will Ryanair pass this summer?

Airlines and airports celebrate €URO ANNIES with cannon fire (and more cakes)

Airlines and airports celebrate €URO ANNIES with cannon fire (and more cakes)

Airport Weeze’s two-day party with dancing and cannon fire led wide-scale celebration among winning airlines and airports following the award of the first anna.aero €URO ANNIES – a brand new series of proper network development-related prizes entirely based on science, statistics and transparent evidence. Read on for great pictures and success stories from Russia’s Avianova, Belgrade, Brussels, Rome, airBaltic, etc etc.

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