anna.aero met with Norwegian at the airline’s headquarters in Oslo and found out about what is going on at fast-growing low-cost carrier. What is happening to its Polish base? Which markets is Norwegian eyeing for future expansion? And what are the plans for long haul operations all about?
The battle between Saudi Arabia’s two LCCs appears to have been won by Nas Air. Rival Sama ceased operations this week. How big was its fleet and which cities did it serve recently and in the past? And what did it need a Jetstream for?
The lesser-known Stockholm airport Bromma shows strong growth, but what are the limitations to its expansion? Most flights are domestic, but which international routes are operated? And which ABBA member’s airline is planning to start a service to London City Airport?
As Airbus delivered 48 aircraft in July and Boeing 41, which usual aircraft customer was missing from the deliveries? Which airlines had A380s delivered? What is the reason behind Saudi Arabian Airlines’ major delivery? And which Chinese airline was honoured with Boeing’s 800th aircraft to China?
Like non-EU Turkey, Morocco’s airports have been having a great year with traffic booming. How fast are individual airports growing and what effect did the Icelandic volcano have in April? Which carriers are boosting traffic at the country’s smaller airports?
Although this week ‘only’ offers 11 new routes, we can promise some unique routes and excellent photo coverage from launch celebrations. Which airline has launched its first international route, to a country capital that until now was a flag carrier monopoly airport? Which US regional carrier has entered a competitive, high-frequency route? And which are the five new Chinese domestic routes launched?
So Latin America soon has a ‘mega’-carrier, but which big airports in Latin America does it barely have a presence at? Which airports in Europe and North America do both carriers serve and how will they resolve the alliance membership issue?
Another relatively quiet week for new route launches. But we still have new routes involving airports in Brazil, China, Finland, Germany, Japan, Latvia, Mozambique, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, the UK, the USA and Vietnam.
Europe’s major LCCs are making in-roads into the Croatian market. Which are the country’s busiest airports and which have been growing fastest? Which are the leading country markets and are there any non-European services?
Cirrus Airlines provides capacity for Lufthansa but also operates a range of niche routes in its own right. Most are to German-speaking countries but it also offers regular flights between Frankfurt and Moldova. Why?
Air Arabia may be creating new bases in Morocco, Egypt and Jordan but what’s happening at its home base? How many new routes has it started this year and what frequencies does it operate on each route?
