Friedrichshafen Airport’s home carrier, InterSky now plans to diversify its fleet and grow bigger with new routes from its new base in Graz. The airline’s co-owner, Renate Moser, reveals, which markets it wants to avoid.
Given its perfectly located home-hub of Baku, Azerbaijan Airlines has the potential (and the country has the oil wealth) to consider rivalry with Dubai, Doha or Abu Dhabi for passenger flows between Europe and the East. Orders for regional jets and game-changing 787 could help.
Despite living in the shadow of the mega-MEB3, Oman Air continues to grow at pace in 2012, poised on the threshold of breaking 4 million annual passengers for the first time. But where has this growth come from - existing or new routes? Which country markets have seen the biggest capacity hikes in the last 12 months?
easyJet has been flying from Northern Ireland for 14 years but how has its network at Belfast International evolved during the last decade? Which international services are operated seasonally and which routes have failed to stand the test of time?
India’s Jet Airways made a loss last year but grew by almost 20%. What has happened to the airline’s domestic market share and how extensive is the airline’s international network? Which international routes have been launched (and dropped) in 2012?
Mexico’s domestic market is still showing double-digit growth but how many passengers did Interjet carry last year on domestic flights? When did it start international flights and which markets does it now serve? And which new aircraft type is scheduled to join the fleet next spring?
oneworld member Japan Airlines has seen annual passenger numbers decline by almost 40% in just six years, but is now entering a new phase following emergence from bankruptcy. What have been the airline’s biggest network changes and which new routes will its 787s be launching soon?
Morocco’s national carrier has seen passenger numbers grow every year since 2002, but which are its biggest rivals at Morocco’s main airports? What competition does it face in the domestic market and what new routes is the airline planning to re-start in 2013?
British Airways is gradually building up its network from downtown London City airport. Which destinations has it added in the last 18 months and which route has it dropped? How important is the domestic market and what share does BA have of the airport’s total traffic?
SpiceJet has seen its share of the Indian domestic market grow from 14% to 18% in the last year, thanks to the deployment of a dozen new Q400 turboprops serving Tier II and Tier III cities. Which are the airline’s busiest airports and which have seen the biggest growth in the last two years?
As other African airlines are growing fast, South African Airways may soon lose its long-time status as Africa’s largest airline. But how has the Star Alliance airline’s traffic developed? Which markets is the airline focusing on? Where will the airline grow in the future? Which long haul route has been dropped, and which has been launched?
