Mexican LCC Volaris had a record month in July and carried more than 400,000 domestic passengers for the first time. It is also the second biggest Mexican carrier in the international market. Which are its leading airports and how many US airports does it now fly to?
Wizz Air began operations in the Ukraine back in July 2008 but how has their network evolved since then? Which destinations are currently served and how regularly? How many aircraft are now based in Kiev and what scheduling characteristic do the two newest routes share?
The wonderfully named Jetisfaction has re-launched flights from north-west Germany with a leased aircraft. Last week, it launched flights to Zurich, this week there were three more new routes. But what makes the airline’s schedule a bit unusual? And which airberlin route will the carrier take over next month?
Hong Kong Airlines and Hong Kong Express Airways are both part-owned by Hainan Airlines. How many routes does it now serve from Hong Kong with which aircraft types? What share of Hong Kong’s capacity does it now account for and what aircraft types does it have on order?
Estonian Air serves 18 destinations non-stop from Tallinn using aircraft from three different manufacturers. Which are the airline’s busiest routes and what direct (and indirect) competition does it face on its network? Which new route has already been announced starting next March?
Official Russian statistics now rank UTair as the country’s third-largest airline by passengers transported, but which geographical market is the airline’s stronghold? Which international country markets has it added this year? And of what types are the 77 new aircraft the airline has on order?
Spirit Airlines is taking on American and United in Chicago, by starting routes to major cities; Boston, Dallas/Ft Worth, Detroit and New York. How intense will the competition be and what other routes does the ULCC offer from O’Hare? How do frequencies change from the beginning of September?
Malaysia’s airlines are evolving and Firefly’s rapid growth looks set to end soon, as owner Malaysia Airlines looks to define new roles for its subsidiaries. How has Firefly evolved and what niche has it been able to take advantage of? Which are the airlines busiest routes and what competition does it face?
So after four years of work, Air India has failed to satisfy Star Alliance’s membership criteria. So where does that leave the state-run airline? What share of the domestic market does it have? How does its load factor compare with its rivals? Which are the airline’s biggest international markets and how significant are they?
Now officially a subsidiary of Southwest, AirTran carried 24 million passengers last year, but has now revealed four destinations which will be withdrawn from its network in early 2012. How many routes will be lost? And which are the airline’s top 12 airports in terms of weekly flights?
Belgium’s flag-carrier operates an unusual network focused on just two regions; Europe and Africa. Measured by ASKs, eight of its top 15 country markets are in Africa, but in what order? What fleet issues does the airline have and which Star Alliance partners allow it to sell seats to which US destinations?
