Yes, those three big carriers in the Middle East are still expanding their networks and growing capacity. But which have been the latest route additions for each carrier and what are their plans for the coming months?
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific is adding more short-haul flights and cutting some longer-haul flights as it phases out its less fuel efficient 747-400s. But which destinations have seen the biggest increase in frequencies and which have seen the severest cuts?
Overall traffic is up at German airports, but the domestic market is down. Which airports are having a particularly worrying start to 2012 and which not-supposed-to-still-be-open airport is doing rather well? How have the top 10 German airports performed over the last five years?
The gap between Airbus and Boeing remains to the advantage of the American air framer in July. But by how many single-aisle aircraft does Airbus lead over Boeing? How many more 777s does Boeing need to deliver to fulfil Emirates’ order? And which important Briton toured Malaysia Airlines’ second A380 during Farnborough Air Show?
Non-EU Turkey is still experiencing double-digit traffic growth in 2012. But how quickly are its top 12 airports growing? What share of total traffic is still centred on Istanbul? And just how many new destinations has Turkish Airlines embraced since last June from its main hub?
The UK market may not be growing much overall but which are the top 10 country markets for growth so far in 2012, and what is driving that growth? We also take a closer look at why the Australian market isn’t doing as badly as the data would suggest.
It has been a year since we last looked closely at the Japanese market. How is domestic traffic faring compared with the pre-earthquake/tsunami demand levels, and what are load factors like so far this year for ANA and JAL. What share of the domestic market do ANA and JAL currently have, and why is that likely to change?
We now have full Q2 data for America’s biggest airlines. Which airlines are growing fastest? Which airlines are shrinking? And which carriers reported the biggest load factor improvement in June? And which carriers didn’t achieve an 85% load factor last month?
The collapse of Spanair at the beginning of the year has clearly had an impact on Spanish airport traffic, but which of the country’s mainland airports are performing best at present? How about the country’s island airports? Which are the top 10 airlines in 2012 and which routes has Jet2.com started to boost its traffic?
The gap between Airbus and Boeing remains to the advantage of the American air framer in June. But which start-up airline launched last week with an all-A320 fleet delivered in June? How many 787s did ANA receive last month? And by how many single-aisle frames does Airbus lead over Boeing?
Analysis of schedule data reveals that SAS appears to have re-discovered Spanish beach destinations and Croatia. The airline’s average sector length is up 8.5% this summer as ASKs increase 10% despite 2% fewer flights? Which regional Norwegian airports have seen significant ASK growth this summer?
