Articles Tagged ‘CTU’

Salvador stuns with spectacular night-time arch

Salvador stuns with spectacular night-time arch

We have a total of four fantastic entries in this week’s Arch of Triumph; three from Europe and one from South America.

Sichuan Airlines arrives in Rome Fiumicino

Sichuan Airlines arrives in Rome Fiumicino

Sichuan Airlines added Rome Fiumicino from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport on 22 June.

Xiamen Air starts Chengdu to Cebu service

Xiamen Air starts Chengdu to Cebu service

Chinese carrier Xiamen Air started Chengdu to Cebu service on 27 June.


Sichuan Airlines inserts itself into Istanbul market

Sichuan Airlines inserts itself into Istanbul market

Sichuan Airlines becomes first ‘new’ airline to serve Istanbul’s new airport. 

Air China moves Chengdu-London service from Gatwick to Heathrow

Air China moves Chengdu-London service from Gatwick to Heathrow

Air China switches its three times weekly link between the two cities to Europe’s busiest airport.

St. Petersburg Airport holds its seventh annual airline awards – anna.aero attends ceremony with 11 airlines taking home prizes

St. Petersburg Airport holds its seventh annual airline awards – anna.aero attends ceremony with 11 airlines taking home prizes

On Friday 25 January, St. Petersburg Airport held its seventh annual airline awards, taking place at the Alexandrinsky Theatre. For the first time anna.aero was invited to attend the ceremony. Read here to find out about the evening’s winners and to learn of the developments at the airport over the past year. 


Turkish Airlines begins new capital connection from Ankara to Rome Fiumicino

Turkish Airlines begins new capital connection from Ankara to Rome Fiumicino

In this week’s network planning community news Turkish Airlines adds a capital connection with twice-weekly flights between Ankara and Rome, Glasgow Airport gets set to welcome scheduled A380 flights to Dubai, plus more news from Tampa, St Petersburg-Clearwater and Yangon Airports.

Domestic markets review 2018: India and Indonesia overtake Japan; Nepal and Bolivia see fastest growth

Domestic markets review 2018: India and Indonesia overtake Japan; Nepal and Bolivia see fastest growth

Capacity on global domestic services increased by 6.2% in 2018 versus last year, with over 3.31 billion seats on sale this year. The US is the largest market but China is closing the gap, and developing markets including India and Indonesia are progressing. Nick Preston examines this year’s domestic growth trends.

Sichuan Airlines checks into Copenhagen from Chengdu

Sichuan Airlines checks into Copenhagen from Chengdu

Sichuan Airlines launches twice-weekly link between Chengdu and Copenhagen 


Asia records fifth success in 2018 Arch of Triumph challenge

Asia records fifth success in 2018 Arch of Triumph challenge

Asian airports represent 60% of the five FTWA entries this week and have now claimed 13% of all victories in this year’s competition. Read on to find out which airport in the region did enough to take home the crown this week.

Phuket Airport traffic grows 195% in 10 years; LCCs account for 44% of passengers; VietJetAir among many carriers launching flights in 2018

Phuket Airport traffic grows 195% in 10 years; LCCs account for 44% of passengers; VietJetAir among many carriers launching flights in 2018

Situated in Southern Thailand, Phuket Airport handled just shy of 16.85 million passengers in 2017, up from 5.70 million in 2008. One of Asia’s leading leisure hot-spots, Jonathan Ford investigates the growth that has taken place in recent years, highlighting the airport’s leading carriers plus its top connections.

Sichuan Airlines connects Chengdu with Tel Aviv

Sichuan Airlines connects Chengdu with Tel Aviv

Sichuan Airlines launches a twice-weekly service between the Chinese and Israeli cities.