Articles Tagged ‘Star Alliance’
Brussels Airport celebrates 25th anniversary of Star Alliance
Brussels Airport marked the 25th anniversary of Star Alliance with a special celebration, featuring delicious drinks and snacks, a touch of music by ‘Rock au vin’ that lit up the whole scene, and a photo booth to catch every special moment.
United Airlines’ website suggests 89 long-haul routes will restart from May
May is an important period for United Airlines’ long-haul operations, according to its booking engine. We look at what’s expected (which could change!).
Royal Air Maroc joins oneworld; key boost to alliance’s weak Africa footprint
oneworld is by far the weakest alliance for Africa, which the arrival of Royal Air Maroc sets about changing. We analyse where & how oneworld will benefit.
WOW air confirms India flights; targeting North American passengers with Toronto and San Francisco to be popular
On 15 May WOW air confirmed that from December it will begin non-stop flights between Iceland and India. Initially flown three times weekly, the service to Delhi will grow to five times weekly in 2019. Jonathan Ford analyses the new service and highlights what will be the top connection points via Reykjavik/Keflavik.
Amsterdam overtakes Frankfurt and Istanbul as it aims to catch Paris CDG to become Europe’s #2 hub; Heathrow to have 9.3 million pax lead
FLAPI airports (Frankfurt, London Heathrow, Amsterdam, Paris CDG and Istanbul Atatürk) handled over 326 million passengers in 2016, up 1.5% when compared to 2015. We look to see how these airports have grown in the past decade in regards to their hub carriers and their market shares.
Airbus outperformed Boeing for deliveries in May by 7.1%; latter still leads the 2017 race; Malindo Air becomes first 737 MAX 8 operator
Airbus and Boeing in May delivered 116 aircraft between them, down 12 units when compared to the same month of 2016. The fifth month of this year also marked the first time since December that Airbus has outperformed its North American counterpart in relation to monthly deliveries, handing over four more aircraft.
Brussels Airport returns to natural growth; on course to pass 24 million passengers in 2017; anna.aero meets with CEO Arnaud Feist
Brussels Airport serves the capital of Belgium and Europe. This year will see the airport return to natural growth, with every month since November being record-breaking for the hub. We recently travelled to the airport to speak with its CEO Arnaud Feist to find out more about what lies ahead for the airport.
Turkish Airlines set to consolidate in 2017 and 2018 before fleet growth resumes in 2019; still launching new routes but also dropping some
After double-digit growth in each of the previous five years, Turkish Airlines grew much more slowly in 2016 and is even shrinking slightly in 2017. We look at the regional variations last year and this year. Plus we reveal which 12 destinations have been suspended and what’s new for this summer.
Brussels Airlines set to become part of Eurowings empire by 2018; can a hub-and-spoke carrier fit into the Eurowings point-to-point model?
Belgium’s flag-carrier Brussels Airlines is set to undergo significant changes after full acquisition by Lufthansa. We focus on the carrier’s African network and wonder how an airline with 40% connecting traffic will fit into Eurowings’ point-to-point template.
LOT Polish Airlines capacity up 20% in 2016 but still behind Ryanair in Poland; US routes key to growth in 2017 as fleet will reach 50 aircraft
Star Alliance carrier LOT Polish Airlines has just launched a new long-haul route to Seoul. We look at the airline’s development during the last decade, its share of the Polish market, top routes by ASKs and leading country markets. Plus what’s new for 2017.
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Future Travel Experience Asia EXPO 2016 is co-located with APEX EXPO and Aircraft Interiors EXPO Asia. With an expected attendance of 3,000+, FTE Asia EXPO 2016 is designed to help Asia’s airlines and airports improve end-to-end customer experiences, and to help the industry avoid customer experience chaos. If you like anna.aero, you’ll love Future Travel […]
Singapore Airlines celebrates Route of the Week win for Capital Express link between Singapore, Australia and New Zealand
In this week’s Network Planning Community News, Pegasus Airlines and flynas sign a codeshare agreement, while Norwegian toasts 25 million passengers from Spain. More news also from Shannon Airport which will welcome its latest Star Alliance carrier next year.