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As delegates prepare to gather in Kazakhstan's capital city Nur-Sultan for Routes Silk Road 2019, Routesonline rounds up some key stories on the region's aviation market.

While the Africa Cup of Nations may have united the continent through football, can the long-awaited Single African Air Transport Market succeed in uniting the continent's skies?

This week: Bjørn Kjos steps down as Norwegian’s CEO; Flyadeal drops Boeing order in favour of all-Airbus fleet; Lufthansa to base two more A380s in Munich and more.

Star Alliance member Copa Airlines has launched a new non-stop flight connecting Suriname with its Panama City hub.

We profile Jet2.com, the UK low-cost carrier with its main base at Leeds Bradford Airport and attendee at World Routes 2019.

With only ten weeks until the global route development community heads to Adelaide, here are some of the new brand initiatives and innovations that will be happening at the event.

Finnair is adding a second destination in South Korea to its network as it continues to pursue its Europe-Asia connecting strategy.

Senior network planners from the region’s leading airlines will be negotiating existing and future air services in Mombasa this December.

Routes Silk Road 2019 in Nur-Sultan takes place against a backdrop of growth in Kazakhstan's market as the country continues to open up its skies.

Japan Airlines’ new long-haul low-cost carrier has been granted an air transport business license, paving the way for its first flights to launch in May 2020.

Loftleidir Icelandic, which has bought a majority share in Cabo Verde Airlines, has big ambitions for developing routes and increasing tourism to Cape Verde.

China’s big three, Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines, are among the carriers that registered for the event in Kazakhstan next month.

This week: Air Busan capitalises on low-cost growth, fast-growing Baghdad market gains route, Allegiant expends network

Thirteen airports and destinations have been recognised for their outstanding marketing achievements over the past year.

The latest issue of Routes News magazine features how Virgin Atlantic's growth is linked to Heathrow’s expansion, Icelandair's planned Cape Verde shake-up, how Italy is preparing for the future and the demise of the Airbus A380.

We profile SpiceJet, the Indian low-cost carrier and attendee at World Routes 2019.

Heathrow’s third runway may hang in the balance, but Virgin Atlantic is tying serious plans to the proposed project, writes Edward Robertson

Routesonline catches up with Andrea Lusso, director of route planning at US low-cost carrier at JetBlue and a speaker at World Routes 2019.

Routes Silk Road returns to the aviation calendar at a time of rising optimism in the region, buoyed by a strong Russian market and growth among some of the smaller countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

Aviation is a strategic priority for Tourism Australia in hitting its wider tourism aims of growing overnight visitor expenditure. Phillipa Harrison, the organisation’s acting managing director, outlines the key international markets being targeted as well as why Adelaide is hosting World Routes 2019.

Routesonline provides an update on the operations of the Airbus A380. We also reveal the network size of each operator and the top destinations served by the aircraft type.

This week: Air India to restore Delhi – Toronto service; SCAT Airlines to open route to Japan from Routes Silk Road host; and Air China selects Nice.

We profile Batik Air, the Indonesian full service carrier and attendee at World Routes 2019.

This week: Finnair adds Beijing Daxing; Turkish Airlines to open new Nigeria link; EVA Air takes delivery of first 787-10 and more.

Delegates are encouraged to request their priority meetings before scheduling closes on Friday 5 July.