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Nashville is set to become the latest addition to US carrier Spirit Airlines' expanding network.

As the previously troubled Air Malta goes from strength to strength, chief executive Clifford Chetcuti is assuring the sector it is an airline that is poised to deliver

We profile Oman Air, the national airline of Oman and attendee at Routes Silk Road 2019.

This week: RwandAir to begin direct flights to Tel Aviv; Air Astana set for Egypt routes; and Turkish Airlines to resume Osaka.

The event designed for the North American marketplace is attracting leading US airlines.

"I have 25 years’ experience and if I look to the US I can tell you we are currently seeing the final phase before strong consolidation," says to Lufthansa Group's chairman and chief executive Carsten Spohr.

This week: Emirates to begin its shortest A380 route; GOL expands domestic offer; Air New Zealand confirms Dreamliner order and more.

Carriers from across the globe will be attending the leading route development forum to negotiate their network strategy.

Leading flag and low-cost carriers from across the region and beyond will be available to meet with at the event this July.

Delegates wishing to book their place at the event in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan this July can benefit from early booking rates.

The fifth and final part of our focus on ‘the Stans’, the five former Soviet republics in Central Asia, looks at the aviation market in Kazakhstan as the country’s capital city gears up to host Routes Silk Road 2019.

The later timing of Easter boosted passenger demand in April, results from IATA show, but traffic is growing at a slower rate than a year ago.

Regulators in Australia have rejected Qantas and Cathay Pacific’s plans to deepen their codeshare arrangements on Australia-Hong Kong routes.

airBaltic is one of Europe’s fastest-growing carriers, with a stated goal of reaching 15 million passengers by 2025. Ahead of his keynote address at World Routes 2019, CEO Martin Gauss outlined its plans to develop a network which spans from its heartland in the Baltics to new airports and bases across Europe.

This week: KLM picks up former Jet Airways route; Philippines AirAsia expands Cebu network; and SAS returns to Luxembourg.

Warsaw Chopin Airport reveals its key new route targets, including major Asian hubs.

This week: Tributes paid to Niki Lauda; China and EU strike aviation agreements; Finnair and China Southern agree codeshare and more.

Delegates attending the global route development forum in September will hear from the CEOs of Tigerair Australia, airBaltic, Saudi Arabian Airlines and more.

As the future of Boeing’s 737 Max 8s continue to hang in the balance, airlines around the world are counting the cost of the ongoing dilemma.

Construction of a new $3bn terminal at Dallas Fort Worth International will continue to propel American Airlines’ expansion from its largest hub.

Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan, is benefitting from a wave of inward investment and infrastructure development as it seeks to enhance its international standing and exploit its tourism potential. Improving its air connectivity is central to its ambitious growth plan.

The latest issue of Routes News magazine includes Carsten Spohr's plans for Lufthansa Group, features on TUI fly and Air Malta, plus a look at the impact of the Boeing 737 Max grounding.

The fourth part of our focus on the five former Soviet republics in Central Asia features the aviation market in Turkmenistan, the sparsely populated gas-rich country home to a population of five million.

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary expects the Irish low-cost carrier’s first five Boeing 737 Max aircraft to be in service during the winter 2019-20 season, but said the grounding of the jet has cost it “about one million passengers this year”.

Twelve new daytime slots for US-Tokyo Haneda flights have been tentatively awarded to four US carriers. It is hoped the proposed new routes and services will begin in time for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.