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This week: China Southern president departs; Small Planet Airlines ceases flying; SAS CEO warns of challenges ahead; Boeing delivers its 2,000th aircraft to China and more.

Global airline alliance oneworld is to secure new connections to Africa in mid-2020 after signing up its first full member on the continent.

Canada is the latest country to agree a new air services arrangement with the UK for flights once Britain exits the European Union.

Routes Asia 2019 host partner likely to break previous record for international passenger growth after opening of new terminal earlier in the year.

In the latest issue of Routes News: China Southern Airlines' expansion plans; a look at the recent low-cost carrier failures in the European long-haul market; why Jordan’s port city Aqaba is on the up and more.

We profile British Airways, the United Kingdom flag carrier and attendee at Routes Europe 2019.

Flat aircraft demand and changes in carrier behaviour set to reshape the market.

United is moving deeper into Latin America after reaching a deal with Copa Airlines and Avianca for a joint venture on routes between the US and 19 countries in Central and South America.

Our top five stories this week: Budget airline specialist to back Wow after Icelandair abandons deal; American Airlines and China Southern strengthen ties; UK and US agree open skies deal; Norwegian to enter Brazil market; Routes Europe 2020 to be held in Bergen and more.

Just hours after Icelandair called off its takeover of fellow Icelandic airline Wow air, the parent of US carrier Frontier Airlines has agreed in principle to invest in the low-cost carrier.

This week: EVA Air is to resume flights between Taipei Taoyuan and Nagoya in Japan; WestJet is to launch a new daily summer service to Dublin; and Norwegian unveils plans to enter the Brazil market.

This week: BA retires last Boeing 767; Adria Airways agrees Sukhoi Superjet deal; new AirAsia X route to ‘strengthen Malaysia - Japan ties’and more.

China Southern is deepening its ties with American Airlines just weeks after revealing plans to leave the SkyTeam airline alliance in order to pursue new partnerships.

Icelandair's planned takeover of low-cost carrier Wow air has been cancelled, with the interim president of Iceland’s flag carrier saying the collapse of the deal was "disappointing". The acquisition would have created a powerful force on Europe to North America routes via their Reykjavik hub.

Senior decision makers from the region’s leading carriers will be attending the most efficient European route development event in Hannover next April.

Routes between the UK and US - currently operating under the US-EU open skies agreement - will continue to enjoy the same access following the conclusion of a new deal between the two countries.

Scandinavian low-cost carrier Norwegian has unveiled plans to “break the monopoly” on flights from the UK to Brazil, with its first service from London Gatwick to Rio de Janeiro set to begin in March 2019. The airline is also making a series of changes to its US network.

The expansion of Heathrow Airport will create billions of pounds in growth and generate thousands of jobs across the UK in the early years of Brexit, according to the man charged with driving the airport’s future strategy.

The airline model will continue to evolve over the coming years and airports must be ready to adapt, a senior delegate speaking at GAD World has stressed.

Vienna Airport is on track for a 10 percent surge in passengers this year amid an influx of low-cost carriers and the opening of new long-haul routes.

Air France-KLM and China Eastern have signed an agreement to extend their joint venture partnership to two additional routes.

Route development decision-makers from across Europe will meet in Bergen, Norway, for the 15th European route development forum.

Our top five stories this week: Myrtle Beach outlines award-winning strategy to engage airlines; why one Danish airline is quickly learning Sicilian culture; Wizz to open fifth base in Poland; Flybe's place in the market; go-ahead nears for China Southern's new airline and more.

The region’s air service development community will unite in the city for the 12th Routes Americas, taking place from 12-14 February 2019.

This week: Doncaster Sheffield to get a new link to Poland; Germania to operate Dusseldorf to Tirana; and Flybe switches Newquay Cornwall Airport route from Gatwick to Heathrow.