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Our top five stories this week: European airline shake-up will continue, says easyJet's CEO; Canada does not have a true LCC but that is about to change - Jetlines CEO; Why United's Chinese expansion could dent American's plans; Icelandair agrees to buy rival WOW; China will need 7,400 new aircraft in the next 20 years - Airbus and more.

This week: Hainan Airlines expands European network; LEVEL increases competition from Barcelona; and Alitalia adds first new US route since 2010.

We profile Routes Asia 2019 attendee HK Express, the Hong Kong-based low-cost airline part owned by HNA Group.

With this year’s Routes events successfully completed, we can now reveal that it was not only a record-breaking year for the events but also for the Routes app.

China will account for almost one fifth of the world's new aircraft demand over the next two decades, according to estimates from Airbus.

Industry leaders will be sharing their insight on what Brexit means for the industry, airport and destination marketing and the significance of airline incentives.

This week: Bombardier to sell Q Series; American Airlines orders 15 E175 jets; Vietjet firms up A321neo order; Azul and Copa strengthen ties and more.

Routes' host and event management team document their recent site visit to the tropical destination for the 17th Routes Asia taking place next March.

United Airlines is seeking to expand its footprint in China - and the move could have an impact on American Airlines’ hopes of temporarily suspending some services to the Asian powerhouse.

Global passenger traffic growth slowed in September amid severe hurricane and typhoon activity, coupled with rising airline cost pressures.

As one of the main beneficiaries of Air Berlin’s demise, easyJet’s chief executive Johan Lundgren expects there to be further consolidation of the European aviation industry over the coming months.

Icelandair has agreed to buy Skúli Mogensen's low-cost rival WOW air in an all share deal.

Jetlines' new chief executive Javier Suarez tells Routesonline why Canada is ready for the start-up ultra low-cost carrier.

Our top five stories on Routes Weekly: Europe's winter capacity; airline consolidation ‘damaging aviation profitability’; WestJet extends European network; Kenya Airways targets Beijing after launch of New York route; Lufthansa to reduce capacity growth and more.

The new chief executive of Canadian start-up Jetlines has been confirmed as a speaker for Routes Americas 2019, which will take place in the city of Quebec in February.

This week: Ethiopian to connect West Africa with the West Coast of the US; Thai AirAsia to launch new Sri Lanka service; and United to offer special Barcelona flights.

The negative media coverage of the airline industry is exacerbating the deepening pilot shortage, an expert has warned.

This week we profile Routes Americas 2019 attendee interCaribbean Airways, the airline based in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Plan ahead to make the most of your time at the industry’s leading route development events.

This week: China Eastern’s first A350-900; Lufthansa to reduce capacity growth; Chile court approves LATAM agreements; Air France-KLM CEO; United inaugurates new services and more.

Airline consolidation is hurting profitability across the aviation and tourism sectors, one of North America’s leading industry figures has said.

Read what happens once the voting stage of the Routes Marketing Awards has closed, and how you can maximise your chance of success.

With more than 600 million seats available on European routes this winter, Routesonline reveals the markets and airlines driving the capacity growth.

WestJet is further growing its network in Europe from next summer with a new service to Barcelona in Spain.

Kenya Airways is eyeing revenue gains of 10 percent following the launch of is first non-stop flight to the US, while a route to Beijing is firmly in its sights.