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Less than a year after its relaunch, Belgian carrier VLM Airlines has cancelled all flights and ceased to operate.

South African Airways boss Vuyani Jarana, Somon Air chief executive Thomas Hallam and analysis of the joint venture between Delta Air Lines and WestJet feature in the latest issue of Routes News.

Winner of the Best Stand Award at World Routes 2016, Avinor brought a taste of Norway to China.

Our top five stories this week: Top ten fastest-growing airlines; Icelandair CEO departs; Jet Airways adds domestic routes; Route rundown; Laudamotion to double its fleet and more.

Eight of the top ten fastest-growing major airlines during the first half of the year were low-cost carriers, new research by Routesonline has found, with an Indian operator leading the way.

This week: China Southern to resume flights to Turkey; Primera Air adds transatlantic routes; and Delta to serve Amsterdam from Tampa.

Dublin Airport is enjoying a period of record passenger growth as it continues to add frequencies on existing routes and secure new transatlantic services.

Sites including Google, Facebook, DropBox and Twitter are all blocked in China, along with 25 percent of the world’s internet sites.

Global passenger demand remained healthy in July, but rising fuel costs are continuing to cause concern.

This week we profile World Routes 2018 attendee Emirates, the Dubai-based full-service carrier.

This week: Virgin Australia, Boeing, Air Canada, Aeroflot and British Airways.

Indian carrier Jet Airways is planning to grow its domestic presence over the coming months as it seeks to revive its fortunes. Separately, the Indian government has published draft proposals to extend its UDAN regional air connectivity scheme to international routes.

Laudamotion will double its Airbus fleet next year after Ryanair completed a deal to buy 75 percent of the Austrian leisure airline from former racing driver Niki Lauda.

Fierce competition from low-cost carriers means Icelandair is under increasing pressure to protect its place in the market.

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US start-up California Pacific Airlines, the brainchild of 97-year-old entrepreneur Ted Vallas, is set to take to the skies during the fourth quarter after several years of false dawns.

Ryanair is to base two more aircraft at London Luton Airport, the home hub of European low-cost rival easyJet.

Our top five stories this week: Chinese airlines to top 600 million passenger milestone; American Airlines makes Asia and Europe changes; meet the route development heroes of 2018 and more.

This week: Finnair resumes Los Angeles after 27 years; Vietjet opens third route to Japan; and Wizz increases Israel routes.

This week we profile World Routes 2018 attendee WestJet, the Canadian low-cost carrier.

Winner of the Best Stand Award at World Routes 2017, Copenhagen Airports joined forces with Joe and The Juice, a well-known chain of juice bars and coffee shops, and it proved to be a winning formula.

Chinese airlines are this year on course to collectively carry more than 600 million passengers for the first time, research by Routesonline has found, as growth in the country’s domestic and international market continues to accelerate. The figure is a huge increase from the 440 million carried just five years ago.

We’ve compiled a guide to Chinese cultural etiquette for World Routes delegates travelling to Guangzhou in September.

This week: United Airlines' new CFO; Qantas posts record profit; Copenhagen secures EIB loan and more.

Delta has unveiled plans to expand its transatlantic network from next summer, including a new service to Amsterdam.