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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport remains the world’s busiest airport, according to preliminary traffic figures, but Beijing Capital is closing the gap. The statistics - which reveal the top 20 airports by passenger numbers - also show there is no stopping China’s rapid growth, with 12 new airports beginning commercial air service during 2017.

This week: Primera Air adds Washington Dulles from London Stansted, while Hainan Airlines will become the first Chinese airline to operate non-stop flights between China and Mexico.

Stephen Rapp from low-cost specialist Viva Air discusses the launch of the group's Peruvian carrier and why it is increasing frequencies on existing routes, rather than expanding the network.

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More than 90 of the region’s leading airlines will be accepting meeting requests when scheduling opens.

Ahead of Routes Americas 2018 in Quito, Routesonline spoke to Jeremiah Gerald from aviation consultancy ASM to find out what makes him tick.

Some of the biggest names in European aviation are set to debate the industry’s future this April at Bilbao conference

Peter Cerdá, International Air Transport Association regional vice president for the Americas, assesses the outlook of the region's aviation industry and explains why Panama is a success story.

The outlook for aviation passenger traffic in the Americas is healthy, and there is renewed optimism particularly in Latin America.

Ryanair is set to enter the Jordanian market from next month as the Irish low-cost carrier further expands its operations in the Middle East.

The Australian state of Victoria is to get its second international airport after AirAsia confirmed plans to switch its operations from Melbourne Airport to Avalon Airport.

Hainan Airlines looks set to increase the number of services it operates to the UK and Ireland following a series of new route applications.

With Lufthansa set to deploy five of its A380s at Munich this summer, Routesonline spoke to the airport’s vice president of traffic development Oliver Dersch to find out more about its success in 2017 and its future growth ambitions.

This week: Emirates adds fourth South American destination and Ethiopian to operate Chicago O’Hare.

Ahead of speaking at Routes Americas 2018 in Quito, VivaAerobus' chief executive Juan Carlos Zuazua discusses the airline's successful past 12 months and why more routes to the US could be on the agenda.

The shortlists for the prestigious Routes Asia 2018 Marketing Awards have been revealed, with 22 airports and destinations recognised for their exceptional marketing services.

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Peach Aviation and Vanilla Air to explore routes across Asia to increase inbound visitors.

The data behind leakage studies hasn't changed much since we entered this century. Sales data either comes from travel agency location or credit card zip code. Both methods have their issues, but perhaps more importantly, both methods are seeing a steady decline in the validity of their data.

Routesonline looks at the sharp rise in international capacity to/from Australia, fuelled by growing capacity from New Zealand, China, United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

Senior officials from the US and Qatar have reached an agreement aimed at addressing the concerns of major US carriers over alleged subsidies to state-owned Qatar Airways.

WestJet has confirmed its first transatlantic operations to be served by Boeing 737-8 MAX, with the low-cost carrier set to make its debut on the European mainland.

The first issue of 2018 has been published.

Bombardier will be able to start shipping its C Series jets to Delta Air Lines as scheduled after the US International Trade Commission ruled that the proposed imports will not unfairly damage rival Boeing.

As SAS Scandinavian Airlines prepares to open a new international base at Aarhus Airport, Routesonline finds out more about the investment and why the Danish city is ready to capitalise on its time as European Capital of Culture.