Air Canada

As 2019 draws to a close, Routesonline revisits some of the biggest stories making the headlines. Part one of our review looks at the first six months of the year, featuring Thai Lion Air, Air Transat, airBaltic, Qantas, Jet Airways and more.

This week: Air France-KLM drops Virgin Atlantic deal plans; Ryanair to close two bases; Transavia to start Brussels service; codeshare agreed between Gulf Air and Middle East Airlines and more.

Leading aviation consultancy ASM has helped to secure two new routes for its clients in the days leading up to World Routes 2019.

Canada’s flag carrier is to launch a new route between Montreal and Bogotá, it’s 39th new route launched from the Canadian city since 2012 and the 12th new route since 2017.

Air Canada has picked up the connection between Toronto and Belgium’s capital Brussels after fellow Star Alliance carrier Brussels Airlines dropped the route in favour of serving Montreal.

This week: Relaunched Uganda Airlines takes to the skies; Air Canada to begin year-round Montreal-Toulouse; Holiday Europe launches and more.

Air Canada has said its new Airbus A220 will be “instrumental” in growing its share of international transit traffic to and from the US.

This week: BA takes delivery of first A350; Ryanair traffic grows 11 percent; Air Canada removes Max flights until 2020; short-haul challenges hit Lufthansa and more.

Air Canada is in exclusive talks to buy the company that owns Air Transat, potentially providing an opportunity to quickly expand its Air Canada Rouge business and increase consolidation in the transatlantic market. The proposed acquisition comes days after private equity firm Onex Corp struck a deal for Canadian rival WestJet.

Air Canada's recent period of sustained growth will give way to a focus on optimising its network and fleet, but the carrier will continue to target strategic expansions, such as leveraging its Airbus A220 on new routes within North America. That's according to Ferio Pugliese, senior VP regional markets and government relations.

High taxes and fluctuating seasonal demand are among the challenges facing Canada’s aviation market, but they’re ones the country’s national carrier is prepared to tackle head-on. "None of the issues are insurmountable," according to John Macleod, Air Canada's VP of global sales and alliances.

We profile Air Canada, the country's flag carrier and attendee of Routes Americas 2019.

This week: Tributes paid to Southwest Airlines founder; Qatar Airways takes stake in China Southern; Neeleman’s latest venture firms up A220 order; VINCI Airports to make £2.9bn Gatwick investment and more.

As 2018 draws to a close, Routesonline looks at some of the biggest stories making the headlines this year. Part one of our review features the attempted takeover of Norwegian; an interview with British Airways boss Alex Cruz; the first non-stop link between the UK and Australia; and the fastest-growing airports in the world. Plus we were in Quito, Brisbane and Bilbao for the regional Americas, Asia and Europe route development forums.

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.

This week: Small Planet Airlines to restructure; Norwegian’s latest financials, fuel costs weigh heavy for JetBlue; Vistara secures cash injection; Q3 Boeing deliveries and more.

Routesonline analyses the North American aviation industry, taking a quarterly look at the top routes served and revealing the airlines that are dominating the market. We also rank the top ten airports by available departure seats.

This week: Air Canada increases international frequencies from Vancouver; Jetlines on track for Airbus A320s; SpiceJet takes delivery of first 737 MAX 8 and more.

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

This week: Market demand boosts Air Italy; Saudia suspends Toronto flights; Cathay Pacific Group's financials; Air Canada sets passenger record and more.

More than 200 airlines have now confirmed their attendance at World Routes 2018 - the only global event for the route development community.

Our top five stories on Routes Weekly: Gulf Air's European and North American ambitions; Air Canada and Air China joint venture; London Heathrow expansion moves closer; LATAM Airlines plans Munich service; Route rundown and more.

Star Alliance members Air Canada and Air China have deepened their existing partnership by signing a joint venture agreement. The deal comes amid a strong increase capacity between the two countries.

A week after International Airlines Group bought a minority stake in long-haul low-cost carrier Norwegian, with a view to launching a full takeover of the Scandinavian carrier, Routesonline takes a look at the growth of transatlantic services from Europe to the US and Canada, and how lower fares have impacted this market.

A joint venture between Air Canada and Air China is expected to conclude in the coming months which will allow Canada’s flag carrier to compete “more aggressively” in the Pacific market, according to its chief financial officer.