New York John F. Kennedy International Airport

The US carrier plans to launch eight new routes and add more flights to 19 destinations in the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico.

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Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Los Angeles are among destinations returning.

CEO Scott Kirby has confirmed the airline plans to return to New York John F Kennedy next year and compete aggressively on routes to the US West Coast.

Montrose Regional Airport in western Colorado has secured its second new airline partner in as many weeks.

Airlines do not have to meet usual 80%-schedule standard.

Finnair expects to offer around 275 fewer daily flights this winter compared with last but hopes to boost frequencies during spring 2021.

The Belgian flag-carrier will increase its flying to the continent by 40% compared to now from the beginning of December to early January.

The bilateral deal allows for the potential launch of new routes between the two countries.

Flights from Bogota and Medellin will connect to 16 cities, including Miami and New York.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week: RwandAir swaps Gatwick for Heathrow, Ukraine International Airlines returns to New York via Iceland, and Alaska Airlines adds another sun route from Los Angeles.

Israel’s flag-carrier will next month begin operating scheduled flights from Tel Aviv to Athens, London, New York and Paris.

United Airlines is beefing up its international network with the addition of three routes to destinations in Africa, two to India and two to Hawaii.

The number of routes to be operated is way down on the more than 100 in October 2019.

The UK carrier views the service as an air bridge for passengers traveling from the US to Pakistan via London.

A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports seek to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

Adelaide in Australia and Auckland in New Zealand are returning to Qatar Airways’ network later this month, with flights to two more US gateways resuming in September.

Copa Airlines has been granted permission to resume flights over the coming weeks, initially serving about 10 destinations from its hub in Panama.

Gulf carrier Emirates looks set to permanently suspend four long-haul routes, including halting service to one of its 12 destinations in the US.

Renationalized flag-carrier to restart service with 70-strong fleet.

Resumption of service comes after Virgin Atlantic unveiled a long-awaited restructuring July 14.

A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports continue to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

American Airlines and JetBlue are forming a partnership that is designed to boost each other’s networks in the ultra-competitive US Northeast and pave the way for new and expanded routes from New York and Boston.

The flag-carriers of Iceland and Latvia have signed an agreement that opens new markets for both airlines.

JetBlue plans to build out Los Angeles as its sole West Coast focus city.