Air China

Air China will return to London Gatwick in November, eight months after switching the last route it operated there to London Heathrow.

This week: Air China to end Hawaii route; Delta shakes up regional partnerships; Gulf Air reports record half-year passenger numbers and more.

This week: Air India to restore Delhi – Toronto service; SCAT Airlines to open route to Japan from Routes Silk Road host; and Air China selects Nice.

Asia's four leading airlines have all confirmed their attendance and Routes Silk Road 2019 in Kazakhstan.

With just under 100 days to go until World Routes 2019, the list of carriers attending the event continues to grow.

We profile Air China, the flag carrier of China and an attendee at Routes Silk Road 2019.

Norwegian, Delta Air Lines and Hainan Airlines are among the carriers to have registered for World Routes 2019.

As China Eastern schedules its latest new route to Western Europe, Routesonline looks at the growth of the market and the new services set to start in the coming months.

Delegates are able to request meetings with their key airline targets, including Air China, Qatar Airways and AirAsia.

The region’s leading airlines will be attending the event in March, including AirAsia, Air China and Cebu Pacific Air.

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.

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.

Senior decision makers from the largest airlines in the world by ASKs will be at the event in Guangzhou, China.

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.

This week: Air China to start Chengdu-London route, Wizz Air continues its Debrecen expansion and Ethiopian adds a second UK destination.

American Airlines is to end its Chicago O’Hare-Beijing Capital service as the current fare environment "severely limits" the carrier's ability to compete.

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.

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

This week: Air China is set to enter the Beijing-Copenhagen market, Malaysia Airlines returns to Brisbane and Smartwings adds leisure route.

A deal has been agreed for a 50 percent rise in the number of flights allowed between the UK and China, a move which is set to increase the number of routes from regional airports.

Air China has cancelled flights to North Korea, leaving national airline Air Koryo as the only airline offering scheduled flights to the country.

China’s international aviation market is booming, but which carriers and manufacturers are leading this growth and what might the future look like?

Major Chinese carriers register ahead of meeting request system opening on Monday, 17 July

Sitting at the crossroads of East and West, Kazakhstan's potential to become a central aviation hub is set to be boosted by infrastructure developments at the country's second-busiest airport