Europe

Routesonline looks at the capacity surge to the Mediterranean island which contributed to the failure of Cobalt Air.

The 'four great years' in aviation could be set to end, an airline CEO has warned, with a downturn 'around the corner'.

María Méndez Castro of the double-award winning Canary Islands outlines their approach to securing new air services for the destination.

A heavyweight line-up of speakers will take to the stage at MRO Europe, the international trade fair for maintenance, repair and overhaul in the aerospace sector.

SAS is adding six destinations to its network in summer 2019 along with 17 new routes from Scandinavia.

Loss-making national airline Air Moldova has been sold by the country's government to a company backed by Romanian low-cost carrier Blue Air.

On the first anniversary of the demise of Monarch, Routesonline looks at what happened to the routes operated by the UK leisure carrier at the time of its failure and how the market reacted.

Lufthansa is to accelerate the growth of its Munich base and develop the Bavarian capital into a hub with a focus on Asia.

Brexit will cause “significant disruption” to the European and global aviation industry unless bilateral talks between UK and European regulators are started now, an aerospace trade body has warned.

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

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

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.

American Airlines is reducing its services to Asia - including the removal of Chicago-Shanghai - but the carrier plans to expand its European network next summer with three new destinations.

As the government of Moldova looks to privatise its national airline, Routesonline examines the Eastern European country’s expanding market and the growing influence of low-cost carriers.

Belgian carrier VLM Airlines is to suspend all but two of its scheduled routes over the coming weeks to focus on private, charter and ACMI flights.

SkyTeam partners Air France-KLM and Air Europa are hoping that a planned joint venture agreement on flights between Europe and Central and South America will help to unlock new routes and direct flights between the two continents.

Following the announcement that the 26th World Routes will be held in Milan in 2020, Routesonline looks at some of the key facts and figures shaping Italy’s aviation market.

Ryanair has said there will be “few route closures” from Dublin despite cutting its fleet at the airport by 20 percent this winter.

This week: JetBlue's new Mexico City service; LOT Polish Airlines to increase Israeli routes; and Ryanair adds Madrid – Ouarzazate.

This week: Wizz adds Israel destination from Luton; Spirit increases Caribbean services; and Ethiopian to serve Eritrea after two decades.

Norwegian is the most requested airline at Routes events over the past five years, but why are airports so keen to attract the low-cost specialist? And what are the best strategies to get the airline’s attention? Routesonline looks at the growth of the Scandinavian carrier, which has this week swung to a surprise net profit in the second quarter of the year.

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This week: Norwegian adds Thailand destination; Spirit to operate Guatemala service; and LEVEL readies for Vienna launch.

Europe’s aviation industry is poised for a record period over the coming months as demand for air transport continues to outstrip economic growth and defy geopolitical challenges. Routesonline analyses the continent’s growing market - at the same time as a new report has warned that the sector is heading for a capacity crunch unless urgent action is taken.