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	Top Story | 2nd October 2013 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and British Airways perform best in EU capitals connectedness analysis The EU now has 28 member states, and this week anna.aero looks to see which of these are best connected to their fellow members in terms of air services. One country is connected to just one other major capital airport in the EU. British Airways does well for EU connections, but Lufthansa and Iberia are ranked a lot lower than might be expected. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Top Story | 2nd October 2013 easyJet's Hamburg Airport base — anna.aero right again! U2 Hamburg base brought 2U! Another big news story leaked to anna.aero readers first and a week before it went 'public' last Wednesday, joining other route development scoops revealed to you so far this year like Air India, Emirates and Turkish Airlines. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Route News | 2nd October 2013 British Airways' London Heathrow to Chengdu British Airways wins route prize for its third Chinese destination, connecting London Heathrow to Chengdu Ryanair's Dublin to Bremen Ryanair beats strong competition to take this week's cake prize for its Dublin to Bremen launch. Route News | 2nd October 2013 New airline routes launched (17 – 30 September 2013) Spanning not just one, but two weeks, this round-up of airline network additions has seen a significant number of new routes. A total of 51 routes have been launched from 32 different airlines, one third with competition. Highlights include four launches each from AirTran Airways, Southwest Airlines and Wizz Air; Qatar Airways adds Africa's Addis Ababa as its latest destination and British Airways launches its third Chinese destination – Chengdu. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Country Feature | 2nd October 2013 Ukraine International Airlines, Wizz Air Ukraine, UTair Ukraine help rise to challenge after AeroSvit's collapse When Ukraine saw its largest airline collapse, other carriers stepped up and more than replaced the lost capacity. We look to see how air traffic in the Ukraine has developed in recent years, and list the more than 50 new services which have launched from Kiev (and other cities) since the beginning of the year. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Airline & Airport Strategy Interviews | 2nd October 2013 30-Second Interview with Yevgen Treskunov, EVP Strategy and Development, Ukraine International Airlines In the first of our two 30-second airline interviews in our Ukraine special edition, we talk to the establishment, the incumbent – namely Ukraine International Airlines, about its market position following the demise of AeroSvit. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Airline & Airport Strategy Interviews | 2nd October 2013 30-Second Interview with Akos Bus, Director General, Wizz Air Ukraine In the second of our two 30-second airline interviews in our Ukraine special edition, we talk to the new order, the encroaching ULCC – namely Wizz Air Ukraine, about its battle to establish itself in a highly regulated market where bilaterals still determine who can fly and how many times they can fly. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Top Story | 2nd October 2013 Volgograd Airport's flydubai "Spielberg" tribute wins anna.aero "Arch of Triumph" Another 11 airports entered anna.aero's new weekly "Arch of Triumph" competition for the best route-launch Fire Truck Water Arch (FTWA). Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Top Story | 2nd October 2013 Early arrival – a note of thanks from the anna.aero publisher Our great proprietor sends his thanks for the many messages received since the recent arrival of Queenie B. Hogan. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Airline Analysis | 2nd October 2013 Fly Jamaica Airways launches intra-Caribbean flights; starting Toronto Pearson flights in early October The Caribbean is not the easiest place to launch new airlines. Just ask the people behind REDjet. But newcomer Fly Jamaica has been serving the Kingston-JFK route since earlier this year and is now expanding its network to include Georgetown in Guyana, and Toronto in Canada. We look in detail at a week in the life of the airline's only 757. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Airline Analysis | 2nd October 2013 Allegiant Air - the world's second most profitable airline Allegiant Air may only rank as the 13th biggest airline in the US domestic market, but its profitability is second only to another US LCC. We examine the airline's extraordinary day-of-week driven operations, its biggest airports, and which destinations have been added to the network in the last 12 months. We also reveal what's coming next for the airline's network and fleet. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Country Feature | 2nd October 2013 Viva Las Vegas; McCarran International Airport set to welcome World Routes delegates this weekend McCarran International Airport serving Las Vegas, has slipped from being ranked 10th in the world (in 2005) to 23rd. We take a closer look at why the airport has stopped growing, and which carriers are Southwest Airlines' nearest challengers at the airport. We also examine Nevada's other main airport at Reno, and what other scheduled services are available in the state. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Airport Analysis | 2nd October 2013 Wellington Airport predicted to have a record passenger year by anna.aero with an excellent SVID result to boot Wellington; nicknamed Welly, Windy Welly and even Wellywood, is home to Wellington International Airport. Ranked as New Zealand's #2 passenger airport, anna.aero investigates its SVID ranking and predicts a record passenger year by the end of 2013. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Market Trends | 2nd October 2013 United Airlines and WestJet grow in US-Canada market; Air Canada still #1 as market shrinks by 2% The US-Canada market is relatively balanced between the US and Canadian carriers. The Canadian airlines have increased their market share by eight percentage points in the last year, breaking through the 50% share. Marginally behind are the US carriers, despite launching over double the amount of new routes as their Canadian counterparts. We reveal the top 12 (of 12) carriers in the market, how quickly they are growing, and which new services have been launched. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Network Planning Community News | 2nd October 2013 Budapest & Halifax runway runs; Budapest promotes Kam Jandu; Lyon's cake prize; Naha's route award; Aberdeen names MD; Birmingham's #9m; Air Transat's BRU anniversary; Cork's #1 This week is an action-packed issue of Network Planning Community News, including anna.aero award winners, an Aberdeen Airport appointment announced, two runway runs and other newsworthy events from our industry colleagues from around the world. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » European Airport Traffic Trends Last updated: 02/10/2013 We now have August data for well over 200 airports across Europe, including all German and Italian airports. Download the spreadsheet » European Airline Traffic Trends Last updated: 05/09/2013 We now have July data for many of Europe's leading airlines and airline groups, as well as May data for several UK-based airlines. Download the spreadsheet » American Airport Traffic Trends Last updated: 21/08/2013 We have updated the American airport traffic data for the USA, Canada, Brazil and Chile. Of these countries, the update covers airport data from April to July. The remainder will be updated very soon. 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