Etihad Airways plans to launch flights to Copenhagen in Denmark and resume services to Dusseldorf in Germany on 1 October. The Middle Eastern carrier says it will operate four weekly flights from Abu Dhabi to Copenhagen, while the Dusseldorf route will be served three times a week. Both routes will be operated using Boeing 787 aircraft, it adds. Dusseldorf will be the airline's third destination in Germany after Frankfurt and Munich, both currently served with daily flights.

Southwest Airlines has reached agreements with two unions representing its workgroups. Flight instructors, represented by the Transport Workers Union Local 557, have voted in favour of their new contract, the Dallas-based carrier says. The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) have also reached a tentative agreement with Southwest on behalf of facilities maintenance technicians. AMFA national president Bret Oestreich states: “This agreement is warranted after these employees helped safely maintain Southwest’s facilities across the country before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, the membership’s voice will be heard in a ratification vote in the coming weeks.”

Middle Eastern operator Emirates plans to scale up its Airbus A380 operations with the resumption of services to Glasgow on 26 March, Nice on 1 June and to Birmingham on 1 July. Emirates deploys its flagship A380 to 40 destinations worldwide, the airline says. By the end of the summer season, the carrier will operate that aircraft to almost 50 destinations, restoring close to 90% of the airline’s pre-pandemic A380 network. The first Emirates A380 to be completely refurbished under the airline’s $2 billion retrofit programme in early January on the Dubai to London Heathrow route. The airline also plans to ramp up its A380 operations to more than 35 destinations across 20 countries by March 2024. Meanwhile, it also plans to resume its second daily service to Stansted from 1 May 2023, using Boeing 777-300ERs.