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Foreword

News

King of the desert
What next for Emirates Airline? Vice chairman and group president, Maurice Flanagan, talks to Joe Bates about his carrier’s development plans.

Tip of the iceberg
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, president of the Dubai Department of Civil Aviation and chairman & CEO of Emirates Airline, tells Routes News why he believes that the dream has only just begun.

Little wonder
It hails as birthplace to inventors of the cravat and parachute, is home to the smallest street in the world and is one of the world’s most up-and-coming destinations. Jane Austin uncovers the real Croatia.

Open Skies special
Open Season
After nearly a decade of lobbying, airlines and airports finally have their US-EU Open Skies agreement. Was it worth the wait? Colin Baker investigates.

Winds of change
Amidst all the excitement surrounding the new Open Skies agreement, David Bryon questions its true value.

A welcome change?
Airlines and airports have their say on Open Skies.

The sky’s no limit
Principle Consultant for ASM, Gordon Bevan, explains why opening up the US-EU skies is really only part of an on-going liberalisation process.

Thinking big
As its redevelopment schedule for 2007 gets into full swing, Jessica Twentyman talks to Vienna Airport and finds out how it plans to maintain its above-average growth rates.

The tipping point
Faced with lengthening security lines and increasingly invasive procedures, Mark Chivers asks whether the industry has reached the point where air travel becomes too much hassle.

Northern exposure
Could North Africa be the world’s next big tourist hotspot? ASM’s John Simmonds and Jon Woolf take a look at the region’s steady route development.

IARDA
‘Open Skies’ is all the rage as the appetite for change grows.

Ground force
Market conditions are such that airlines expanding into Eastern Europe must adopt a flexible approach to securing ground services, writes Richard Rowe.

Rising star
Having gained accession to the EU in January, Bulgaria looks to be a country on the up. Helen Parton takes a closer look at Sofia Airport’s development plans.

Gold in the hold
Ian Putzger finds out what Moscow’s gateways are doing to put the Russian capital firmly on the map as one of the world’s most important cargo hubs.

RDG news

Traffic forecasts.

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