Network to Come Under Routes Umbrella

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MANCHESTER, England, Dec. 12, 2013 /PRN=KYODO JBN/--

         Network USA to merge with Routes events to create

             definitive route development event

    In a significant development for the airline, airport and tourism

communities in North and South America, UBM Live and Flightglobal have agreed

that the Network USA event will transfer to Routes control. This merging of

events will create a single definitive event platform for the airline, airport

and tourism communities from the Americas region.

    In 2014, delegates who have previously attended Network are encouraged to

sign up for Routes Americas, held in El Salvador in February, and for World

Routes, held in Chicago in September.

    "We are delighted to invite the Network USA community to Routes and look

forward to welcoming as many North American air service development

professionals as possible to Routes Americas 2014 in San Salvador in February,

World Routes 2014 in Chicago in September followed by Routes Americas in Denver

in February 2015 - the first time that the regional event will have taken place

in the US," said Adrian Newton, Group Director, Transport & Technology for UBM

Live. "This partnership will provide the North American aviation route

development community with a more focused event programme to assist them in

their route development pursuits."

    "Network USA, which has developed over the past decade to become a key

route development event for North America, will go from strength-to-strength

with this historic agreement," said Mark Pilling, Flightglobal's Head of

Publishing.

    "Moreover, Flightglobal/Airline Business is delighted to be named as

Routes' official events partner and supporting UBM in developing the entire

suite of World Routes and Regional Routes events," said Pilling.

    Routes and Flightglobal are joining forces to support the route development

community, Routes will provide focused route development events and

Flightglobal will support the community through data provision and publications.

    Notes to Editors

    About Routes

    - Routes organises world-renowned airline and airport networking events

through its regional and global Route Development Forums. Each year, there is

one global event and one regional event in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas

and CIS respectively. http://www.routesonline.com

    - Routes was founded in 1995 as part of the Manchester UK-based ASM Ltd.,

a consultancy specialising in the field of route development for airports.

http://www.asm‐global.com [http://www.asm%E2%80%90global.com ]. Routes and ASM

are part of the UBM Live division of UBM plc.

    - UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies across

five continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products,

promote their brands and expand their markets. Through premiere brands such as

MD&M, CPhI, IFSEC, TFM&A, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, the Routes

portfolio of events, Airport Cities and many others, UBM Live exhibitions,

conferences, awards programs, publications, websites and training and

certification programs are an integral part of the marketing plans of companies

across more than 20 industry sectors. http://www.ubmlive.com

    About UBM plc

    - UBM plc is a global events-led marketing services and communications

company. We help businesses do business, bringing the world's buyers and

sellers together at events and online, as well as producing and distributing

news and specialist content. Our 5,500 staff in more than 30 countries are

organised into expert teams which serve commercial and professional

communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively

and efficiently.

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    About Flightglobal

    - Flightglobal is the global aviation community's primary source of

insight, knowledge and expertise. It provides news, data, analytics and

advisory services to connect the industry globally and help organisations shape

their business strategies, identify new opportunities and make better decisions

faster.

    - Flightglobal has the world's most popular aviation industry website      

Flightglobal.com and publishes a range of professional publications with a

rich  heritage stretching back more than 100 years, featuring Flight

International, Airline Business and Flight Daily News.

    - Flightglobal's online aerospace information services, incorporating the

industry leading Ascend Online database, are the premier source of data for

fleet, values, traffic, schedules and maintenance information. For more

information, go to http://www.flightglobal.com [natasha.peck@routesonline.com ]

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    SOURCE: UBM Live Routes