air transport

The eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano has severely disrupted air traffic in Indonesia since Sunday, 6 September. Although the volcano's activity ceased on Sunday evening, the release of lava into the atmosphere forced authorities to temporarily suspend traffic at seven airports in the region this Monday. This has resulted, according to the…

France will be one of the main beneficiaries of a major expansion of Air Canada’s network next spring. Air Canada plans to increase its international capacity by more than 8% compared with summer 2026. Its schedule will include more than 125 international routes, with up to 169,000 seats per week connecting Canada to more than…

The Spanish low-cost airline Volotea could face significant disruption in France this weekend. The SNPL, UNAC and SPL trade unions have called on pilots and cabin crew to go on strike from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 September. The impact is expected to be significant, as 60% of Volotea’s operations take place in France. Volotea is based in…

Another step into the unknown for air transport. Faced with Russia's continuous attacks on Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has issued a direct warning to airlines. The intensification of drone attacks on Russia by his country is becoming a real danger for them because «the airspace will become...«

The accession to power of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's German Conservative party in Germany had raised many hopes in aviation circles. The new government had indeed promised to restore air transport to its natural place in the German ecosystem. A few half-hearted measures have certainly been taken by the new government such as…

Catching a flight in India previously felt like the 1990s, with the presentation of a paper-printed ticket being compulsory, both to enter the airport and to clear immigration formalities. But everything is changing from 1st September 2026. International travellers leaving India will avoid a formality that can…

United Airlines has just announced that it will carry out one of the largest launches in its history in Europe. The American carrier is announcing ten new airline routes, including four to French-speaking Europe. Particularly important for France are new United Airlines routes departing from Marseille and Toulouse. The two cities have not…

OAG, a consultancy that analyses global airline capacity, has noted this with some surprise. Vietnam is emerging as the new aviation giant within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The region’s total seat capacity reached 51 million in August, a modest increase of 0.8% per…

Alaska Airlines is continuing its international expansion from Seattle. The US carrier, which inaugurated three new European routes this year to London, Reykjavik and Rome, will do so again in 2027 with the launch of two new non-stop services: the first to Athens starting from 12 May, and the second to Paris-Charles de Gaulle starting from 25 May…

The electric aircraft has just crossed a new milestone on its journey from utopia to reality. Swedish-born manufacturer Heart Aerospace, now based in California, has carried out the first flight of its X1 prototype aircraft, billed as the largest battery-powered plane ever to have flown. The flight took place on...

Here is a legal marathon that is drawing to a close and will lead to the definitive disappearance of the Asiana Airlines brand in Korea. Indeed, on 12 August, Korean Air's board of directors finally ratified the merger agreement with Asiana Airlines, in accordance with the requirements for simplified mergers set out in commercial law...

It is a very poor gift that Brussels Airlines CEO Dorothea von Boxberg is offering to her successor Lorenza Maggio, a defector from ITA Airways who will take the reins of the Belgian airline at the end of August: an austerity cure generated by an unfavourable international—and Belgian—geopolitical context. In the first half of 2026, Brussels Airlines recorded a...

Transport & Environment (T&E), a nongovernmental organisation specialising in sustainable transport policy, is publishing a new analysis on the potential of electric aviation. According to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), a quarter of flights operated in Europe cover less than 500 km, a distance within the reach of electric aircraft currently under development.…

American carrier JetBlue is reviewing its fare offer on its domestic routes and is simultaneously preparing to launch a new First cabin on its intra-country routes. This fare offer should allow for simpler and more intuitive bookings, the company explains. The new booking process now revolves around two stages. The…

The half-yearly results published by the Vinci Airports group for its entire network can be summarised in a single line: a year-on-year change of 0.0 %, with 159.25 million passengers between January and June. However, this average masks very different trends across different parts of the network, which comprises more than…

Unsurprisingly, some, like the International Air Transport Association (IATA), say they are "deeply frustrated" by the proposed revision of the European Emissions Trading System (ETS). Others, such as Ourania Georgoutsakou, CEO of Airlines for Europe (A4E), declare themselves dissatisfied with a reform that "does not fully succeed" in…

A newcomer to ASEAN and rich with ambition, Timor-Leste took a new step in its tourism development strategy on May 20th. The country officially launched construction work on its future International Congress Centre in Dili, the capital, in the presence of its prime minister – the very same one who had led the…

With the resumption of hostilities in the Persian Gulf, including new attacks by Iran on its Arab neighbours, several Western governments are maintaining very cautious travel advice for the Middle East – or even strengthening it. Australian, Canadian, American, British and German authorities consider the security situation to remain extremely volatile, with a…

Thai Airways is continuing its push into Europe, particularly targeting Skyteam alliance hubs. The airline has just launched a new route between Amsterdam and Bangkok. Since July 1st, an Airbus A350-900 in the airline's livery has once again been taking off from the Dutch metropolis after a 28-year absence. The aircraft, equipped…

Nearly a quarter of a century after Concorde's final commercial flight, the United States is reaching a major milestone towards the return of supersonic air travel. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced new regulations intended to eventually permit civil supersonic flights over the continental United States. The current ban in effect in the…