air transport

It was one of the major events of the year in Hong Kong: the Hong Kong Sevens, a rugby sevens tournament renowned for its unique atmosphere, was held at the end of March. For this 2025 edition, the competition moved to the 50,000-seat Kai Tak Sports Park. A move which, in...

Since 25 April, Air Austral passengers have been able to enjoy a completely refurbished lounge at La Réunion-Roland Garros airport. This redesigned space invites passengers to relax, dine or work in a warm, elegant and comfortable setting, with deeply Reunionese touches, before boarding or during a connecting flight. Designed to offer a new experience,...

In March, French air traffic grew by 2% compared with 2024. An appreciable increase, but one which in fact indicates a slowdown. According to statistics from the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC), the increase in February was still 5.5% for all traffic. In the...

With the arrival of Air France as a shareholder, the Scandinavian airline SAS is gradually reviewing its in-flight product in order to harmonise its service standards with those of its Air France Group counterparts. As a result, from 1 October, SAS will be returning to a more traditional business class on its European routes. The airline explains...

Oman Air is stepping up its presence in Europe as it prepares to officially join the oneworld alliance on 30 June. From 1 July, it will be offering four flights a week between Amsterdam and Muscat. The flights will be operated every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. This will be the eleventh...

Among the world's airlines, Fiji Airways is still an unknown quantity. Nevertheless, since 1 April it has been making its contribution to the oneworld edifice. The national airline of Fiji and the South Pacific, Fiji Airways has joined oneworld, offering its passengers all the benefits of the alliance. Together with Air New Zealand, the...

German newspapers point out that the new German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, who is due to take office on 1 May, is an unconditional air traveller. And that he would have a sympathetic ear to the air industry's recriminations about over-taxation in Germany, a factor that discourages airlines from landing...

Just over a month ago, Greece and its air traffic in particular were paralysed by a strike. The scenario is being repeated this Wednesday 9 April. The Greek Air Traffic Controllers Association is calling off the strike for 24 hours, until midnight on Wednesday evening. Athens international airport will be at a complete standstill for the entire day...

Volotea's summer 2025 season in France is characterised by a high number of new intra-Hexagon routes. Even if some regional routes have disappeared, such as the flights between Lyon and Caen or between Strasbourg and Biarritz and Montpellier. On the other hand, the carrier is back after a four-year absence...

US President Donald Trump's gesticulations towards Canada are sparking a profound boycott movement. It ranges from Canadian consumers refusing to buy American to the outright cancellation of trips to our southern neighbour. Airlines are understandably drawing the consequences. Like Air Canada, which has just published...

For the past 4 years, the city of Cluj in Transylvania (Romania) has played host to an aviation conference, Aviation-Event CLJ, in partnership with the German company Aviation-Event and the international airport. This forum provides an opportunity to meet leaders in the aviation sector, as well as politicians involved in aviation and travel. The conference...

Eurocontrol has just published the figures for aircraft movements departing from Europe (including the European Union, Iceland, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom). Traffic flows to all regions of the world are up, with the exception of two: the Middle East at -3% and the 'Other Europe' segment...

Three hours: that's how long it currently takes for a passenger in Europe to claim compensation from their airline. But this could change. Poland, which holds the rotating presidency of the EU Council until June, wants to tighten up the current rules, under the influence of the airline lobbies. The rules on compensation are...

We knew that the arrival of Donald Trump in the White House would be a revolution in the way the world's leading power conducts its affairs. The over-activity of the President's new American administration is generating daily surprise, often incomprehension and, increasingly, rejection - even anger in the case of the...

"If they wanted to kill French air transport, they wouldn't have done it any other way". Thomas Juin, Director of La Rochelle Airport but above all President of the Union of French Airports (UAF), is bitterly disappointed. The increase in taxation in 2025 combined with the accelerated withdrawal of the State from its sovereign responsibilities...

For a long time it was considered the "ugly duckling" of the Lufthansa group. But for the second year running, Brussels Airlines has turned a profit. And this year should even see the biggest growth in capacity of the entire Lufthansa Group. It was a difficult start to the year, but the carrier's strategy has paid off...

After years of procrastination by the Australian government over the granting of traffic rights to Qatar Airways, the airline has finally found a solution. It is acquiring a stake in the country's second-largest carrier, Virgin Australia. This investment has in fact received the green light from the Foreign Investment Review Board. It follows an assessment...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has published its annual safety report for 2024. The industry recorded another year of solid overall safety performance, including improvements on the five-year average for several key parameters. Nevertheless, the association notes a setback compared with the exceptional performance of 2023....

Bad news for travellers and good news for airline finance directors. The difficulties inherent in purchasing aircraft spare parts (engines, for example) and delays in delivering aircraft mean that air fares are unlikely to fall significantly in Europe. With a very...

What if the Volocopter flying taxi project were to take off again? The German manufacturer ended 2024 in bankruptcy, after the false start of Paris 2024. It is now starting 2025 with new ambitions. These are underpinned by the partnership forged on 18 February with France's Jet Systems. An objective assumed by...