air transport

African air transport continues to grow, according to the latest market study by consultants OAG. A positive situation despite the structural difficulties that persist on the continent, such as regional conflicts (Burkina Faso, Democratic Congo, Ethiopia and Sudan, among others) and the absence of national airlines, as in South Africa, for example....

The Lufthansa group has just announced that it will continue to suspend a large proportion of its routes to the Middle East. The ban concerns not only Lufthansa flights but also those of Austrian, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Swiss and ITA Airways. The group is now putting forward a date of 13 August for a possible resumption of flights. In the...

With a precarious political situation between Israel on the one hand, and Iran and Lebanon - home to armed factions supported by Iran - on the other, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs is asking French nationals to leave Iran and Lebanon as quickly as possible. The ministry is referring to "an increased risk of regional military escalation and...

Information updated on 4/8/2024 Since the weekend, many airlines have decided to suspend services to Beirut and Tel Aviv in the face of rising tensions in the region. A sort of replay of what happened last October after the Hamas attack on Israel. Air France-KLM, which was due to resume...

It's a revolution at Southwest Airlines. For some 50 years, passengers boarding the low-cost airline's aircraft have sat wherever they wished. Or wherever there was still room. The first passengers to board were in fact the best served, with the others filling up as they went along...

If you haven't planned to arrive in Paris or travel to the Ile-de-France region, you'd better not think about it this Friday 26 July, with the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Not to mention the malicious acts affecting the SNCF. Some 60,000 people are providing extra security in the capital for the event....

It is called Suite Crystal and is intended to replace the current long-haul business class on Turkish Airlines aircraft. With this new product, the Turkish national carrier aims to continue to position itself among the best airlines in the world. Particularly in the face of its Gulf rivals. The biggest change offered by...

A member of the oneworld alliance and the leading carrier on the West Coast of the United States, Alaska Airlines is aiming to attract more high-spending passengers. To this end, the carrier will be adding more seats to its two Premium classes (First and Premium Economy) from September. The programme involves the reconfiguration of more than 200 aircraft,...

In 2022, Croatia Airlines signed an order for 15 Airbus A220s, the largest in its history. At the end of July, the Croatian national carrier received its first aircraft, which passengers departing from Paris-CDG 2 will be the first to be able to test. The airline will in fact be operating 9...

Vietnam Airlines continues to expand steadily in ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The Vietnamese national carrier is also continuing to strengthen its position in Europe. On 17 June, the Skyteam alliance member airline launched its first flights to the Philippines. Flights depart from both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

17:20 for 14,264 km. That's how long the new flight between Perth and Paris, operated by the Australian airline Qantas, has been running since 14 July. Qantas is no stranger to France. In the 90s, it operated a flight between Paris and Sydney with a stopover in Singapore. Another time...

US carrier United Airlines is now sending passengers links to live local radar maps in the event of weather-related delays. This initiative is part of the airline's efforts to provide passengers with all possible information in real time about their journey, in particular...

It was a decision that the Lufthansa group had been waiting for since May 2023, when it announced its intention to take a 41% stake in the Italian airline ITA. The European Commission finally gave the go-ahead after receiving assurances that Lufthansa would withdraw from certain markets. In order not to...

Finnair has completed the transformation of its product both on the ground and in the air. The airline has completed the installation of its new travel classes on its entire fleet of long-haul aircraft. The €200 million investment has enabled its aircraft to be equipped with a new Business Class seat, a new Premium Economy cabin,...

New Caledonia has been totally isolated for over a month due to the violence and riots that have shaken this French archipelago at the end of the world. But the situation is slowly returning to normal, even if the curfew remains in place for the time being due to persistent violence in certain pockets of the territory. It has, however, been...

64.5 million seats: this is the number of seats announced by the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) for the summer of 2024. This is higher than the capacity offered in the summer of 2023 (+2.8 %), and now exceeds the capacity offered in the summer of 2019 (+1.6 %). However, while supply is trending upwards, the...

From 3 September, Florianopolis will be TAP Air Portugal's 12th destination in Brazil. Florianopolis, the capital of the state of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil, will benefit from three weekly flights (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) from Lisbon. The airline will operate these three frequencies with an Airbus A330-200. The aircraft will have...

For some time now, the US administration has been taking a tougher line with airlines - both American and international - which have been dragging their feet for months, if not years, in reimbursing passengers for flights cancelled during the Covid period. This move by the carriers is all the more surprising given that they have been raking in record profits since the end of the...

Kosice in Slovakia, Suceava in Romania, Lublin and Rzeszow in Poland and Chisinau in Moldova: the total closure of air traffic in Ukraine since the start of the war launched by Russia in 2022 is having an impact on Ukraine's border airports. Positive effects for these airports on the eastern borders...

IATA, which is holding its annual general meeting in Dubai, has revised upwards its profitability and traffic estimates for airlines in 2024. In his keynote speech, IATA Director General Willie Walsh analysed the situation as follows: "In a world of many and growing uncertainties, airlines need to be able to respond quickly to the...