air transport

Thai Airways International is once again the leading carrier from South East Asia to Europe, regaining its number one position from Singapore Airlines. The number of flights (re)opened has been increasing over the last few months. It began in December with a daily flight to Istanbul. The airline has since announced the reopening of its routes to Milan-Malpensa and Oslo....

Colombia's national airline Avianca "old version" had been present in Paris for decades. Its new incarnation, avianca, launched post-covid, is now returning to the French capital. From 3 July, it will launch five weekly flights to Bogota from Paris-CDG airport. The flight will be operated by a...

On 1 May, a further increase in air taxes for passengers came into force in Germany. And it's a substantial one: +19%, i.e. a tax that now ranges from €15.53 to €70.83 depending on the route. This increase has sent airlines into a frenzy. "At a time when Germany's economic performance is at a...

Difficulties with deliveries of new Boeing aircraft - notably the B787 Dreamliner - are dragging on. American Airlines is due to receive only three new Dreamliners this year instead of the six originally planned. The company is therefore officially justifying its decision to reduce its European flight schedule on the grounds of these delays. Among the...

The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) has just published its air transport price index for March and the first quarter of 2024. These passenger air transport price indices (IPTAP) are calculated using a methodology similar to that used for the construction of the air transport price index...

The Biden-Harris administration has just announced the adoption of a non-reversible rule to protect passengers, effective in July. The administration's target: the surprise charges applied by airlines when buying a ticket. Admittedly, the Biden administration is not going so far as to call these charges into question. However, it is requiring airlines and travel agencies to...

At the end of March, Air Tahiti Nui joined the American TSA PreCheck programme. This is good news for its passengers. This programme allows travellers considered to be "low risk" to benefit from relaxed controls at more than 200 airports in the United States. For the summer season, the Polynesian carrier is offering 5...

Passengers will be facing a major strike in French air transport on Thursday 25 April. The SNCTA (Syndicat National des Contrôleurs du Trafic Aérien - National Union of Air Traffic Controllers) is calling a 24-hour strike in protest at a new version of a protocol being negotiated with the French Air Transport Authority, which is deemed "unacceptable".

China Eastern is opening a direct service between Marseille and Shanghai from 2 July, with 3 weekly flights on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The service is expected to be seasonal during the summer, but could be extended throughout the year depending on the success of the route. The flights will be operated by Boeing Dreamliner...

Services to the Middle East continue to be affected by climatic and geopolitical events. Two days after torrential rain fell on the United Arab Emirates and Oman, the situation remains chaotic in Dubai (DXB in IATA code), the region's main airport and one of the world's leading international hubs....

American Airlines has decided to improve the experience on board its aircraft in preparation for the summer season. Redesigned bedding, new toiletries and a fresher, more natural meal menu are just some of the new features that passengers can expect this summer. They come ahead of the introduction of Flagship Suite seats in...

It was to be expected: the conflict between Iran and Israel immediately led to a suspension of flights and changes of trajectory in the aviation sector. With tensions rising from Friday onwards, many airlines decided to suspend their frequencies in the region. This affected Israel, Iran, but also...

Faced with the growing needs of airlines, the production of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) is gradually changing scale. Last year, as part of the Singapore Expansion Project, the world leader, Finland's Neste, increased the production capacity of its refinery to one million tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel, which will be used to supply Singapore...

SAS Scandinavian Airlines this week announced a change in its commercial strategy following the arrival of new shareholders. In future, the shareholding will be made up of the Danish State and Air France-KLM in association with investors Castlelake and Lind Invest. By joining Air France-KLM, SAS is naturally leaving Star Alliance to join SkyTeam. The...

Korean Air has confirmed an order for 33 Airbus A350 aircraft, becoming a new customer for one of the most powerful aircraft of its generation. The Korean carrier's order includes 27 A350-1000s and six A350-900s. Offering the longest range of any aircraft, the A350 will be able to provide all the services required to...

The threat has been confirmed. Some 50,000 passengers of Austrian Airlines will be affected by a strike from midnight on Thursday 28 March until midday on Friday 29. During these 36 hours, the company will cancel 400 flights, according to the vida union. The union is calling for staff to...

Luxair is planning to consolidate its strong expansion for the summer of 2024. It is true that the airline had an exceptional year in 2023. And it can now take a break! In 2023, Luxair broke a record by carrying more than 2.5 million passengers for the first time in its history. That's a...

The Aviation-Event 2024 CLJ conference was held in the middle of the Cluj Napoca airport expansion site in Romania. The conference brought together a large number of airport managers, particularly from Eastern Europe and the Balkans, as well as airlines and air transport specialists. Cluj Napoca airport is a perfect example of the sector's growth...

Cathay Pacific seems to have finally emerged from the turmoil into which the airline had plunged since 2020. First with the political crisis in Hong Kong and China's control of the semi-autonomous territory; then with the Covid health crisis. According to the airline's management, "the primary objective...

Last year, AAPA reported an increase of 161.0 % in the number of international passengers carried by airlines in the Asia-Pacific region. This represents a combined total of 278.5 million passengers. In terms of revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), demand rose by 131 %, reflecting in particular the strength of short-haul markets. The increase in demand...