air transport

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...

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...