air transport

IdeaWorksCompany, a consultancy that analyses airline ancillary revenues, and CarTrawler, a global B2B provider of car rental and mobility solutions for the travel industry, have in a recent study estimated that airline ancillary revenues will have reached $117.9 billion worldwide by 2023....

Spain wants to ban certain domestic short-haul flights as part of its plan to reduce carbon emissions. The resolution has just been adopted by the two political parties in the government coalition, the PSOE socialists and the radical left-wing Sumar. However, it still has to go through various committees and the European Parliament...

It was the most popular buzzword in Sweden in 2018: 'flygskam', literally 'shame of flying'. A movement designed to castigate travellers who prefer flying to other, more environmentally-friendly modes of transport. Flygskam" was in fact a way of making people feel guilty about the environmental impact of their travel...

It's often forgotten that Dublin is one of the European airports with the best connections to the United States. In fact, Aer Lingus has greatly increased its range of services and destinations over the last few years, in particular with the introduction of small-capacity aircraft, the long-range Airbus A320 and A321. This has enabled it to...

On 13 February, the European Commission announced its agreement to the merger between Korean Air and Asiana Airlines. This decision follows that given by the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) on 31 January. At that time, the JFTC approved the integration of Asiana into Korean Air on condition that competition was preserved. The JFTC considered that...

Qatar Airways and catering company gategroup have announced a new partnership focused on enhancing the in-flight dining experience. Structured around a commercial management agreement, the partnership aims to work closely together on various aspects of in-flight catering. This includes passenger dining experiences, the supply chain, the promotion of healthy eating and the...

Artificial intelligence is making inroads into all segments of business travel. While the trend sometimes borders on the merely fashionable or even gadget-like, the objectives unveiled at the beginning of February by KLM are promising, to say the least. Based on technology developed by Kickstart AI, the Dutch airline aims to reduce wastage by 63 %...

This February - but also in April and May 2024 - Finnair is collecting data on the average weight of customers and their hand luggage. The operation will only take place on flights departing from Helsinki airport. This anonymous data is then used to optimise the balance of the aircraft. Customer volunteers and their baggage...

At the last ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) tourism trade fair, tourism ministers, hoteliers and tour operators regularly voiced one criticism: the lack of air capacity and connectivity. This is a factor that affects flight prices and the ease with which travellers can...

The year 2023 saw global air transport amplify its recovery, which began in 2021. Initial figures released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) show that total traffic in 2023, measured in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs, increased by 36.9 % compared with 2022. Overall, traffic has thus...

Qatar Airways this week received the go-ahead from its regulators to launch daily flights to the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar. This will be the first - and only - flight from Africa's largest island to the Middle East. And beyond to Asia and Europe, thanks to...

The next two Aviation-Event conferences will be held on 15 March in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, followed by Chisinau, Moldova, on 30 May. The first will focus on the environment and, above all, the integration of AI into airport services. The second will focus on Moldova as an aviation market and the future of aviation in the Balkans...

By the end of 2024, the Lufthansa group will be equipping its short- and medium-haul Airbus aircraft with internet connectivity. Passengers travelling on European routes will thus be able to use Wi-Fi on board. The plan is to equip all aircraft in the Airbus A220/320 family (A220, A319, A320ceo, A320neo, A321ceo, A321neo) operated by Lufthansa...

It had been rumoured for some time. It seemed that the European Union's competition authorities were going to temporarily veto the takeover of the Italian carrier ITA by the Lufthansa group. This is indeed the case, after the EU expressed its reservations about a possible reduction in competition and the possibility of...

In the wake of the 7 October attacks, airlines were forced to cease operations between Western Europe and Israel. With the exception of the national carrier El Al, which had maintained its operations to Paris, and which should even increase its weekly flights from 12 to 17 in February. In France and...

The Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) 2024 summer network will include nine new European routes. While some of these routes will be to Mediterranean destinations - and therefore of little interest to the French market - the increase in the number of routes to Northern Europe offers good alternatives for flying to the Baltic States, Scandinavia...

Eurocontrol has just published its 2023 European Aviation Review. The organisation reports that the number of European flights has continued to recover since the end of the COVID-19 epidemic. Summer flight volumes have been particularly strong and have contributed to this recovery. Compared with pre-Covid levels, European flights in...

The change of partners for SAS Scandinavian Airlines is beginning to be reflected in the Scandinavian airline's destinations. Particularly on the North Atlantic. SAS will begin services to Atlanta, its ninth destination in North America. On 17 June, SAS will begin offering its customers a daily non-stop service to...

Being Hong Kong's flagship airline must seem like a real priesthood. That's what the directors of Cathay Pacific must be thinking, as they continue to face political, social and economic crises. Since 2019, Cathay has had to adapt to the takeover of Hong Kong by the Chinese authorities -...

2024 could see the creation of a mega-airline on the Asian continent, a player that would be the equivalent of a few American or Chinese behemoths. This is what the CEO of Capital A Bhd, Tony Fernandes, revealed earlier this week. Capital A Bhd is the holding company that brings together - in a nutshell - all the airlines...