air transport

The improvement in diplomatic relations is having a positive effect on air travel: the national airline Air Algérie has just announced the resumption of its flights to Madrid following the re-establishment of relations between Algeria and Spain. Algeria had decided to suspend its relations following the Spanish Prime Minister's support for the autonomy plan of the autonomous region of...

The battle had been going on for several months. Authorised to operate a daily flight to Sydney, Turkish Airlines wanted to be able to increase the number of frequencies to Australia. The airline plans to launch flights to Australia in 2024. In the end, Transport Minister Catherine King put her signature to a new agreement...

The war between Israel and Hamas drags on, but European airlines have finally decided to resume flights to Tel Aviv. They seem to have received sufficient guarantees for the safety of the air links, which have been suspended since October. All the more so as El Al, for its part, has never stopped flying...

The implementation of cross-border free-flow airspace by Eurocontrol's Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) and German air traffic control DFS (Deutsche Flugsicherung) in Karlsruhe has, since 30 November, freed up capacity in the upper airspace of Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and...

After a 2023 marked by both the gradual return of business travel and widespread inflation, 2024 could be the year of stabilisation. This is the trend that emerges from the Air Monitor 2024 report published on Monday by American Express GBT: "In all regions, fluctuations in fares are expected to stabilise....

According to IATA's latest forecasts, the air transport industry should return to good health in 2023 and 2024. The airline industry's net profits should reach 25.7 billion dollars in 2024. This would generate a net profit margin of 2.7 %. This is a slight improvement on 2023, when...

Ethiopian Airlines Group, the fastest growing airline on the African continent, has signed agreements for the purchase of a total of 84 aircraft at the Dubai Airshow. It reinforces Ethiopian Airlines' leadership in Africa, having in just a few years taken the place held for decades by South African...

A new function on the mobile application that allows customers on a domestic flight to track their baggage in real time. This is what Air Canada has been offering since December. The carrier is also making it possible to track mobility aids at key points in their journey. "At Air...

It's officially a done deal. On 30 March, flights operated by the national carrier Air Malta will be the last in its half-century history. The following day will see the first flights of KM Malta Airlines, the designated successor. The new entity has just received its air operator's certificate from the Maltese Civil Aviation Authority. On the same day, it...

Consolidation has resumed in the United States with the announcement on Sunday 3 December of the acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines by Alaska Airlines. The Honolulu-based carrier is to be acquired by Alaska Airlines for around 1.9 billion dollars, including the purchase of Hawaiian's net debt (0.9 billion dollars).

Closing the Covid chapter in the airline offer once and for all. That's what FCM Consulting, a major player in travel management, is anticipating. The company is in fact a partner for thousands of national and multinational organisations, including many of the major national brands in the CAC 40. The increase in air capacity should finally make it possible to redress the imbalance between...

Officially launched by Airbus in December 2000, the Airbus A380 will have had the shortest life of any of the European aircraft manufacturer's models. Its production will have lasted just 19 years between the manufacture of the first wingboxes in 2002 and the last aircraft delivered to Emirates in 2021. Or even just 14 years, if you...

It's the eternal controversy over the rise in air fares and those responsible for it. For IATA, the international air transport association, the picture is somewhat Manichean. The good guys are the airlines, which are limiting their fare increases to well below inflation. The bad guys are the airports, which are indulging in shameless fee increases. IATA:...

The necessary modernisation of French air transport will involve a sharp reduction in airline activity in January and February 2024, the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) has announced. This is in fact a necessary technological modernisation of a system that has not changed since the 1970s. A new software l...

Finnair has been one of the airlines most affected by the ban on EU carriers flying over Russian territory since the outbreak of Russia's war with Ukraine. With the ban on flights over Russia, Finnair can now only reach Asia via the southern routes. In other words...

Free Wi-Fi has found a new emulator in air transport. Since 1 November, Malaysia Airlines has been offering this service to all passengers on 20 wide-body aircraft. The service will then be gradually rolled out on certain narrow-body aircraft. This is the second stage of a free Wi-Fi service. In...

Ever since the Covid crisis, Amsterdam Schiphol airport seems to have been in the eye of the storm, both from Dutch political circles and from the airport management. Nothing seems to spare the hub, which could ultimately suffer from a widely degraded image. The authoritarian reduction in the number of flights by the government...

Airlines flying to China can offer more flights this winter, according to China's civil aviation authority CAAC. The increase in capacity mainly concerns domestic flights. The number of domestic flights is up by 34% compared with the pre-Covid period. This represents almost 97,000 weekly frequencies. Internationally, capacity to...

Rumours of the return of a direct service between France and Australia have been circulating for some years now, particularly following the launch of a non-stop London Heathrow-Perth flight by Australian flag carrier Qantas. Last year, the Australian airline finally chose Rome Fiumicino for a seasonal flight. It has now finally confirmed...

After a good summer season, particularly in terms of passenger numbers on long-haul routes, Air France is continuing to reopen and expand its global network. During the 2023-2024 winter season, the airline will serve 167 destinations, including 84 on long-haul routes and 83 on short and medium-haul routes. The national carrier will thus return to a level...