air transport

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...

What are the trends and challenges facing the airline industry in 2024, particularly for business travellers? Paul Chiambaretto - The macro-economic trends, as confirmed by the IATA figures, are fairly optimistic in terms of global air traffic demand. This will enable us to exceed 2019 levels. With...

What do you think of the controversy surrounding business aviation that has marked 2023? Roch Artheau - At the risk of surprising you, I think that the 'bashing' of business aviation is having a positive effect. Because it is forcing us to react, to be even more agile, to transform ourselves and to propose solutions that are truly sustainable...

Latam Airlines Group is preparing to launch a new route connecting Madrid to Bogota, the capital of Colombia. This new route will be a first for the company. However, Latam will be competing with three other airlines on this route, one of the best served between Spain and South America. Avianca offers...

For the 2024 summer season, Swiss will be offering its passengers an even wider range of European short-haul destinations. According to Tamur Goudarzi Pour, Chief Commercial Officer, "the airline is delighted to be expanding our range of European destinations. This reinforces our commitment to offering a first-class service and a wide choice of destinations...

For several months now, international airlines have been unable to recover the revenue from the sale of international tickets in Nigeria. The country, which is facing major financial difficulties, is confronted with a shortage of foreign currency. The country is thus blocking the conversion of the local currency, the Naira. But also...

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...