air transport

Twin Jet, the French airline specialising in regional transport, is expanding its network and from 17 April will be offering flights between Lyon and Lille airports. The airline will be offering 9 weekly flights with two frequencies per day from Monday to Thursday and a single frequency on Fridays. This route, mainly...

Emirates continues to add new frequencies to its global network, with seat capacity up 31% year-on-year. With the introduction of its summer programme, the airline is boosting capacity, particularly in Asia and Australia. Europe and Africa are also benefiting from improved frequencies. Emirates "against the tide": 2...

Saudi Arabia is now clearly demonstrating its ambition to be the emerging and dominant destination in the Gulf over the next few years. Major tourism infrastructure projects have been announced one after the other, and now it's the turn of air transport. Last October, the government announced that it was working on the launch of a new national airline. It is already starting to take off.

Air Transat has just announced that it will be offering direct flights between Lyon and Montreal next winter. This decision transforms a seasonal flight into a permanent service between the two cities. The airline, which operates up to one daily flight between the two cities during the summer season, will be offering three flights a week in winter. The frequencies at...

While the upturn in tourism in Thailand is once again filling the planes to Bangkok and Phuket, the Thai national carrier is continuing to increase its frequencies, but without any real boom in supply. In its summer timetable, which comes into effect on 26 March, Thai Airways International will be offering a network of 39 destinations, nine of which are intercontinental (Europe, Asia, Africa,...

Tuesday 7 March marks a new day of action against pension reform. As a result, further disruption to transport services is expected in France. One flight in five is expected to be cancelled at Paris-CDG on 7 and 8 March. The cancellation rate is expected to reach 30% at Orly, Beauvais, Bordeaux,...

Etihad Airways has just announced that it has been forced to suspend all online check-in for its flights. This suspension covers a period of nine days, from 4 to 12 March. The only exception: online check-in for passengers starting their journey from the Abu Dhabi hub will still be possible on 4 and 5 March....

Lufthansa is preparing a revolution in its Premium offer. The German airline has just given more details about its new Allegris product, in particular its suites. Lufthansa is enhancing its first class offer with "Suite Plus". It consists of a separate double cabin with floor-to-ceiling walls, a lockable door and a...

Will Perth International Airport become Australia's new intercontinental hub? There is every reason to believe so. That's the ambition declared by Alan Joyce, CEO of Australia's national airline Qantas. Perth's geographical location, which might seem like a weakness, is proving to be an asset, at least for air transport. The capital of the state of...

The world of travel has not been exempt from the war in Ukraine. Air transport has been severely affected. The sanctions against Russia include a ban on Russian airlines operating in the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and several other countries around the world. In retaliation, Russia...

At the end of last year, Lufthansa promised that the terrible conditions of the summer of 2022, with its stream of delays, airport congestion, queues at security checks and lost luggage, would not be repeated in 2023. Not a chance. The German group has decided to anticipate possible problems...

The Athens-France route is set to receive a boost with the arrival of Greek carrier Sky Express. The carrier, launched in 2005, serves a dozen cities in Europe including Paris CDG and Brussels on a daily basis. It will be stepping up a gear this summer with six new destinations, including four in France. Sky Express...

(Article updated on 28/02) Azul is Brazil's third largest airline on domestic routes, accounting for 25% of all airlines in the country. It is now turning its attention to the international market. From its base at Sao Paulo Viracopos International (Campinas), the carrier flies to Florida, Uruguay and...

The Air France-KLM group has announced its results for the fourth quarter of 2022 and for the past year. The Group made a profit: total Group sales reached 26.4 billion euros, while operating income amounted to 1.2 billion euros. This generated an operating margin of...

Let there be no mistake: SAF made in France is "in the pipeline". At least judging by the list of participants at this "Meeting on sustainable fuels for aviation", held on the morning of 14 February. All the decision-makers involved accepted the invitation of three ministers: Agnès Pannier-Runacher to...

The Lufthansa Group is further expanding the opportunities for more sustainable travel with the launch of a green fare. The group claims to be the first airline in the world to offer a new fare that includes more climate-friendly flights. As of February 15, passengers travelling with...

Air India, owned by the Tata group, has announced its intention to order 250 Airbus aircraft. This is a record order for the European aircraft manufacturer in the post-Covid era. It also underlines Air India's ambition to strengthen its domestic and international activities. India backs its air transport against the Gulf carriers The contract includes 140 A320neo single-aisle...

The partnership signed with the German low-cost carrier Eurowings gives Volotea its first presence in Germany. Until now, the airline has only operated scheduled charters on behalf of Airbus between Toulouse and Hamburg. Volotea will be offering eight new routes from Germany to France and Italy, where it operates bases. The...

Following the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 10 February between Singapore Airlines and Vietnam Airlines, business travellers can look forward to improved connections between the two countries, particularly from the Singapore Changi hub. As a first step, the two carriers will explore code-share opportunities to facilitate better connections between the two...

This is good news for all airlines. IATA recently published the results of the airline industry's annual activity. Total traffic in 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) has in fact increased by 64.4 % compared with 2021. This represents 68.5 % of pre-pandemic levels (2019). In December 2022, activity...