air transport

Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. These are the two new destinations that Delta Air Lines will be launching next winter from New York JFK. These routes will also connect with Delta's network to Europe. American airlines close to Covid forward performance The flight to Buenos Aires will start on...

The results for 2019 are still a long way off for the major airports in South-East Asia. But all the region's hubs returned to growth last year, putting an end to the vertiginous fall in passenger traffic that they had experienced in 2021. On average, passenger traffic at these major airports rose by...

An increase in capacity of 25% compared with 2019. This is what Air France will be offering to Canada this summer. In summer 2023, the airline will be operating up to 50 flights a week to five destinations: Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, as well as Quebec City and Ottawa during the summer season. Ottawa is in fact...

The need to (re)travel will have boosted La Compagnie's business in 2022, according to CEO Christian Vernet. "We carried 49,000 passengers last year, with an average load factor of 75%. This result enabled us to post our first ever profit of one million euros", he points out. A number of factors explain...

At the end of February, one element of Finnair's in-flight service will disappear: the retail sale of accessories, cosmetics and gifts. What was seen as a plus - for last-minute purchases, for example - will no longer be available from 28 February. However, there will be two exceptions:...

Flybe or not flybe? That's no longer the question since the British airline ceased operations. Before the covid crisis, Flybe was the UK's largest regional carrier. It was even the main carrier to Birmingham, Belfast City Airport, Exeter and Southampton. During its glory years, Flybe operated...

Anne-Marie Couderc, non-executive Chairman of the Air France-KLM group and of the Air France Board of Directors, Benjamin Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Air France-KLM, and Anne Rigail, Executive Vice President of Air France, welcomed the press this week as part of their annual New Year's greetings. This was an opportunity to unveil part of what will set the pace for Air France's development in 2023. The three personalities have...

The lifting of travel restrictions and the resumption of business traffic are encouraging Asian airlines to resume their flights to Europe. Many of them had disappeared with the outbreak of the Covid virus. Japanese carrier ANA has just announced that it is continuing to rebuild its international network. The airline is taking over the...

The reopening of China's borders has been eagerly awaited by Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific. For decades, Cathay Pacific has been developing Hong Kong as the natural hub between China and the rest of the world. The reopening of the borders and the lifting of restrictions on transit passengers means that Cathay Pacific is now in a position to...

The British are not necessarily associated with good wine. Well, one prejudice is about to fall by the wayside with the appointment of a master sommelier by British Airways. Surprisingly, this is a first for the British carrier. In December, the airline introduced Tim Jackson MW (Master of Wine), a permanent position...

What direction would you like to give the FNAM as its new Chairman? Pascal de Izaguirre - Broadly speaking, the airline industry is facing two main challenges today: a geopolitical and economic crisis, and the necessary ecological transition. I'm going to work hard to ensure that the FNAM is in a position to come up with credible solutions to...

TAP Air Portugal has just announced an increase in the number of its frequencies on the transatlantic route. The two main countries concerned by this increase are the United States and Brazil. In the United States, the Portuguese national airline will be offering two daily flights to Boston during the summer, compared with 9 weekly flights during the summer...

As the year draws to a close, aviation consultancy OAG has analysed air capacity for 2022. The first piece of good news. Last year, global capacity calculated in terms of airline seats jumped by just over 30% compared with 2021. And by 47.4% compared with 2020. An analysis...

Virgin Atlantic, which is due to join Skyteam in early 2023, has been selected by the UK government to receive funding for a "net zero emissions" flight. An experiment that will demonstrate how SAF could replace conventional paraffin. And transform air transport in the long term. Virgin Atlantic is working with a consortium comprising Rolls-Royce, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney and...

2023 will see the expansion of ITA Airways' intercontinental network with the addition of two new routes to the United States: San Francisco and Washington-Dulles International. All sales channels are already accepting bookings on these two routes, served from Rome Fiumicino. ITA Airways prepares for its arrival in Rio The airline will inaugurate the...

On Thursday, American Express GBT unveiled the results of its Air Monitor 2023. In this annual report, which focuses on the fare trends to be expected over the next twelve months, the TMC is betting on a widespread increase in prices. It's a gamble that can't really be described as daring in the current climate, but it's one that...

Korean Air's first Airbus A321neo is a 182-seat aircraft, which is mainly operated on short-haul routes (up to 4 hours flight time), particularly in South-East Asia, China and Japan. The A321neo offers its passengers an incomparable flying experience thanks to its sophisticated cabin, its...

The near-universal recovery from the Covid pandemic has finally borne fruit in the air transport sector. According to IATA, the sector should return to profitability in 2023, after a year 2022 in which losses will be significantly reduced compared with 2020 and 2021. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), airlines should post a small...

The European Commission has approved the French government's intention to limit short-haul flights on its domestic network. Its decision was published at the end of the week in the EU's Official Journal, and welcomed by the Minister in charge of the dossier. "Mr Clément Beaune, the French Minister for Transport, welcomes the decision of...

Already partners in the Star Alliance, Thai Airways International and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have signed an extended Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This agreement will result in a new strategic partnership, including code-sharing and wide-ranging commercial collaboration. It is designed to offer customers of both airlines more...