air transport

Business travellers who need to get to the United States have an increasingly effective alternative: choosing a flight via Reykjavik international airport in Iceland. Icelandair connects Iceland's capital with 50 destinations. Icelandair connects 24 European cities with 15 North American cities (3 in the USA and 1 in Europe).

Passengers flying to South America from France now have new alternative routes to Argentina, Brazil and Chile. Since the introduction of the IATA winter schedules, Delta Air Lines has expanded its South American network from its Atlanta hub. Delta's strengthened presence...

Qatar Airways has just announced an increase in its flights to around ten destinations, the vast majority of which are in the Asia-Pacific region. This is good news for business travellers, as there is still a significant shortage of frequencies, particularly to Asia. For example, to Asia, OAG notes that, for the week of November 1, capacity was...

Between 30 October and 5 November, Transavia France is launching 13 new international routes from its Paris-Orly, Lyon and Montpellier bases, as well as from Nice and Marseille airports. Lyon has the highest number of new routes, with six, followed by Marseille with three. Paris-Copenhagen this winter with Transavia...

In Southern Europe, Air France-KLM has until now had its eyes on ITA. The previous Italian government had selected the consortium formed by Certares, Delta Air Lines and Air France-KLM. On August 31, this consortium was granted exclusive negotiating rights to acquire a stake in the airline. But everything...

The increase this summer in congested airport terminals with interminable queues for passengers is prompting Star Alliance to speed up the introduction of biometric technologies. The world's largest airline alliance, with 26 members, wants to increase the possibilities for contactless travel. And to reduce congestion at airports, especially given the shortcomings...

Air Côte d'Ivoire has just signed its first order for two Airbus A330neo aircraft. These are the national airline's first two long-haul aircraft. The agreement was announced at the Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, in the presence of Amadou Koné, Côte d'Ivoire's Minister of Transport, Laurent Loukou, CEO of Air Côte d'Ivoire, General Abdoulaye Coulibaly, CEO of Air France,...

With inflation at an all-time high and energy prices barely dropping in Europe, how can business travellers make up for the increase in air fares? According to an OAG survey carried out in the spring among 1,400 North American business travellers, the breaking point in the purchase of a ticket is around an increase of at least...

Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) will continue to expand its international network next summer, but at a slower pace than originally planned. The airline plans to offer only 85% of the capacity offered in 2019. According to the airline, the top priority remains the stability of its offer. Swiss will serve a total of 112 destinations from Zurich...

It's a landmark agreement: on 17 October the Open Skies Agreement between the EU and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations*) was officially signed. While this is not the first agreement of its kind with the EU, it is historic in one respect. It is the first time that two economic blocs...

Air Canada has announced the expansion of its international network for the summer of 2023, with the addition of new routes in Europe from Brussels, Toulouse and Copenhagen. The carrier is also announcing increased frequencies on eight other European routes. "We are continuing our progressive approach of expanding our network according to demand forecasts,...

Air traffic in France continues to improve, according to the latest statistics from the DGAC covering the period January-August. The number of passengers in mainland France in August represented 87.5% of its 2019 traffic level and 77.1% cumulatively since January. This translates into traffic of 94...

ITA Airways now operates a network of some 50 destinations, 23 of which are short-haul (Europe/North Africa/Middle East), 19 within Italy and 9 intercontinental. "We have resumed our intercontinental services where there was traditionally strong demand. This means to the United States - in particular New...

The difficulty in recruiting pilots and weaker than expected post-covid demand on certain routes are reflected in the ongoing restructuring of the United Airlines network. The US carrier has already closed some 25 routes and is preparing to suspend a dozen more. Most of these changes are not expected to affect...

Slow to get off the ground, the production of sustainable aviation fuel is gaining momentum in the face of growing demand from airlines and, above all, the prospect of more stringent regulations on its incorporation into aircraft. With a reduction of 65 % in CO2 emissions compared with paraffin for current fuels and -88 % in...

Thai Airways International continues to strengthen its international network. The Thai airline offers flights in Europe to seven destinations, having decided to discontinue its services from Brussels. From Paris CDG, the airline offers a daily flight by Boeing 777-300ER or Airbus A350-900XWB. Frankfurt and London with two daily flights to Bangkok...

It was almost an open secret. Or at least a predictable development. The very strong links forged over the years between Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic on the transatlantic route - and then by ricochet with Air France/KLM - could only lead to integration in due form within the Skyteam alliance. The announcement...

Where do things stand with the restructuring of Air Austral? Jean-Marc Grazzini - In the restructuring plan drawn up a few months ago, the option chosen is for private investors from Reunion Island to acquire a stake in the company. At the same time, we are continuing to renegotiate our debt with the government. This debt is approximately...

Until 2019, Finnair was the airline specialising in Asia, with a network that included many secondary cities with little or no service from competitors. At the time, the Finnair network included cities such as Sapporo and Fukuoka in Japan and Xian in China. "But the conflict between Russia and Ukraine...

Delta is expanding its transatlantic service for the 2023 summer schedule. The carrier has programmed a capacity increase of 8 % in additional seats compared to summer 2022. "Next summer, Delta will offer customers even more popular destinations on both sides of the Atlantic, continuing to strengthen its position as the carrier...