air transport

ITA Airways' new 'Piazza di Spagna' lounge in Terminal E at Rome's Fiumicino airport was the setting for the presentation of its new frequent flyer programme. Volare was launched last October, but it is only now that it is taking on its full dimension, with the integration of new partners and the expansion of the range of...

The United Kingdom was the first to ban Russian aircraft from its airspace. It was followed over the last few days by Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and then France. Finally, on Sunday evening, the entire European Union, through the voice of its President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen,...

Air Canada has announced that it is expanding its summer schedule for 2022 by restoring 34 international transatlantic and transpacific routes. From 2 March, the airline will be restoring non-stop flights between Toronto and Tel Aviv, Paris, Tokyo and Amsterdam. This will be followed in May by seasonal summer services to Barcelona, Lisbon, Milan and Vienna. In...

They are now called the Donetsk Independent People's Republic and the Luhansk Independent People's Republic. The declaration of independence by these two republics was recognised by Vladimir Putin's government. This act initially paved the way for a "peace-building occupation" by Russian troops. But then...

Yet another possible stab in the back for Hong Kong's national airline, Cathay Pacific? That's what it looks like when Hong Kong's Air Transport Licensing Authority (ATLA) awards a flight licence to operate 104 air routes. Greater Bay Airlines is an airline owned by a Hong Kong tycoon,...

  The abolition of border restrictions in Australia from March is leading to an increase in the number of flights offered by Gulf airlines. These are generally the airlines that capitalise most on air traffic between Europe and the island-continent. The Airbus A380 is Emirates' war machine for...

Many air transport experts are talking about "revenge" tourism in a post-Covid world. While WHO statements are more optimistic about the pandemic becoming an endemic, more and more countries are adopting a strategy of cohabitation with the covid virus. And the simplified entry rules are generating a lot of...

On 28 January in Kuala Lumpur, the AirAsia group unveiled its new identity: Capital A. The name change reflects a new commercial strategy for the carrier. Capital A brings together a wide range of travel and lifestyle activities. A rather unique phenomenon in the...

What are the key points of the Air Transport IT Insights 2021 report published by SITA? Sergio Colella - This report shows that Covid is playing a role in accelerating digitalisation. We see this in our everyday lives, and inevitably in the air transport sector. For almost ten years now, we have been interviewing...

Volotea is announcing historic growth in its offer in Europe in 2022, with 39% more seats, 45 new routes and almost 70,000 flights. In total, Volotea will offer 11 million seats in Europe, far surpassing 2019's record of 8.5 million seats. Volotea also plans to carry...

The service to Miami will follow the resumption of daily flights to Dublin-San Francisco on 25 February. Then Los Angeles on 12 May and Seattle on 26 May. All in all, Aer Lingus will be offering non-stop flights to New York, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orlando, Philadelphia and Washington DC this summer. The advantage of...

Finnair's Premium Economy cabin will be launched this spring. It will offer a choice of comfortable seats with around 50 % more space than Economy. The new class is housed in its own intimate, dedicated cabin. It will accommodate a maximum of 26 passengers. The Finnish airline is the launch customer...

SAS is strengthening its North American network with Toronto, its only destination in Canada. The Scandinavian carrier is launching three flights a week from Copenhagen and four times a week from Stockholm Arlanda. The routes will be operated by an Airbus A321LR in a three-class configuration with a total capacity of 157...

Since the reopening of the American borders in November 2021, Air France has been gradually strengthening its service to the United States, the airline's leading long-haul destination in terms of the number of seats offered. Air France currently serves 11 destinations in the United States (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York JFK, Seattle, San Francisco and Washington D.C.). The offer between...

On 25 January, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) drew up a report on the year 2021 for air travel worldwide. Traffic actually picked up between 2020 and 2021. IATA notes that passenger demand, expressed in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), fell by 58.4 % compared with 2019....

Vueling has confirmed its growth at its Orly base this summer. The low-cost airline, a subsidiary of the IAG group, has significantly increased its presence with the recovery of Air France slots at the airport. It is now the second largest international carrier from the Paris hub. It follows Transavia (75 destinations) and remains far...

For the past fortnight or so, the Italian press has been buzzing with rumours about a future partner for Italy's national airline ITA. ITA, which rose from the ashes of the former Alitalia, took off in October. But it knows from the outset that it has little chance of surviving on its own in a domestic and European market...

United Airlines has just revealed its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year 2021. The American carrier indicates that it has achieved its main financial targets. The company has reduced its losses to 1.96 billion dollars after tax compared with 7.1 billion in 2020. However, United has received more than...

Iceland's national airline Icelandair is beginning to unveil its summer programme. The carrier will be launching two weekly flights between Keflavik international airport and Nice on 6 July. The flights will run every Wednesday and Saturday until 27 August. In addition to the Nice service, the airline is planning seasonal summer routes to...

Last week, the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) published the country's new five-year air transport development plan. The plan sets the tone for the development of the aviation sector throughout 2022. Indeed, the air transport regulator has indicated that China will...