air transport

The Indian airline industry is going through a period of great tension as a result of the Gulf War, which is further destabilising the already precarious financial health of local carriers. Last Monday, the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) alerted the Ministry of Civil Aviation to the real risk of a shutdown of the...

American Airlines has slammed the door on United Airlines' proposed merger between the two carriers, an idea that United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby appeared to be favouring. The discussions about a potential merger, which had been ongoing for several months, gained momentum in April, ultimately hitting a brick wall with American Airlines.

If it is difficult to find an advantage in the current war in the Persian Gulf, the situation nonetheless has a trump card conferred by the Emirate's authorities on local carriers: that of restricting the number of flights by foreign airlines. Indeed, since the gradual resumption of flights to the metropolis's airports,...

Like most airlines in Thailand (from Bangkok Airways to low-cost carriers Thai AirAsia, Thai Lion Air and Thai Vietjet), the national carrier Thai Airways International is being swept away by the tsunami of the US/Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The drastic drop in oil deliveries is forcing the Thai company to…

Cirium has just published its rankings of the most virtuous airlines in terms of fuel emissions. It is a fact that low-cost airlines are generally the least polluting, confirming the consultant's analyses from previous years. Of the top 15 most efficient carriers in terms of emissions, 9 are…

For a week now, the question has been plaguing European aviation lobbies, ACI Europe (Airports Council International Europe) and A4 (the association of airlines). But it is also being picked up by the media: is Europe heading for a jet fuel shortage as early as May? This question should, in fact, get the EU institutions to...

Tarom is a member of SkyTeam, but remains not very visible within the alliance. What does SkyTeam actually bring you in terms of visibility and development? Do you plan to evolve this situation? Bogdan Costas - You are correct. We are part of SkyTeam, but as with any alliance, visibility often depends on the…

The Trump administration never ceases to surprise with its rash decisions or suggestions. And clearly, the new U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, who replaced Kristi Noem on March 24, will be no exception to the rule. Markwayne Mullin recently stated in…

The inability to reopen Bahrain Airport in the short term, due to the war in the Gulf, prolongs Gulf Air's temporary offer of flights departing from Dammam International Airport in Saudi Arabia. The third busiest airport in the Saudi kingdom, with over 13 million passengers in 2025, is indeed…

Air Canada is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its France-Canada operations, marking over seven decades of continuous connection between Paris and Montreal – a historic route that remains one of the airline's transatlantic network pillars today. Air Canada first launched its services to France on 1st April…

This year American Airlines is celebrating a double anniversary: the first is its centenary, which will officially be launched on April 15th. The second is the 250th anniversary of the United States. America250, the organisation tasked by Congress with piloting the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, has in fact selected American…

The Reuters news agency reports that Vietnamese authorities have asked the national aviation sector to prepare for potential flight reductions from April. This unprecedented situation stems from restrictions on aviation fuel exports now being imposed by China and Thailand due to the conflict in Iran. The two countries are giving…

The attack on Iran by Israel and the United States could not remain without consequences for air transport. Air fares have risen sharply, as a result of three factors: The drastic reduction in the number of flights available from the major Gulf hubs (Bahrain and Kuwait remain completely closed, while Abu Dhabi, Doha and Dubai are operating...

Uganda Airlines, the national carrier, has been going through a period of financial turbulence for several years, which has resulted in difficulties in maintaining its fleet. Proof of this is the grounding of its two long-haul Airbus A330-800 aircraft for "unscheduled maintenance", the first in mid-January and the second at the end of February. The two aircraft will enable...

For years, the Gulf airlines have used their global hubs strategy to take some of their Asian traffic from European carriers. And vice versa. But now the war in the Gulf, with Iran regularly attacking its neighbours, has shaken - temporarily, it seems - the balance of power.

Air Tahiti Nui is continuing its expansion in the Pacific. The airline, which already serves Auckland in New Zealand from Papeete, has announced the opening of a new direct route between Papeete and Sydney (PPT-SYD). This new route is part of the airline's strategy to strengthen French Polynesia's long-term connectivity with the rest of the world.

The launch by the United States and Israel of large-scale attacks against Iran has had an immediate consequence for all travellers: the dislocation of the Persian Gulf as the world's hub. While airlines had decided a few weeks ago to temporarily suspend some of their routes for security reasons...

There are hints of the Soviet Union in the United States. As in Stalin's time, when cities, schools and public squares were named after the "Little Father of the People", the American administration is toying with the idea of renaming certain institutions and infrastructures after the "greatest American president of all time", to use the terminology in vogue in...

The BDL - Bundesverband der Deutschen Luftverkehrswirtschaft (Federation of the German Air Transport Industry) - has just published its annual review of German air transport. It's a gloomy assessment, even if there are signs of a timid recovery. The findings are bitter indeed. According to Joachim Lang, Managing Director of the BDL,...

Lufthansa's low-cost subsidiary is now being deployed in Frankfurt, after Munich. The carrier launched the first flights of its City Line subsidiary on 10 February from its main hub, complementing its Munich base. The latter was inaugurated in the summer of 2024. Lufthansa City Line is stationing 13 aircraft there, having...