air transport

How has Finnair got through 2020? Javier Roig - Despite the total closure of the borders, Finnair has ensured continuity of service with the rest of Europe. We have received financial support from the government and, in exchange, we have never stopped serving Finland. It's true that frequencies have been reduced, since we...

The colours of Cathay Pacific's aircraft will soon be visible again at Paris CDG. The airline has announced the resumption of flights between Hong Kong and the French capital from 1 August. But this return, after an 18-month absence, remains highly symbolic. The Chinese carrier will only operate one rotation per...

It's the European success story of the early summer. Belgrade is attracting airlines, with passenger traffic rising sharply. At the beginning of May, KLM, for example, welcomed Belgrade with three weekly flights. The Dutch airline had not served the former federal capital of the former Yugoslavia for 30 years. The demand...

This is good news for the airline world. This summer sees the return of airline and alliance lounges dedicated to premium traffic. This is certainly a tangible sign of the recovery in air traffic worldwide, and more particularly in the United States, Europe and the Middle East. Better still, the reopening of the...

Korean Air's takeover of its competitor Asiana Airlines and the subsequent merger of the two airlines continue to be questioned by the Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC). The review of Korean Air's acquisition of Asiana Airlines has just been extended until October. In January, Korean Air announced its acquisition...

After the United Arab Emirates and its two carriers - Emirates and Etihad -, after Bahrain with Gulf Air, after Oman Air and Qatar Airways, now Saudi Arabia is tempted to have its own global airline. The idea is being developed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. For several years now, the prince has been encouraging...

The end of travel restrictions imposed by the Danish authorities means that the low-cost carrier is gaining in strength at one of its most important bases, Copenhagen. The lifting of most travel restrictions for Danish and European travellers in the European Union is giving wings to the low-cost carrier Norwegian. The...

Following in the footsteps of Air France, Delta, La Compagnie and United, French Bee will be arriving on the Paris-New York route this summer. The low-cost carrier will link Orly to Newark Liberty International airport in New York with three direct flights a week in July. From August, it will operate four direct flights a week on Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays....

270 aircraft ordered: a symbolic event for an air transport industry shaken by the covid pandemic over the past year. This gigantic order comes this time from the United States and is signed by United Airlines. As part of its "United Next" programme - a programme to modernise the carrier over the next decade - the company has...

Air transport is no longer conceivable without respect for the environment. Singapore Airlines is no exception to this rule: the group, which includes SIA, Scoot and SIA Cargo, has confirmed its commitment to achieving zero net carbon emissions by 2050, reinforcing its long-standing strategy of commitment to decarbonisation and...

If you had to describe Lufthansa's long-haul leisure strategy, "erratic" would certainly be the most appropriate word. For almost a decade, the German carrier has been trying to capture a long-haul market, either point-to-point or described as 'leisure'. However, these routes are not 'premium' enough for the airline to operate them...

At the end of last week, the national carrier Garuda Indonesia said it had once again had to defer payment of a $500 million sukuk (a sukuk is an interest-free bond issued in accordance with Islamic rules). Garuda Indonesia explains that it is defaulting because it continues to be heavily affected by the...

The current difficulties faced by CSA, the Czech national carrier, appear to be an excellent opportunity for the Lufthansa group, which has decided to open a new Eurowings base in Prague. It will be the airline's tenth base in Europe. One man's loss is another man's gain... Czech national carrier CSA is struggling...

Following the announcement of the easing of travel restrictions to and from France on 9 June, La Compagnie has resumed its scheduled flights between Paris Orly and New York. The first Paris-Newark flights took place on 12 June, with two frequencies per week. However, the carrier is stepping up the pace with...

The result is a veritable plebiscite. According to a study by business aviation company VistaJet, 81% of global business leaders say that business travel will be more important than ever in the future. The survey on the future of business travel was carried out among more than 200 senior executives and company managers in Europe, the United States,...

It's the burning question for many business travel professionals: will virtual travel partially but permanently replace business travel in the wake of this unprecedented period? It's a question to which various studies regularly provide reassuring answers, but which are not always entirely convincing in terms of objectivity, since their authors have every interest in seeing the...

From 13 June, Aeromexico will be increasing the number of flights from Mexico City to Madrid, Paris and Amsterdam. This will bring the combined offer to Europe to over 170,000 seats, an increase of 83 %. In detail, Spain will benefit from the largest capacity. The Mexican airline will offer...

This summer, Air France will serve almost 200 destinations worldwide, including over 110 in France, Europe and North Africa. On the short and medium-haul network, in addition to its usual schedule, Air France will be offering 81 seasonal routes this summer, including 23 new ones. More than 40 summer routes will be offered on the domestic network, departing from Paris and...

We often think that the Asian cities with the best connections from Europe are probably Hong Kong, Shanghai or Tokyo. While these cities offered many direct air routes to Europe, it was in South-East Asia that the greatest number of connections to the old continent were to be found. Until the...

The two news items on the future of supersonic travel could not be more contradictory. On 24 May this year, the American aircraft manufacturer Aerion ceased operations. The company had been working for several years on the development of a new supersonic jet. With 12 seats and flying at Mach 1.4 (1,610 km/h), it was intended to create...