air transport

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...

The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that the Kingdom of Morocco will be reopening its airports and ports to international travel from 15 June. The decision was taken at a time when the covid epidemic now appears to be under control. Morocco has also vaccinated nearly ten million of its population against the...

That was all it took for Delta Air Lines to announce the reopening of flights to France. The French government's confirmation that American visitors will once again be able to travel to France from 9 June is seen as excellent news by Delta's management. Passengers simply need to present their...

Terminal 3 at London Heathrow airport has become the terminal for flights to high-risk countries. The measure has come into force for passengers arriving from 43 countries considered dangerous by the British authorities. For the time being, only three countries on this red list - Bangladesh, India and the United States - have...

Is Mexican air transport entering a turbulent period? One might think so, following the decision by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). On 23 May, the FAA downgraded Mexico's aviation safety rating from category 1 to category 2. This is bad news, because it has implications for...

Since mid-May, Tahiti's Papeete-Faaa international airport has returned to a level of activity more in keeping with its status as the gateway to French Polynesia. The lifting of restrictions by the government of French Polynesia over the past month has made a major contribution to this. American tourists are once again allowed to visit the archipelago, without any restrictive measures. Above all, from...

It's hard to believe. After repeatedly announcing its return - and putting it off just as many times - Thai Airways International has announced that it can officially resume scheduled flights to Europe. Admittedly, we are still a long way from a massive return of the Thai carrier, which has been absent from European skies for over a year...

Vaccination and decontamination are having a positive effect on travel demand, and the Air France-KLM group is reaping the benefits. The long-haul network of the two carriers is recovering. Air France has just announced the densification of its routes to the French overseas departments and territories and the Caribbean islands. The Caribbean zone...

Sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF for short. This subject is very topical, with Air France's first long-haul flight between Paris and Montreal using 16 % of sustainable fuel alongside conventional paraffin. This avoided 20 tonnes of CO2 emissions. [link-block prefix="Also worth reading:" post="109857"] While...

After several months of depressed air travel in Europe, the acceleration of vaccination against Covid-19 on the European continent is beginning to bear fruit. Better immunity coverage and the travel protocols introduced by the European Union have eased restrictions. This is benefiting the business of...

This is a turning point in the service policy of German airline Lufthansa. The German carrier is definitively putting an end to its image as a "full service carrier" by offering only a paying meal service in economy class. Its subsidiary Austrian Airlines had already shown the way in the spring. From now on, it will be called "Onboard Delights". This attractive term...

France's first long-haul flight using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) took place on 18 May. It was Air France flight 342 from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport to Montreal. Its fuel tanks contained a sustainable aviation fuel produced in its own factories...

Austrian Airlines must emerge from the health crisis smaller and more agile, according to a recent interview with the airline's CEO, Alexis von Hoensbroech. "We can only count on ourselves to pull through. Our main shareholder Lufthansa no longer has the means to support us financially again. Nor does the Austrian government",...

Priority Pass, a leading private lounge programme, has announced that 150 new lounges will join the group in 2021. They add to an extensive portfolio of more than 1,300 lounges, which also includes premium dining, rail and maritime lounges. This represents growth of 20 % for...

Etihad Airways has teamed up with DUBZ to transform passengers' place of residence into a subsidiary of the airport. Passengers will be able to complete their check-in formalities in advance. This includes not only baggage, but also seat selection and the issuing of boarding passes from home. A test...