air transport

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...

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...