air transport

Traffic of nearly 638,000 passengers in 2024, probably less in 2025, just enough for the operations of a single airport. But that's not the case in New Caledonia... Air transport in this Pacific territory has always been split between two airports at Nouméa: Nouméa-La Tontouta handles international traffic; Nouméa-Magenta...

For Hawaiian Airlines, 2026 will mean an ambitious $600 million investment plan, designed to fundamentally transform the travel experience for its passengers. A plan approved by its parent company, Alaska Airlines. The announcement was made by Diana Birkett Rakow, the airline's Managing Director, in the presence of the Governor of...

From 1 January 2026, Brussels Airlines will be offering African-inspired meals on flights from sub-Saharan Africa to Belgium. The airline is thus reinforcing its image as an expert on Africa and its art of living within the Lufthansa Group. Brussels Airlines, which serves no fewer than 18...

After Etihad and at the same time as MEA (Lebanon), Saudia is preparing to receive its first Airbus A321XLR, the long-haul version of the Airbus A321, in 2026. The aircraft can fly non-stop over a distance of around 8,700 km. This step forward will enable the Saudi national carrier to introduce a business class cabin with...

Turkish Airlines left Tirana in June 2019. It is returning just under six years later with one or two daily flights from Istanbul, depending on the day. The airline will operate a Boeing 737-800 with a business and economy class. The flight will leave Istanbul early in the morning with...

As 2025 draws to a close, it's time for the travel industry to take stock. OAG is no exception, unveiling its 2025 ranking of the world's busiest airlines. The results are clear: Asia is the undisputed leader of the OAG ranking, accounting for nine of the ten routes in the...

From 2026, Air France will end year-round operations on its Paris-CDG-Manila route, transforming it into a seasonal route. The airline will thus suspend its flights during the European summer season, from 4 May to 12 October 2026. In principle, however, it will resume this route in winter. Currently served three times a day,...

American Airlines, like other airlines, is continuing to improve the benefits offered to passengers who are members of its AAdvantage programme. Until now, passengers earned two miles and frequent flyer points for every dollar spent on regular fares. From now on, they will only earn points if they buy a ticket on certain classes of...

Finnair continues to pursue a strategy of re-diversifying its offer, moving away - in part - from its exclusive positioning in Asia. By summer 2026, the airline will be offering a long-haul network comprising 11 destinations in Asia, seven in North America, with the opening of Toronto scheduled for summer 2026, and two destinations in Europe.

It's an unusual announcement from an ambassador. Nevertheless, Cambodia's ambassador to France recently posted an official letter on his website advising travellers to his country to try to avoid a transfer via Bangkok. This is a recommendation that will hardly please Thai Airways International. Bangkok is...

It took just over a year for a decision by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to become reality. This association, which normally brings together 15 African countries, adopted a series of measures at a summit in Nigeria in December 2024 to lower the cost of air transport...

The programme is reminiscent of the America of the Roosevelt years in the 1930s. "The New Frontier" is the name that ultra-low-cost Frontier Airlines has given to its transformation strategy. Its aim is to enhance the customer experience while maintaining ultra-competitive fares. The strategy is based on a number of elements, including...

2026 will once again be a good year for the world's airlines. That's the message from IATA, the International Air Transport Association. Despite a global and economic context that is far from serene, IATA predicts that in 2026 airlines will post a net margin of 3.9 % and overall profits of 41 billion euros...

Air Antilles announced on 9 December that the Direction de la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile (DSAC) had informed it of its decision to temporarily suspend its Certificat de Transport Aérien (CTA). The measure took effect at midnight. The company asserts that the safety of its operations has never been called into question and...

In the latent war that now characterises the relationship between the United States and Venezuela, the Trump administration has decided to attack the airlines. On Saturday 29 November, Donald Trump warned airlines to avoid Venezuela's airspace from now on. He wrote on his Truth Social network, without giving any further details:...

The FNAM commissioned a detailed study by consultants Asterès on the costs of operations driven by public policy on long-haul and short-haul flights from a number of EU countries as well as Turkey and the USA. The final conclusion is clear: France can now...

In less than three weeks, two regional carriers have gone bankrupt in the UK. At the beginning of October, Eastern Airways, one of the UK's leading domestic carriers with almost 1.5 million passengers a year, went out of business. Its two main bases were Aberdeen airport in Scotland and...

It has been a struggle that has lasted several years, but it has finally borne fruit. After demonstrating for almost a decade that rising air taxes and operating costs were endangering German air transport - and the country's competitiveness - the airline industry has finally convinced the German federal government. The government...

"At last!", travellers will be thinking. The "shutdown" in the United States, which among other things paralysed air transport, has come to an end. But although air traffic controllers are being paid again and are returning to their posts, traffic conditions will not be normalised immediately. According to the Federal Civil Aviation Administration,...

Finnair is continuing to expand its European network. The carrier is adding a total of 12 new destinations for the summer 2026 season from its Helsinki hub. While many of these are holiday destinations aimed at Scandinavian tourists, Finnair's arrival in Luxembourg is important for French-speaking business travellers. Served...