air transport

According to the ALTA association, which represents Latin American airlines, air traffic in the first half of 2025 will continue to grow at a sustained rate. In its traffic zone (Latin America and the Caribbean), ALTA is reporting growth in passenger numbers of almost 4%, or 237 million passengers. This growth is in fact...

The merger of the Kuala Lumpur-based airline into a single entity, AirAsia Group, will make AirAsia the world's leading low-cost carrier, with operations on several continents. At the same time, the group will be the first in the world to operate only single-aisle aircraft on short and medium-haul routes. The...

Barely launched and already over. It took just over a year for the commercial partnership agreement between ITA Airways and Saudia to come to an end. Launched with great fanfare on June 1, 2024, the agreement officially ends on November 15. The commercial partnership included code-share routes. But above all...

The airlines Air Austral and Aircalin are strengthening connectivity between France's south-western and Pacific overseas territories by coordinating their schedules and services between La Réunion and Nouméa. From Saturday 1 November 2025, the new agreement will offer travellers a simplified link between the two territories and regions via Bangkok....

Thai Airways International was due to lease 8 to 10 long-haul aircraft in response to a shortage in its fleet... and pending the arrival of new aircraft. The company had not anticipated its future needs. Its financial restructuring, from which it has just emerged, has probably not helped it to plan for the future... The carrier has certainly spent...

With one million passengers carried between January and August 2025, France is one of the most dynamic European markets for TAP Air Portugal. The Portuguese national airline, which connects several major French cities to Lisbon and Porto every day, is thus consolidating its position as the benchmark carrier between Europe, Africa and North America....

"We've been talking about it for a long time, the destination is on the table but no concrete decision has been taken". These are the words of Yann Saint-Sorny, Director France at LOT Polish Airlines. "It's true that Bangkok generates a great deal of passenger traffic, and Thailand is in fact the number one destination for Europeans - including Poles - in...

Since 21 October, Air Algérie has been offering a new route to N'Djamena in Chad, with a stopover in Douala. The carrier offers two frequencies per week. The Chadian authorities have granted the carrier "fifth freedom rights". This allows it to carry passengers from N'Djamena...

How is the Réunion-Metropolitan France market faring this year? Hugues Marchessaux - Reunion remains a very attractive destination, as we can see from the traffic figures. It's not a more difficult market than before, but it has become more competitive. There are four competing airlines, which makes it...

While passengers have adapted to an increasingly digital world, it seems that the travel industry is now lagging behind. When it comes to getting on a plane, they still have to queue up, print out their document and possibly do it all over again. The 2025 edition of the SITA Passenger IT Insights report highlights a...

For the past 15 days, the island of Madagascar has been shaken by a youth revolt. Since the weekend, this movement has been supported by part of the army and the national gendarmerie. The particularly unstable situation has led to the introduction of a curfew, particularly in the capital, Antananarivo. Faced with uncertainty about the future...

"We're having an exceptional year," says Davide Ioppolo, recently appointed Managing Director France for LATAM. [caption id="attachment_209221" align="alignleft" width="265"] Davide Ioppolo, LATAM Director France[/caption] In fact, in the second quarter of 2025, the South American airline posted a profit of 205 million euros. "It's a record, but above all it's the growth in profits that...

Smartwings, both a spin-off and parent company of the former CSA, is finally taking over from the defunct Czech national airline. The airline, which has mainly been confined to leisure routes, is now boosting its network to the main European cities from Prague. It is inaugurating 7 new stopovers for its new winter flight programme to...

How is La Compagnie's traffic between France and the United States currently performing? Christian Vernet - Our results differ somewhat from those of other carriers, since our fiscal year runs from November to October. For the 2024-2025 financial year, we've got off to a very strong start, with significant growth in sales and excellent traffic forecasts. However...

France has narrowly escaped further chaos at its airports. On Sunday evening, following last-minute negotiations, the main air traffic controllers' union announced that it was abandoning the strike planned for 7 to 9 October. This decision means that hundreds of flights will not have to be cancelled across the country...

Malaysia Airlines is stepping up its international growth strategy, opening new destinations, increasing frequencies and modernising its fleet to meet strong demand in Asia, Australia and Europe. This was the message the airline wanted to get across at the Global Travel Meet 2025 in Kuala Lumpur. During the...

On the sidelines of the strike on 2 October - which will not affect the airline industry as a whole, except at Beauvais - another strike is in the offing. On 29 September, the Syndicat National des Contrôleurs du Trafic Aérien (National Union of Air Traffic Controllers) issued a notice of strike action. The SNCTA is calling for strike action on 7, 8 and 9 October, and specifies "For...

A new day of action is in prospect with the strike on 2 October. On the whole, French skies should escape the turbulence. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) has announced that it will apply the minimum service provisions to air navigation services at Paris Beauvais airport alone. A reduction in the flight schedule...

Béatrice de Rotalier has been the guiding light for Delta Air Lines in France, during a 38-year career with this American airline. Today, 30 September 2025, she is stepping down as Delta's Commercial Director for France. In an exclusive interview with Voyages...

Air France traditionally takes advantage of the IFTM Top Resa tourism trade show in Paris to highlight its recent performance, present its winter programme and product improvements. Henri Hourcade, Vice President France at Air France-KLM, was on hand, reporting that the airline carried up to 140,000 passengers this summer and an equivalent number...