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Volotea adds a new asset in Strasbourg

Strasbourg Airport will soon see Volotea take over a new public service delegation. After Munich, Copenhagen Airport will now be linked to the Grand Est region. Flights will commence on April 9th, operating on Mondays and Thursdays. The carrier, which claims the status of "airline of European regional capitals",...

Vietnam could reduce the number of flights due to the...

The Reuters news agency reports that Vietnamese authorities have asked the national aviation sector to prepare for potential flight reductions from April. This unprecedented situation stems from restrictions on aviation fuel exports now being imposed by China and Thailand due to the conflict in Iran. The two countries are giving…

25 out of 28 Allegris Business Class seats now certified on...

This is a saga that Lufthansa would gladly have done without: certification by the FAA, the American civil aviation authorities, of the Allegris seats in its business class. It all started with the Airbus A350-900. The new cabin, launched in summer 2024, had received the Americans' approval for the Allegris but not for the new...

Uganda Airlines resumes its sole European route

Uganda Airlines, the national carrier, has been going through a period of financial turbulence for several years, which has resulted in difficulties in maintaining its fleet. Proof of this is the grounding of its two long-haul Airbus A330-800 aircraft for "unscheduled maintenance", the first in mid-January and the second at the end of February. The two aircraft will enable...

Wi-Fi on board: LOT takes action

It's done! As officially announced on 6 March, LOT Polish Airlines has now activated Wi-Fi on its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Two other aircraft will follow by the end of April. The Polish airline is thus joining the norm, as Izabela Leszczyńska, Director of Product Development and Customer Experience, LOT Polish Airlines, agrees: "Internet access...

Denver gets a new Delta Sky Club

A new destination for business travellers visiting Colorado. Delta now welcomes them to its brand new Delta Sky Club, which was inaugurated at the beginning of March. The Denver lounge covers 1,200 m² on the 4th floor of the A wing, with a seating capacity of 230. But it is already...

Cancelled flights: escape routes for travellers at the...

Updated Thursday 12 March at 10:00 AM How to escape the throes of war in the Middle East? Since February 28th, the launch of American and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28th and the subsequent Iranian responses have led to over 20,000 flights being cancelled in the first few days, according to Cirium,...

Conflict in the Middle East: update on flight cancellations

The current situation at 3.30pm on Friday 12 March. Since the launch of the American and Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February and the subsequent Iranian retaliation, the skies over the Middle East have been closed to civilian flights in many airspaces, both in Israel and Iran, but also in...

Air Caraïbes and French bee zap on M6

Music softens the soul... Air Caraïbes and French bee are singing this refrain in unison by expanding their entertainment catalogue. The IFE (In-flight entertainment) system will benefit from an agreement signed by the Dubreuil Aéro group with M6. Passengers will now be able to access a selection of podcasts and programmes...

Italy: after the truce comes the strike

For a while, the Italian government put the trade union discontent on hold to spare the Winter Olympics. The day after the closing ceremony, however, there is no longer any time for national unity. As soon as the "Olympic truce" is over, a vast strike movement is in the starting blocks. On...

Air India: the very first Maharaja Lounge opens its doors

The inauguration ceremony for Air India's new lounge took place on 16 February in Delhi. A special moment for the Indian airline, since it marks the arrival of the Maharaja Lounge concept, the new generation of Air India lounges. With the ambition of "building a world-class airline with an Indian soul", according to the company's management...

Nantes-Quebec City: Air Transat to take off in 2026

After annualising its flights between Nantes and Montreal, Air Transat is once again gaining ground at Nantes airport. On 2 June, the airline will be operating the Nantes-Québec route on its own. This seasonal service will end on 20 October. However, the airline will only be offering one flight a week, on Tuesdays, operated by Airbus A321LR....

Strike imminent at Lufthansa

Turbulence ahead at Lufthansa: the German airline will have to deal with a major last-minute strike this Thursday 12 July. The pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) launched its call on Tuesday. And according to its leaders, "This industrial action will disrupt all flights departing from German airports between 00:01 and...

A mediocre year for French air transport, according to provisional results...

The Cassandras had predicted a difficult year for French air transport following the significant increase in taxation on the sector. Their prediction came true, with an effectively mediocre performance in 2025. According to the provisional results of the DGAC, France's air transport activity grew by just 2.8% last year, well below the...

The Shift Project: reducing air traffic at the same time as...

Without SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuels), there can be no growth in air transport; without e-SAF, there can be no future; but there can be no sustainable future without a parallel reduction in air traffic. Already until 2040, by which time the expansion of these sustainable fuels will have significantly reduced emissions, but also after that. Even though...

SAF: is the 2035 target unattainable?

Until 2030, all is well. But what about after that? While the strategy for decarbonising air transport is largely based on the integration of sustainable air fuels, these "SAF" capable of reducing the environmental impact of 60% flights, the risk of running out of fuel by 2035 is looming. In all...

Lufthansa: a new Business class for the A380

Eight Airbus A380s are holding out on the Lufthansa fleet. The German airline's largest aircraft will receive special attention. New seats are expected in business class. Despite Lufthansa's extensive "Allegris" offensive, this time the seats will be designed by the manufacturer Thompson. From February, Lufthansa...

Airline: disruptions in the sector according to Willie Walsh (IATA)

As he did last year, Willie Walsh, President of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), attended the Annual General Meeting of the Board of Airlines Representatives (BAR) France. A distinguished guest, he put into words the ills of the sector, all the challenges mentioned in the preamble by Jean-Pierre Sauvage, President for France of the...

Gulf Air joins the Starlink team

The momentum initiated in 2025 does not appear poised to halt, nor even to slow down: airlines are signing up for Starlink connectivity one after another. On January 26th, it was Gulf Air that officially announced its contract with SpaceX. The national airline of the Kingdom of Bahrain will begin equipping its fleet starting...

Limoges, Volotea's new stronghold

Volotea's 12th base in France will therefore be Limoges airport. The low-cost airline made the decision on 28 January: it will base an Airbus A319 there from February. Volotea will operate this new public service delegation (DSP) from 19 February, the launch date of a new flight from Limoges to Paris-Orly....