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Founded in 2013, Hong Kong Express is well known to Asian passengers. The company operates a network of 25 destinations, in particular to Japan (11 cities), Thailand (4) and Korea (3). Hong Kong Express also serves Taichung in Taiwan, the Mariana Islands and Ningbo in China, Danang and Nha Trang in Vietnam, as well as...

How has 2018 gone for Finnair in France? Javier Roig - I have to say that it was an excellent year. The number of passengers increased by 20 %, while our revenue grew by 21 %. This means that our revenue per passenger has remained constant on the French market. Worldwide, our passenger traffic...

The situation is tense for Jet Airways, India's second largest airline, which has been flirting with bankruptcy for several months. In fact, the company is losing money, a lot of money, with its debt now estimated at one billion dollars. As a result, creditors are beginning to come forward, notably airports and aircraft leasing companies. As for...

It's almost a done deal. After three postponements of its full opening to traffic, New Istanbul Airport will finally take over all the activities of the current Istanbul Atatürk International Airport. The airport authorities, like the management of Turkish Airlines, have confirmed that the transfer will take place at 3am on Friday 5 April. [link-block prefix="A...

55 minutes: this is the flight time planned by Lufthansa to link Strasbourg to its Munich hub. This service will operate five times a week from 9 April, and should be of interest to many business travellers, not only for their trips to Bavaria, but also to all the destinations on offer in Europe.

After being a pioneer in business class and high-contribution passenger services, British Airways had stalled in the face of competition, particularly from the Gulf. Now it is back with a product that should live up to all its promises to high-contribution customers. The new "Club Suite" class will distinguish itself from the current business class....

It's now official: German air transport investor Intro Aviation is to take control of Corsair. The sale had been in the pipeline for some time, while TUI had been looking for a buyer for Corsair in order to concentrate on its tourism, hotel and cruise activities, and had announced its intention to take over Corsair...

The Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed a few minutes after take-off on Sunday, killing 157 people. A Boeing 737 MAX 8, the latest model in the famous 737 family. This accident is reminiscent of another, that of Lion Air, which last autumn also saw a brand new B737 MAX 8...

2018 marked a major turning point for Aigle Azur, perhaps the most important since its creation: how has this transformation been experienced internally? Tiago Martins - Since the arrival of our Chairman Frantz Yvelin in 2017, we have worked with the shareholders and all the Aigle Azur teams to develop without...

American Airlines is pulling out all the stops for its top-of-the-range customers. The airline recently announced an upgrade to its top-of-the-range programme, dubbed Five Star Service. To achieve this, American Airlines will be relying in particular on the VIP facilities that are flourishing in business hubs. Following the example of United, partner of...

The redesign announced by Brussels Airlines concerns the Airbus A330 fleet, with the aim of creating "a boutique hotel in the air". Belgian Art Nouveau, in particular that of Victor Horta, has served as the inspiration for the interior of the new cabin. The ceiling dome light in the boarding area also features an elegant Art Nouveau design.

Since Wednesday, the Dutch government's €744 million takeover of Air France-KLM (i.e. €14%) has generated a great deal of negative comment from the French government and media. Paris is almost talking about a humiliation, forgetting that Air France-KLM is indeed Franco-Dutch and that the Dutch government has every right to...

Even before the widespread introduction of the new NDC distribution standard, which should make it easier to market ancillary fees, the financial windfall generated by these à la carte revenues amounts to a cool $65 billion (€57.6 billion). This is the result of the 2018 report published on 19 February by CarTrawler and IdeaWorksCompany, and based...

The directors of La Compagnie have had to be patient, but the event is becoming clearer: on 6 June, an A321neo in the colours of the 100% Business Class carrier will be taking off for New York. "The delay in bringing the A321neo on line has disrupted our forecast programme", says Jean-Charles Périno, CEO of La Compagnie...

Iberia has teamed up with specialist Inflight VR to offer business travellers a new in-flight entertainment experience based on virtual reality and 3D content. The airline's passengers will be able to hire second-generation Pico aircraft on board, giving them access to three-dimensional content through...

2018 was a very good year for TAP Air Portugal, which can boast a clear increase in performance. The Portuguese airline carried no fewer than 15.8 million passengers, posting double-digit growth (+10.4%) compared with 2017. Africa is one of the carrier's key destinations, with 116 million passengers...

Nice has never seemed so close to Moscow. From 1 May, Ural Airlines' A321-200s will be landing on the Côte d'Azur airport tarmac. The Russian carrier will operate two flights a week between Nice and Moscow Zhukovsky airport, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. A breath of fresh air for a saturated Northern European sky The airport...

"A collaborative workspace for SIA Group staff to develop innovative ideas and co-innovate with external partners, start-ups, incubators and accelerators, enabling the SIA Group to fully embrace digitalisation and technology in all aspects of its business operations": this is the...

Sixty years after its arrival in Paris, and ten years after its integration into the Lufthansa fold, Austrian Airlines is back in the black. Since 2017, the airline's indicators have been in the green again, and its management is now determined to prepare for the future. A number of representatives of the Austrian carrier and the Lufthansa Group have been...

As announced a few days ago, Benjamin Smith is continuing to clean up Air France's brand portfolio. After Joon, abandoned by the head of the Franco-Dutch group, HOP! is now in the sights of the new management. Unlike the 'new generation' airline, however, the regional subsidiary is set to remain in place, and will...