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Etihad's financial situation - severely damaged by the carrier's unfortunate investments in "lame ducks" - and the fierce competition with its competitor Emirates and rival Qatar Airways, are weighing on the future of the Abu Dhabi carrier. A few months ago, the rating agency Fitch indicated that the airline...

From 2019, Brussels Airlines will offer business travellers a daily flight to the Gambian capital Banjul. In addition, three of the seven weekly flights to Dakar will be direct. To support this expansion of the African network, the carrier has decided to abandon the Brussels-Mumbai route, which was not giving satisfaction....

For the moment, 3 cities are served from Paris CDG: a daily flight to New York and 4 flights a week to Boston and Toronto. In addition, the airline had already announced the addition of a daily flight to Tel Aviv and 4 weekly flights linking Montreal to Paris from...

Air Astana's growth is due to the performance of international traffic, up 22 %. The strengthening of international capacity - with new routes to Tyumen and Kazan in addition to Astana's additional frequencies to London, Delhi, Almaty, Baku, Dushanbe, Hong Kong, Seoul, Beijing and Bishkek - helped to boost the...

A historic first flight for Aigle Azur was made between Orly and Beijing. Passengers were greeted with fanfare on landing after a 10 hour 45 minute journey. The French airline inaugurated the flight on 5 September using an Airbus A330-200. This same model will operate the route three times a week and will be able to carry...

Delta Air Lines' service between Paris and Los Angeles is about to go from strength to strength. The airline announced the news on 4 September, two months after opening the route. This daily frequency will start on 17 June 2019, and will be operated with a Boeing 777-200. At the same time, Delta plans to inaugurate another...

The new mobile application launched by the Lufthansa Group in July could soon be making a name for itself on business travellers' smartphones. The first version of Airline Checkins already made it possible to book flights and check in directly via the app, not only on Lufthansa flights but also and above all on some 200 airlines...

Flybe is thinking bigger in Paris: on Tuesday, the regional airline announced the first phase of its timetables for summer 2019. As a result, 147 routes and more than 2,900 flights per week in the UK and Europe are on sale for the period from 31 March to 16 June 2019. A programme in which the airport...

On 22 August, Latam Airlines Group announced an investment of 400 million dollars: a financial windfall which will be used to modernise the cabins of 200 aircraft. The first flights on these aircraft will take place in 2018, and will be operated by Latam Peru. The airline plans to carry out these changes on its Boeing 767s...

Qantas is continuing to invest in renovating its lounges. According to an announcement dated 23 August, the next on the list will be those in Auckland, Brisbane, Hobart, Sydney, Tamworth and Tokyo. "Over the past few years, we have been constantly renovating the lounges in our network. This next wave of announced improvements will enhance the overall travel experience...

Barely appointed by the Air France Board of Directors, and with the open support of the French government - Air France's main shareholder - the new CEO of Air France, Benjamin Smith, is already causing controversy. He will officially take up his post on September 30, but his arrival is causing waves among the trade unions, which are...

IAG, through its subsidiary Level, is investing in Vienna airport. The low-cost carrier, known mainly for its long-haul routes, has announced the launch of 14 new short-haul routes from the Austrian capital. The first routes were inaugurated in July, with others due to follow by September. It is interesting to note that these...

Air France KLM does have a pilot. Or at least, his arrival is imminent. As had been rumoured for several days, Ben Smith has been chosen to take the helm of the airline group, which has been without any real governance since the resignation of its CEO, Jean-Marc Janaillac, three months ago. [link-block prefix="See also:"...

For the first time in its history, Brussels Airlines has passed the one million passenger mark in a single month. The young Belgian airline recorded exactly 1,020,729 passengers in July. The replacement of AVRO jets (100 seats) by 180-seat Airbus aircraft is no stranger to this fine performance. While South Africa...

EasyJet is continuing to expand its coverage of the French market with the announcement of five new routes as part of its winter flight programme. While most of these routes appear to be aimed more at tourists, several could well be of interest to business travellers. From 29 October, the low-cost airline will be linking Rennes to Geneva: a new route which will...

The US administration's sanctions on Iran will virtually bring business with the country to a halt, with Western companies having between three and six months to move and leave Iran. The fear of being deprived of access to the American market has already played a part since the announcement of the withdrawal of the United States from the...

Primera Air is setting out its ambitions for the French market. The low-cost airline has just announced the launch of two new routes, to Tel Aviv and Montreal. The two airports will be served from Paris CDG with one daily and four weekly flights respectively, from 31 October. Primera Air...

Journalists who accepted Air France KLM's invitation on 1 August in search of information about the group's new governance were left wanting more. As a symbol, Anne-Marie Couderc, acting Chairman, did not make the trip to the Pullman Tour Eiffel on Wednesday morning for the traditional announcement of the half-year results....

China Eastern and Japan Airlines are to join forces in a joint venture, the first of its kind in Asia, under an agreement that should become a reality next April, if approved by the anti-trust authorities in China and Japan. This joint venture is the logical follow-up to the open skies agreement signed in...

The directors of Aigle Azur may be thinking big - with the launch of long-haul flights to China and Brazil - but they are nonetheless keeping a close eye on Franco-French opportunities. The French airline has just unveiled its first domestic route, scheduled for 28 October. Aigle Azur will link Nantes and...