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United is resolutely looking to the future, and intends to pave the way for defining the air mobility of tomorrow. With this in mind, a few days ago the company announced its ambition - shared with specialist Archer - to launch a network of aircraft taxis in New York. The aim is to link Manhattan to neighbouring airports by...

Saudia is moving upmarket in London, especially for business customers. The Saudi airline inaugurated a gleaming lounge at its Heathrow hub at the end of April. Saudia's CEO cut the ribbon himself, marking a major milestone in the airline's London history. 10 billion...

The new version of the American Airlines mobile application is due to be rolled out from the end of May. Unsurprisingly, the airline's mobile showcase aims to be more personalised and intuitive than ever. And as the carrier had already shown a few days earlier by offering free wi-fi to members of the...

LATAM's business travel showcase is getting ready to shine more brightly than ever among corporate customers. A few days ago, the airline announced that it was investing no less than 30 million dollars in its airport lounges for 2025 alone. Using the Santiago lounge as a model, the largest lounge in the...

Since 1 April 2025, the 6.5 million members of the loyalty programme have been automatically integrated into Club Iberia Plus. More than just a name change, the programme also applies new rules. The biggest change has been in the way points are awarded. From now on, the Elite points required to upgrade from Club Iberia Plus status to Club Iberia Plus status will be...

The Federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics recently published the results for air punctuality within the United States for airline arrivals. This punctuality is slightly down on 2023, at 77.75% compared with 78.34% in 2023. However, it is still better than in 2022, when the average punctuality...

Transport & Environment has just published its Travel Smart report, assessing the business travel-related emissions of over 200 multinationals. What are the main lessons you can draw from this study? Jérome du Boucher - First of all, the salient point is that emissions linked to business travel in 2023 will be a third lower than they are now...

What is the impact of the recent increase in the solidarity tax that came into force on March 1? Réginald Otten - It's still early to judge the impact of this tax because it has only just come into force. We're not happy about it, we're against it, and we've been very critical of the risks it entails...

And six. At the end of March, Los Angeles became the sixth destination in the Virgin Atlantic network to welcome business travellers in a Clubhouse, the airline's famous airport lounges. The City of Angels joins New York, San Francisco, Washington DC, Johannesburg and, of course, London in this still restricted club....

US President Donald Trump's gesticulations towards Canada are sparking a profound boycott movement. It ranges from Canadian consumers refusing to buy American to the outright cancellation of trips to our southern neighbour. Airlines are understandably drawing the consequences. Like Air Canada, which has just published...

Alongside the industrial-scale production of sustainable fuel, so eagerly awaited by airlines, the decarbonisation of air transport also involves providing airlines with more fuel-efficient aircraft. In this respect, Airbus is playing a key role in the aviation sector's move towards...

"For the past five years, we have been working on upgrading the entire Air France offer to position ourselves on a very high quality product that reflects the French art of living. An investment of one billion euros", explains Ben Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Air France-KLM, before lifting the veil on...

Marrakech is on a roll, particularly with American airlines. Just a year after United announced a new flight from New York, Delta is now positioning itself in the destination. A new Atlanta-Marrakech flight was recently unveiled by the American carrier. The start of operations is scheduled...

From 9 July, Bordeaux airport will have a new flight to Toulon. Transavia is planning two flights a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Air France's low-cost subsidiary is of course banking on leisure customers, but business travellers could also contribute to the success of this new flight. The harbour of...

For a long time it was considered the "ugly duckling" of the Lufthansa group. But for the second year running, Brussels Airlines has turned a profit. And this year should even see the biggest growth in capacity of the entire Lufthansa Group. It was a difficult start to the year, but the carrier's strategy has paid off...

On the face of it, the Lufthansa Group has nothing to be ashamed of in the 2024 results published on Thursday. On the contrary, the German giant can congratulate itself on a record year in terms of turnover. And its boss Carsten Spohr has nothing to be ashamed of: "Within the Lufthansa Group, we can look back with satisfaction on the best...

The Lufthansa group is ramping up its subsidiary Lufthansa City Airlines from the Munich hub. The airline is marketed under the IATA code VL. If it weren't for the 'City' logo next to the Lufthansa logo on the aircraft's body, the product is in fact not very different from the 'classic' Lufthansa product for...

Founded in 2004, Afrijet is a Gabonese airline which has established itself as one of the most efficient and reliable in Central Africa. Its reliability and quality of service make it Air France's partner in the region. Since 2016, it has been operating scheduled flights on domestic routes within Gabon as well as on international routes.

Following in the footsteps of Belgium and Germany, Greece is also facing strike action on a massive scale. February 28 is already shaping up to be a black day for travel to and from Athens and the country as a whole. Athens airport (DR) The participation of the air traffic controllers' union is forcing Aegean to cancel almost all of its flights to...