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The shortage of pilots has now become a major concern for airlines. When Lufthansa presented its business for the first half of 2022, it put it at the top of the list of disruptive factors. The company also cites absences due to illness and untimely events. So, after having made some of its staff redundant...

While the advent of flying taxis has been heralded for some years now, airports are getting organised to be ready for take-off. The Urban Blue project was unveiled a year ago by several hubs, including Nice airport. And it is with the same objective in mind that Sao Paulo airport is...

A direct, seamless journey between Heathrow airport and the Canary Wharf business district: that's what the Elizabeth Line will offer from Sunday 6 November. Opened at the end of May ahead of the Queen of England's Golden Jubilee celebrations, this super S-Bahn had already revolutionised public transport in London. Having...

A sustainable approach and improved passenger comfort. This is the concept behind the future Pier A at Zurich airport. It will eventually replace the current "Dock A". The latter, built 35 years ago at the same time as the control tower, is reaching the end of its useful life, according to the authorities. Pier A...

The restrictions on passenger numbers - and therefore flights - continue at Heathrow airport. On 15 August, London's busiest airport informed airlines that it would have to extend its capacity ceiling until the end of October. Since June, the airport has been limiting the maximum number of passengers to 100,000. This...

There has been a real upturn in French air transport since the start of the year, even though June saw a slight fall in traffic. According to DGAC statistics, French air transport recorded 61.71 million passengers in the first half of the year. This figure corresponds to 72.2% of traffic for the same period in 2019....

The Bloomberg news agency has reported that AirHelp has carried out a detailed analysis of cancellations at US airports. The company, based in Germany, counted 37,000 flight cancellations at 400 US airports between 27 May and 15 July. However, this figure includes the Memorial Day and 4th of July weekends, which...

The range of business destinations served by Transavia from Montpellier airport will soon be extended to Madrid. Air France's low-cost carrier announced on Tuesday that it will be linking Montpellier airport to Barajas from 30 October. Two flights a week are scheduled every Thursday and Sunday. "Transavia is confirming and consolidating its growth by adding...

The opportunity offered by the European Commission's award a month ago of 18 new slots at Lisbon airport has not escaped easyJet. On Wednesday, the airline unveiled its new roadmap for the Portuguese capital. Three additional aircraft - Airbus A321neo - will now be based there, bringing the total number of...

It's an airport that doesn't get a lot of buzz, but up until 2020 it was showing very respectable growth rates. Lille airport, to the south of the northern metropolis, welcomed almost 2.2 million passengers in 2019, putting it in 11th place in France, behind Beauvais airport and ahead of Montpellier. [link-block...

Paris airports will be handling 5.3 million more passengers in June 2022. A total of 8.1 million passengers. This represents 82.1 % of Paris Airport traffic in June 2019. Orly more dynamic than Roissy CDG In June 2022, Paris-Charles de Gaulle welcomed 5.5...

In recent days, Fiumicino airport has taken another step towards multimodality, and in the process has taken on a new dimension in the Italian mobility market. Trenitalia has launched three new Frecciarossa connections to the Roman hub. The railway company now links Fuimicino to two Neapolitan stations - Napoli Centrale and...

The strike in Italy on 17 July is expected to affect employees of three low-cost airlines: easyJet, Volotea and Ryanair. Air traffic controllers are also affected by the strike, which was initially scheduled to last 24 hours but has now been reduced to four hours. [link-block prefix="Also worth reading:" post="127507"]...

Just over a year ago, the Biden administration announced with great fanfare the launch of a vast plan to modernise transport infrastructure, particularly in the air and rail sectors. The "Marshall Plan" has a budget of $620 billion, including $25 billion over five years for airport infrastructure projects. 50 million will be allocated...

In August, the Accor group will open an ibis budget hotel in Airport City, the development adjacent to Manchester airport. A Holiday Inn will follow in September. These two openings will mark the birth of the District Hotel, the accommodation component of the aerotropolis currently being developed on the...

Is Air France a model in Europe when it comes to managing its staff and, consequently, its summer schedule? There is every reason to believe so, given the French airline's current flight planning situation. Unlike other European airlines - easyJet, British Airways, the Lufthansa group...

Nice airport's strategy paid off during the Covid crisis. At a time when staff were being made redundant at many of Europe's major airports, Nice did its utmost to retain its employees. With some success: "Right from the start of the crisis, airport management signed a partial activity agreement...

The situation seems paradoxical. For two years, airport authorities and airlines have been repeating over and over again that they were all anticipating a resumption of traffic - some putting it at 2022, others at 2023. In reality, however, it seems that not many people have prepared - except in words - for the big return of the...

On 20 June, it was Brussels airport's turn to face a staff shortage, with major consequences for business travellers. The airport management was forced to cancel all operations scheduled for Monday. The reason: strike action within the...

After the UK carriers and KLM, it is now Lufthansa's turn to announce a reduction in flights during the peak summer season. The German airline cites the shortage of airport staff - and certainly also its own staff - as a factor in delays and congestion. According to the regional television station Hessenschau -...