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What is the strategic importance of the new Paris-Monterrey flight for Aeromexico? Sonia Oliveras - The launch of the Paris-Monterrey route is a natural evolution of our international expansion strategy. Monterrey has established itself as one of the main industrial and business hubs in Latin America, with increasing economic ties to Europe, particularly France...

“A plane packed to the rafters”: the – proven – observation made by Elsa David, Aeromexico’s sales manager in France, bodes well for the inauguration of the new Paris-Monterrey flight. This aircraft, a Dreamliner, took off from Paris-CDG on April 14th as scheduled, despite the festivities surrounding this launch – Aeromexico…

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...

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...

Thai Airways International was due to lease 8 to 10 long-haul aircraft in response to a shortage in its fleet... and pending the arrival of new aircraft. The company had not anticipated its future needs. Its financial restructuring, from which it has just emerged, has probably not helped it to plan for the future... The carrier has certainly spent...

Norse Atlantic is weaving its transatlantic web. On Monday, the airline launched two new transatlantic flights from Miami. The low-cost carrier now links Florida to London, with four flights a week. An additional flight will be added during the peak winter season. At the same time, Norse Atlantic has also inaugurated...

Etihad put on a show on 1 May at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, unveiling its new business class. It will be fitted on Boeing 787 Dreamliners, three of which will join the fleet in the third quarter of 2023, marking the arrival of this new Business class. It is in fact a...

Faced with longer flight times than the vast majority of airlines, Air New Zealand logically pays particular attention to the rest of its passengers. "New Zealand's geographical location puts us in a unique position to be at the forefront of the very long-haul travel experience", says...

Neither Paris nor Frankfurt in continental Europe. Australian carrier Qantas has finally chosen Rome as its sole destination in the European Union. A city that will be added to its existing service from London Heathrow. Rome was chosen because of the strong demand from the Australian diaspora for flights to and from Australia. And also because...

It's a modest return, but a return all the same. Since 20 August, Canadian carrier Westjet has been offering a weekly flight between Calgary - the capital of the province of Alberta - and Paris CDG. Every Sunday until the end of October, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner will fly between the two cities. The Westjet Dreamliner offers...

On 25 June 2021, Qatar Airways introduced its latest aircraft, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner between Doha and Milan. This route offers the latest version of the carrier's business class, the Business Class Suite. Out of a total of 311 seats, Qatar Airways is offering 30 Business Class Suites on the B787-9s. The aircraft will connect Doha...

El Al is giving itself the means to fulfil its ambitions: it will cost the airline more than a billion euros ($1.25 billion) to buy the sixteen Boeing 787-9s for which the order was confirmed in mid-June. This is an opportunity for the Israeli carrier to rethink its product for business travellers, and to enter the market...

Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways, travelled to Paris last week to inaugurate a brand new business lounge at Charles de Gaulle airport. The inauguration was attended by Frank Goldanel, Director of Aéroports de Paris, and Abdullah Al Subaey, Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority...

Air Canada's B787 - better known as the Dreamliner - is due to make its first flights between Paris and Toronto on 2 December, "subject to last-minute changes to the aircraft's assignment", as the airline points out. The Boeing will then operate daily services between the two business destinations until 28...

Qatar Airways' Asian catalogue is becoming more consistent with business customers every month. This week, the airline launched a new flight between its Doha hub and Tokyo Haneda airport. The daily service is operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner configured in two classes. The aircraft has 22 seats in...

We will have to wait until spring 2014 to see the first Air Canada Dreamliners make their appearance in the airline's fleet. For those who can't wait, however, the Canadian carrier has just released the first details of the layout of these 37 B787s, which will be configured in three classes - International Business Class, Business...

It's a bad time for Boeing: the American aircraft manufacturer and its "star", the Dreamliner, have been in the spotlight for the past few days. Boeing 787 aircraft are grounded following the ban imposed on Wednesday night by the US aviation safety authorities. This is an exceptional measure, valid throughout the...

So the pressure exerted by a number of French MPs on Air France to show "economic patriotism" has come to nothing: a few months after an initial agreement with the French airline, Boeing has today announced the acquisition of 25 Boeing 787-9 "Dreamliners". The aircraft has a capacity of 250 to 290 passengers, a range of 14,800 to...