environment
Heathrow: rail target
It's time to breathe a sigh of relief: the authorities in charge of London Heathrow airport are finally going to implement a plan that will provide a direct rail link across the whole of Great Britain to Europe's leading air hub. The inertia that has prevailed until now in the development of new rail lines can be explained by the...
Eurostar wants to drive greener
Eurostar celebrated its 25th anniversary on Thursday morning with a special train from London to Paris, featuring an orchestra on the platforms of St Pancras International station and a revival of the uniforms of the time. Above all, a forest was temporarily installed at the entrance to the London station...
Interview: Maria Race, Director of Environmental Policy, United Airlines
How long has United Airlines been committed to sustainable development? Maria Race - We've been working on biofuel projects since 2009, but before that we had already initiated the switch to electric power for our ground equipment, particularly at Houston airport, where their share has reached 75%. Some of our...
Loyalty programmes: behind the "simplification", the tightening up
In the space of two months, two airlines have just announced changes to their frequent flyer programmes (FFPs). And unfortunately for the members concerned, all the new rules adopted over the last few years mean a downgrading of their programme and now of their status. Today, almost all airlines award...
The plane of the future: faster, more sustainable
What if tomorrow's aircraft were not as we know it today, i.e. with a tubular fuselage, wings stretched like birds' and jet engines fuelled by paraffin? Admittedly, that's a long way off, as most of the projects are still in the engineers' computers. But we're almost there. Last June, KLM and...
Green Speed: SNCF plans to merge Thalys and Eurostar
With Brexit fast approaching, a plan for an alliance between Eurostar and Thalys, called Green Speed, has been presented by the management of the two rail companies, supported by SNCF as majority shareholder in both entities. The new unified company would benefit from the pooling of teams and 55 vehicles...
Thalys on the road for KLM between Brussels and Amsterdam
"Committed to creating a more sustainable future for air transport", KLM has announced the abolition of one daily rotation between Brussels Zaventem and Amsterdam Schiphol airports from 29 March 2020, replaced by 25,600 seats in Premium or Standard classes on board Thalys TGVs. The Dutch company, which currently operates five routes between...
Austrian Airlines considers closing domestic routes
Will there soon be no more domestic flights in Austria? Alexis von Hoensbroech, CEO of Austrian Airlines, launched the debate over the summer, provoking irritation in business circles, particularly regional chambers of commerce. On one of the channels of Austrian national radio ORF, the CEO of Lufthansa's Austrian subsidiary...
Interview with : Paul Chiambaretto, Professor at Montpellier Business School
How do you view the recently announced ecotax? Paul Chiambaretto - There are several problematic aspects to this eco-tax. Starting with the amount, which seems fairly arbitrary and, above all, does not depend on the type of aircraft. It doesn't matter whether you're landing a highly polluting 25-year-old aircraft or a brand new one...
The Flygskam effect gives trains wings in Sweden
The Flygskam movement - "ashamed to fly" in the face of the urgency of global warming - was launched last year in Sweden, and in the space of just a few months has taken on an unexpected scale. And it could have a snowball effect in France. During the debates on the Mobility Act, two MPs proposed the idea of...
SAS and Airbus work on electric aircraft
Will tomorrow's business travel take place on board an electric aircraft? Possibly, if Airbus is anything to go by. The European aircraft manufacturer has even signed a memorandum of understanding with SAS with this in mind. The two partners plan to start working on hybrid and electric aircraft in June. "As part of the...
Ecology: the new urban jungle
New York has long been a UFO in the ecological landscape of American cities. Owning half as many cars as the rest of their compatriots, New Yorkers have one of the lowest per capita carbon footprints in the world. And even more so now that they have more and more green spaces. In fact, in addition to...
Environment - Travel policies go "green
Slowly but surely, the notion of sustainable development is taking root in business travel. However, awareness is still higher among large groups than among other companies. This is to be expected, given that since 2001, companies listed on the stock exchange have been obliged to publish an annual sustainable development report...
