United States

United Airlines grounded 24 of its Boeing 777s on Sunday after an engine on one of its aircraft caught fire in flight. The engine sent debris flying over a suburb north of Denver at the weekend. The disaster, which caused no casualties, involved a...

Like other countries, the United States has noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a sharp reduction in passenger travel in 2020. While Americans made 498 billion journeys - all types combined - in 2019, the year 2020 saw a total of 370 billion journeys, down...

While La Compagnie and its all-business class flights are now a thing of the past, the idea of transatlantic routes specialising in premium traffic remains. JetBlue's arrival in Europe in summer 2021 is eagerly awaited. The US carrier is due to begin flights from New York JFK and Boston to airports in...

According to a new order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is managing health security in the wake of the covid-19 crisis, all passengers travelling to the United States will have to present a negative test before boarding a flight. The measure also applies to US citizens returning to their own country. The test cannot be...

PCR tests 72 hours before boarding the plane, antigen tests on arrival: for several months now, strict health measures have been applied to international air transport, both to limit the spread of the virus and to reassure travellers by avoiding the risk of contamination. This desire to restore confidence through tests is now being extended to...

This is probably not the most frustrating news at the moment for frequent business travellers, but once the crisis is over, this decision will be important for hyper-connected professionals. They will still have to do without making a phone call mid-flight, as various Anglo-Saxon media have noted. At the end of November,...

Several US administration officials and a number of airlines have told Reuters that the White House is seriously considering lifting the ban on entry to the USA for a number of countries. Among the possible beneficiaries are 27 European countries, including members of the Schengen Area and Ireland. They would also include...

Donald Trump or Joe Biden can always console themselves with defeat by having a cocktail in the rooftop bar with a breathtaking view of the Capitol at CitizenM in Washington. Opened in mid-October, the new establishment, like all the hotels in the inventive Dutch chain, cultivates a design and arty feel, with...

Southwest Airlines seems to be taking advantage of the reduction in frequencies and destinations of the major traditional carriers at their hubs. Southwest is already present in all the major American cities, but on alternative hubs. It is the leading carrier in Baltimore/Washington, Chicago-Midway, Dallas-Love Field, Houston-Hobby and New York-La Guardia. Southwest...

Rumours had been circulating since last week that thermal temperature measurement centres would be closed at the 15 US airports designated since March as international gateways for airlines. This measure was confirmed at the end of last week by the White House and the agencies active in...

A degree of normality seems to be returning to Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), the Texas megalopolis' main international hub. This upturn in activity follows an unprecedented decline in traffic due to Covid-19. According to the authorities at Houston Airports, which manages the city's four airports, two-thirds of international airlines have resumed flights...

The debate raged a few months ago at the start of the pandemic. Should the middle seat in economy class cabins be blocked in order to maintain sufficient sanitary standards? The International Air Transport Association (IATA) raised the issue in April, but changed its mind in May. At a briefing,...

It's rare enough in these times for it to be highlighted: an American company CEO taking China as a model. Mark Hoplamazian, CEO of Hyatt, praised the Chinese government's handling of the covid-19 pandemic control during an online conference with investors. "China...

In mid-July, Air Tahiti resumed its scheduled flights between mainland France and French Polynesia. These flights take a different route, as they now transit via Vancouver. Mathieu Bechonnet, Executive Vice President of Air Tahiti Nui, explains the particular challenges facing the airline. Air Tahiti Nui has just resumed its...

On Tuesday 21 July, four of the world's largest carriers - American Airlines, IAG, Lufthansa and United Airlines - asked the European Commission and the White House to set up a programme for testing passengers to determine whether they are negative for COVID-19. Such a measure would encourage a resumption of travel between...

What type of traffic is Delta Air Lines expecting on the Paris-New York JFK flight, with entry restrictions still in place? Béatrice de Rotalier - We expect a mix of different types of travellers on this flight, including mainly business and essential travellers. Maintaining the...

Contrary to the measures to reopen the market, which signal the gradual end of the health crisis, the United States is preparing to impose a new restriction on China. This measure is not based on epidemiological precautions, but responds above all to a political logic, in an increasingly tense diplomatic context between Washington and Beijing....

To avoid bankruptcies and mass redundancies, US airlines will benefit from a vast rescue plan. Around ten of them have reached an agreement in principle with the Trump administration for a wage support programme worth 25 billion dollars. "Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines,...

From Friday 13 March, the United States will suspend for 30 days all travellers arriving from the Schengen area, or who have stayed in this area during the last 14 days. This measure will initially apply to 26 countries, including France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Poland, as well as Iceland, France, Italy and Poland....

It was just over a year ago during the ITB Berlin world tourism trade fair. The Chairman of Qatar Airways, Akbar Al Baker, was expressing his anger to the world's press at the obstructions put up by certain members of the oneworld alliance - in particular the CEOs of American Airlines and Qantas - to their...