Tag: air transport
What if there were only 12 major airlines left?
We have recently seen that in view of a future crisis in the airline sector, Air France must restore its profitability if it does not want to emerge weakened and, in the best of cases, an easy prey for...
How long can an aircraft fly with only one engine?
On July 20, Emirates flight 242 from Toronto to Dubai by A380 returned to its point of departure after two hours of flight following the failure of one of its four engines. If this wise decision was taken because...
April Fool’s Day! – Air France launches its new class, La Dernière
Following his appointment and as part of the Group's new strategy, Ben Smith, CEO of the Air France-KLM Group, and Anne Rigail, Executive Vice President of Air France, today announced the creation of a fifth class of travel which...
Lufthansa’s good arrangements
The Lufthansa group has just placed orders for new A350s and B787s, but above all it has made a good deal with Airbus.
As part of the modernization and rationalization of its fleet, the Lufthansa Group has just place an...
How to be sure to be upgraded on a plane?
Today we are going to talk about one of the most frequently asked questions when it comes to air travel:how to get an upgrade!
Whether we are talking about airplanes or hotels, upgrades are often the benefit most appreciated by...
The self-connect, or how the concepts of air transport will become obsolete
As we wrote a few years ago on TravelGuys, the historical concepts of travel are falling. Besides the programmed and real end of the packages provided by tour-operators, including visits to distant countries with cultures to which we are...
What to expect from Joon, the new airline of the Air France-KLM group?
As a result of the Trust Togetherplan, Air France is today launching Joon, a new airline which, unlike IAG's Level, does not consider itself a low-costairline.
Thus, the group indicates that Joon will be "an offbeat offer whose quality standards...
XL Airways and La Compagnie: last call before bankruptcy?
So the rumors were true: XL AirwaysandLa Compagniecame together yesterday, Thursday, December 1, 2016, to form the first French low-cost airline group.
An incongruity? Not from their point of view... However, marrying a low-cost airline like XL Airways with La...
Leveraging customer data, the new challenge for air transport
As every quarter, Air France organized last Thursday evening its #Digidays where the best of the travel blogosphere was invited to talk about data in air transport. In the end, there is little to remember: yes, there is data,...