Tag: Airbus
New route and new aircraft: 48 hours with ambitious Aircalin
It's possible to be a small airline and not lack ambition, and to know how to dare, try things and take risks. Such is the case with Aircalin, which we were able to follow for 48 hours last week...
Paris Air Show 2023: recovery, emerging powers and decarbonization
The Paris Air Show, back this year after a 4-year absence due to the COVID, demonstrated the excellent health of the sector, as well as the emergence of new powers.
The year is 2020. COVID has grounded aviation worldwide. We're...
Turkish Airlines: an overwhelming ambition!
Slowly but surely Turkish Airlines is establishing itself as a major player in the global aviation landscape with a fleet that is expected to double in the next 10 years. But is this ambition realistic?
It's funny, but when...
End of the $13 billion war between Airbus and Qatar Airways: a good solution for both?
Airbus and Qatar Airways have ended the battle that has been going on since the summer of 2021 over the quality of the paint on the A350s delivered to the Qatari airline. But is this exit from the crisis...
The reason why airfares will remain high in 2023…and beyond
The price of airline tickets has continued to rise dramatically in 2022 for both cyclical and structural reasons. Should we expect the trend to reverse in 2023? Given the main cause of this increase there is little hope for...
Supersonics and super jumbos: the revenge of fallen stars?
They were thought to be dead and buried for both economic and environmental reasons, but two types of aircraft that have marked their era may well make a comeback when it was not expected, and especially not in the...
Airbus and Qatar Airways: a $13 billion divorce over a paint dispute
Airbus recently announced it was cancelling the remaining 19 A350 orders from Qatar Airways. This is a major step in the year-long conflict between the European aircraft manufacturer and the Gulf airline, but it does not in any way...
Tripset: a new application to manage your air travel
There are already plenty of applications for managing your air travel, but a new one has just arrived on the market. It's called Tripset and it comes ... from Airbus!
What's Tripset all about?
Tripset is an end-to-end travel booking and...
End of the road for the A380 at Air France
It was expected but it is now official: the A380's career at Air France is coming to an early end. The airline has just made official in a terse press release what was no secret to anyone.
"In view of...