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Recapitalization of Air France: a necessity and some pitfalls

Last week, Anne Rigail, CEO of Air France, admitted to Europe 1 that the company would have to be recapitalized after the COVID 19 crisis since it has become too fragile. A logical announcement that was expected and that...

Virgin Atlantic no longer wants Air France-KLM

While Air France was supposed to take a 31% stake in Virgin Atlantic in the coming months in a three-way game involving Delta Airlines and China Easter, Richard Branson has just announced that he is no longer selling. Why such...

Beijing’s new Daxing airport enters full operation

Officially opened on September 22, the new Beijing Daxing airport has really started to be fully operational yesterday, October 27. Indeed, until now, in a logic of "soft opening" aiming at testing all the devices in operational conditions, only China...

Review : China Eastern, Business, Shanghai-Hong Kong, A330

Second last step of my stay in Asia with a return to Hong Kong from Shanghai in business class on China Eastern. Check-in and ground experience We are in the beginning of morning and strangely the airport is not very busy. https://www.flickr.com/photos/thetravelguys/48006269051/in/album-72157708935206351/ Not...

Review : China Eastern VIP Lounge, Shanghai Terminal1

Having to go from Shanghai to Hong-Kong on China Eastern I had the opportunity to test the VIP lounge of the airline in the terminal 1 of Shanghai Pudong airport. Location of the lounge The lounge is located upstairs shortly after...

Will Skyteam become DeltaTeam?

Delta Airlines has announced a 4.3% stake in Hanjin KAL, the parent company of Korean Air. A small investment to strengthen ties with the South Korean carrier with which it set up a joint venture last year? Yes...but not...

Rescue of Alitalia: now China Eastern?

A new twist in the interminable rescue of Alitalia: China Eastern is interested. The good thing about Alitalia is that between announcements of interest and withdrawals there is always something to write about. So after Lufthansa and Air France said no,...

Will first class disappear from airplanes?

Renamed by some, removed by others, are the first classes doomed to disappear from the sky? There is no denying the facts: the number of airlines offering true first class has been decreasing over the last 20 years and, for...

Benjamin Smith: a good choice for Air France-KLM?

Unless there is a last-minute surprise, Air France-KLM is expected to confirm the appointment of Benjamin Smith, the current number 2 at Air Canada, as CEO this afternoon. I say except in the case of a surprise, because in...