Tag: qantas
These airlines’ original ideas for staying active during COVID
Closed borders or restricted countries, forbidden travel, airlines have experienced a cataclysmic year 2020. The equation they faced was almost insoluble: grounded planes, inaccessible destinations, and yet people eager to get back to the atmosphere of travel, whether because...
How human errors are avoided in the cockpit: the role of CRM
For years it was thought that aviation safety was essentially a technical concept: with reliable aircraft and qualified pilots we would approach zero risk. And yet, in the 1970s, accidents continued to multiply as traffic grew, putting this belief...
Qantas celebrates its centenary with a new safety video
The Australian airline Qantas, which is in the news a lot at the moment because of its project for the longest flight in the world (Project Sunrise), has just published its new safety video on the occasion of its...
What is Qantas’ ambitious Sunrise project for the world’s longest flight? Dream or soon to be reality?
Australia is far, very far, and it is very difficult to connect the country to the big European and American capitals without a stopover. If Qantas, the Australian airline, has just celebrated the anniversary of its Perth-London flight, which...
Should the rules be tightened in airport and hotel lounges?
Anyone who regularly visits airport lounges knows that they offer the best and the worst in terms of services and respect for the most basic rules of community life. Who has never been bothered by the behavior of a...
Air France-Qantas: Another step towards the end of alliances?
On Monday, December 9, 2019, Air France-KLM Group announced a new partnership with Qantas, even more advanced than the existing one.
While Delta is the majority shareholder of Virgin Altantic (which is not in SkyTeam) and LATAM (which was previously...
What is the best option to reach New Caledonia?
The French overseas territories are unequally served. If the French West Indies are now overwhelmed by a plethora of airlines, with Air France, Corsair, Air Caraibes, French Bee, Norwegian and Level, other territories such as New Caledonia, French Polynesia...
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...
Macbook Pro not allowed on planes: where do we stand?
Apple recalled a number of MacBook Pros this summer for battery replacement because the batteries were at risk of overheating, swelling and even catching fire. As a result, the authorities decided to restrict the transport and use of these...