Airlines

Even if they are not very pleasing to the eye, their utility has been proven. The aviation world has long been interested in the wide variety of U.A.V. applications, and soon, easyJet will go one step further in their exploitation. During their "Innovation day" held last May, at their Luton headquarters, about thirty miles north of London, the low-cost airline announced...
 

Flight MH370: a father's testimony (Mandarin version)
 

It was in the very chic Parisian George V hotel, at a press conference on May 14th., that Jet Airways announced the launch of its first Paris-Bombay direct flight, from that very same day. A new route which indicates, amongst other things, the domestic and international network development strategy of India's biggest private company.
 

Four Seasons is diversifying. The project required a 52-seater Boeing 757 to be completely refurbished, complete with the livery of the luxury hotel chain, so the cabin has to be up to the group's image. Objective: To provide world tours (24 days) or Europe (16 days) as of February 2015 on board this aircraft. The all inclusive prices vary between $69,000 and $119,000. For more information go to http://www.fourseasons.com/
 

If you have the soul of a globetrotter, this job might well interest you. Swiss International Air Lines will soon be recruiting an explorer. During the six months fixed-term contract, the lucky person will, for a salary and all expenses paid, visit 26 destinations.
 

We all know the ''low-cost'' companies. Well, now there are the ''ULTRA-low costs''. Carriers that display the lowest prices defying all competition, but who charge for the least service. In the U.S., Spirit, a pioneer company in the field, has just been joined by Frontier Airlines in a niche left vacant in the move upmarket by the historical low-cost companies such as Southwest or Jet Blue.
 

Nobody can deny it, airline companies in the Middle East have, over the years, become a benchmark of onboard luxury and refinement, and Etihad Airways intends soon to even out-class its competitors. The United Arab Emirates national carrier will soon be offering a unique Premier Class to their wealthier clients.
 

After their Economy Class last September, and Business Class earlier this year, it was in Asia on May 7th that Air France presented their new completely revamped Premier Class to an audience of a hundred or so journalists. Up until the very last moment, this new product configuration had been kept well under wraps.
 

View the Air France video clip aired in Shanghai, China, on the occasion of the presentation of their new Premier Class to the press last Wednesday, May 7th., 2014.
 

Delays, cancellations, etc.; when you take a 'plane the departure time, but above all the arrival time, is, for many passengers, extremely important. In recent years, therefore, punctuality has become a priority for airlines. Every year since 2009, FlightStats, an American company, has published its list of ''Airline on-time performance service award winners''.
 

On April 24 at E.N.A.C., the French National School of Civil Aviation, a couple of unusual ladies went to meet high school students, and in particular high school students of the fairer sex, to talk about their profession and especially the vocational aspect. The profession that they exercise, which is not very widespread amongst the female sex - they are both airline pilot captains.
 

Los Angeles International Airport, Air France flight 65 to Paris Charles de Gaulle. For this long-haul flight, lasting about 11 hours, 80 passengers take place in the Business Class cabin on the upper deck. After having settled in, a welcome drink is offered to them ...
 

Since 2004, when flights are delayed or cancelled, European passengers have enjoyed certain rights ; but in fact, the current legislation leaves room for many grey areas ! At present, in order to not compensate their passengers, companies hide behind the term, just a little too all-inclusive, ''exceptional circumstances''; however, this will soon not be possible…
 

One week after the disappearance of flight MH370 and despite significant resources deployed, the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 is still missing ! But why ? How can a long-haul completely disappear ? In order to locate an aircraft in flight, there is actually a transponder...