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European Commission accepts €4bn recapitalisation of Air France

European Commission accepts €4bn recapitalisation of Air France
04/06/2021 - Eric Apim | Transport
FRANCE. The European Commission has accepted the French government's plan to recapitalise Air France as part of its temporary framework for state aid during the Covid-19 period.
Air France, Air France-KLM, air transport, Bruno Le Maire, European Commission, France, Margrethe Vestager, Orly, Paris, transport

Morocco cancels all flights with France and Spain

Morocco cancels all flights with France and Spain
03/30/2021 - Eric Apim | Transport
MOROCCO / SPAIN / FRANCE. Moroccan authorities are suspending all flights to and from Spain and France and closing the borders of Ceuta and Melilla.
Air Arabia Maroc, air transport, Ceuta, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Melilla, Moroccan Ministry of Tourism, Morocco, Royal Air Maroc, Spain, tourism, transport

Volotea positions itself in Algeria by opening eight routes serving seven Algerian cities

Volotea positions itself in Algeria by opening eight routes serving seven Algerian cities
03/15/2021 - Eric Apim | Transport
FRANCE / ALGERIA. The Catalan airline is adding Algeria to its destinations with eight new flights starting in mid-September 2021 from Marseille, Bordeaux and Lyon.
Aigle Azur, Air France, air transport, Algeria, Algiers, Annaba, Atransport, Bordeaux, Béjaïa, Cohor, Constantine, France, London, Lyon, Lyon-Saint Exupéry, Marseille, Marseille Provence airport, Oran, Sétif, Tlemcen, Volotea

French skies turn scarlet red with the abyssal losses of Air France, ADP and Airbus

French skies turn scarlet red with the abyssal losses of Air France, ADP and Airbus
02/18/2021 - Eric Apim | Transport
FRANCE. Air France announces a loss of €7.1 billion in 2020, while ADP loses 60% of its passengers and Airbus revenues decline by 29%. version française

ADP, air, AIr France, AIr France-KLM, air transport, Airbus, airports, Ammam, Ankara, Antalya, Benjamin Smith, Bodrum, Boeing, CDG, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, France, Frédéric Gagey, Gazipaşa Alanya, GMR Airports, Izmir, Jordan, Macedonia, Orly, TAV Airports, tourism, Transavia, Tunisia, Turkey, Zagreb

Ryanair to close its Toulouse-Blagnac base and reduce its flights in Spain and Portugal

Ryanair to close its Toulouse-Blagnac base and reduce its flights in Spain and Portugal
10/15/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. Ryanair announces the closure of its Toulouse base from November 2020 to March 2021 to minimise losses during this Covid-19 period.
air transport, France, Portugal, Ryanair, Spain, Toulouse, Toulouse-Blagnac airport

Sky Express wants to change era by ordering four A320neo from Airbus

Sky Express wants to change era by ordering four A320neo from Airbus
10/15/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE / GREECE. First order and new customer for Airbus with the signature, on Wednesday 14 October 2020, of Sky Express for four aircraft.
air transport, Airbus, Athens, Aviation Capital Group, France, Greece, Ioannis Grylos, IOGR, Sky Express, Thessaloniki, Toulouse

Ryanair to open a permanent base at Beauvais

Ryanair to open a permanent base at Beauvais
09/24/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. The airline company Ryanair is going to set up a permanent base at Paris-Beauvais airport, located in Tillé, with two planes stationed. version française

air transport, airport Paris-Beauvais, Beauvais, Boeing, Cyprus, France, François Rubichon, low cost, Manchester, Marseille, Paphos, Picardie, Ryanair, Tillé, transport, United Kingdom

Vueling positions itself for the first time on domestic flights in France

Vueling positions itself for the first time on domestic flights in France
09/23/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE / SPAIN. The low-cost airline Vueling will offer its first domestic flights in France by serving Marseille, Brest and Montpellier from Paris-Orly airport.
Air France, air transport, Barcelona, Brest, France, IAG, Ibiza, Marseille, Montpellier, Paris-Orly, Spain, transport, Vueling

Airbus promises the first commercial flight of a hydrogen-powered aircraft in 2035

Airbus promises the first commercial flight of a hydrogen-powered aircraft in 2035
09/21/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
FRANCE. Airbus has revealed its strategy to develop a hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft in 2035. Its teams are working on three concepts.fr version française
aeronautics sector, air transport, Airbus, Ariane, blending-wing body, BWB, Glenn Llewellyn, Guillaume Faury, hydrogen, industry, Jean-Brice Dumont, transport, Turbofan, Turboprop, Zero

A student takes a majority stake in the Israeli airline El Al

A student takes a majority stake in the Israeli airline El Al
09/18/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
ISRAEL. Eli Rozenberg, a twenty-seven year old Israeli student, now holds a majority stake of 42.85% in El Al, through his company Kanfei Nesharim. version française
air transport, Center Health Care, Covid-19, El Al, Eli Rozenberg, Ginsburg, Israel, Jerusalem, Kanfei Nesharim, Kenny Rozenberg, Knafaim Holdings, New York, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

Transavia reinforces its programme in France with the opening of five routes

Transavia reinforces its programme in France with the opening of five routes
09/16/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. Transavia France launches five new routes serving the South of France from Paris-Orly and Nantes-Atlantique.
air transport, Biarritz, France, Lyon, Marseille, Marseille Provence, Mediterranean, Montpellier, Nantes, Nantes-Atlantique, Nice Côte d'Azur, Paray-Vieille-Poste, Paris-Orly, Toulouse-Blagnac, Transavia, transport

Flight cancellations and delays in France this summer could cost airlines €26 million

Flight cancellations and delays in France this summer could cost airlines €26 million
09/11/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. According to a survey conducted by Flightright, between July and August 2020, just over 65,000 flights were operated out of France, down 60% from 2019. version française
Air Corsica, air transport, airports, Ajaccio, ASL Airlines, Barcelona, Bastia, Beauvais, British Airways, destinations, EasyJet, Europe, flightright, France, Hop! Lille, Lisbon, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nice, Paris-CDG, Ryanair, Strasbourg, Toulouse, transport, Tunis, Tunisair, Vueling, Wizz Air

Marco Sansavini becomes CEO of Vueling Airlines

Marco Sansavini becomes CEO of Vueling Airlines
09/10/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
SPAIN. The airline company Vueling Airlines (IAG Group) announces the appointment of Marco Sansavini, ex-Iberia, as CEO. Version française
air transport, Alitalia, Bologna, carnet, Europe, IAG, Iberia, IMD, Javier Sanchez-Prieto, KLM, KLM-Air France, Lausanne, Luis Gallego, Marco Sansavini, North Africa, Paris, Spain, Vueling, Willie Walsh

The dismissal of Tunisair's CEO is causing a stir

The dismissal of Tunisair's CEO is causing a stir
07/08/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
TUNISIA. After refusing a rescue plan for the airline, the Tunisian Transport Minister dismissed Tunisair's CEO under conditions deemed unconstitutional.
air transport, Anouar Maârouf, Belgacem Tayaa, Elyes Fakfakh, Elyes Mnabki, Noureddine Taboubi, politics, Tahya Tounes, Tunisair, Tunisair rescue plan, Tunisia, Walid Jalled

Israeli airline El Al to receive a $250m state-guaranteed loan

Israeli airline El Al to receive a $250m state-guaranteed loan
07/07/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
ISRAEL. The airline company El Al accepted the rescue plan proposed by the Israeli government and could be nationalised again.
air transport, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, El Al, Israel, Knafaim Holding, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

Covid-19 crisis leads Airbus to cut 15,000 jobs and Air France 7,585

Covid-19 crisis leads Airbus to cut 15,000 jobs and Air France 7,585
07/01/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE / SPAIN. Airbus is planning to reduce its workforce by 15,000 employees, including 5,000 in France and 900 in Spain. Air France will cut nearly 7,600.
aeronautics, Air France, air transport, Airbus, Benjamin Smith, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, France, Guillaume Faury, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, premium aerotec, redundancies, Spain, Stelia, Toulouse

European airports do not envisage a return to pre-Covid-19 air traffic until 2023

European airports do not envisage a return to pre-Covid-19 air traffic until 2023
06/08/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
EUROPEAN UNION. Despite the lifting of the restrictive measures taken on transport, ACI Europe, the association of European airports, does not envisage a return to traffic in 2019 until 2023. It also complains that, unlike the main airlines, it has not benefited from government aid. EUROPEAN UNION....
ACI Europe, air transport, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, European airports, European Union (EU), France, Germany, Italy, Olivier Jankovec, United Kingdom

European Commission authorises €7bn special aid to Air France

European Commission authorises €7bn special aid to Air France
05/04/2020 | Transport
FRANCE. The European Commission authorises the emergency cash support granted by the French State to Air France for €7 billion.
Air France, air transport, Bruno le Maire, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, European Commission, Margrethe Vestager, State aid

Air France to open reservations for Maghreb in June

Air France to open reservations for Maghreb in June
04/29/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
MAGHREB / FRANCE. Air France is preparing to strengthen its domestic routes and is reopening bookings for Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco.
Air France, Air France/KLM, air transport, Algeria, Algiers, Brest, Casablanca, France, Lyon, Maghreb, Marseille, Montpellier, Morocco, Nice, Paris, Rennes, Toulouse, Tunis, Tunis Carthage, Tunisia

A roadmap for recovery in Tunisia

A roadmap for recovery in Tunisia
11/26/2012 - Nadia Chahed, TUNIS | Services


TUNISIA. Once regarded as the jewel of the national economy, tourism in Tunisia has suffered enormously.

French version
air transport, american embassy, associated revenues, campaigns, decentralization, elections, Europe, Fakhfakh, FODEC, France, insecurity, investment, investors, open sky, passengers, southern tunisia, top resa, tourism, transitional period, Tunisia, web compatibility

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