Inside France’s vaccine passport and test verification COVID app
It is clear that proving test and vaccination status of travellers is — and will remain — a substantial challenge in the present and next ph... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: France
Press Release: British Airways to trial IATA Travel Pass
British Airways will begin trialling digital travel solution, IATA Travel Pass, on flights from Heathrow to Geneva and Zurich in Switzerland... Continue Reading
Press Release: United gives vaccinated customers a shot to win flights
United Airlines is offering its loyalty program members the chance to win free flights for a year’s worth of travel, in support of the Biden... Continue Reading
Press Release: Airbus to transform its European set-up in aerostructures
Airbus has provided more details to its social partners during a European Works Council (SE-WC) meeting about the Company’s ongoing assessme... Continue Reading
Press Release: Vallair to lease purpose-built MRO facility in Châteauroux
Vallair, the multi-faceted aviation business dedicated to the support of aircraft operators and lessors, has signed an LoI (Letter of Intent... Continue Reading
Press Release: Governments maintain financial commitment to space
Amid a tumultuous year for the global economy, government space program budgets maintained their growth trajectories for a fifth consecutive... Continue Reading
Aviation’s square root-shaped four-stage COVID-19 recovery process
Talking with people throughout the aviation industry, the general consensus is that the initial phases of the impact of COVID-19 on airlines... Continue Reading
French aviation tax and internal flight ban highlight externality risk
The French government is instituting a new aviation tax from 2020 in order to add €180m of investment in transport modes with lower environm... Continue Reading
Press Release: Diehl Aviation inaugurates new support facility in Toulouse
Diehl Aviation is enhancing its On-Site Support (OSS) station in Toulouse, France, by inaugurating a new facility in the proximity of the ci... Continue Reading
Football is fantastically female in Let the Girls Play
If you’re looking for an escape from the sad, soul-crushing reality of our deeply troubled times, first-time writer-director Julien Hallard’... Continue Reading
British Airways short-haul business: any hope for “fortress Heathrow”?
As the dog days of European summer turn into the cooler days of autumn, let me tell you a story about how a trip redeeming frequent flyer mi... Continue Reading
France’s speedy, free TGV wifi outperforms expectations
France’s national rail operator SNCF is experimenting new passenger experience features to attract passengers to the rails — and, in particu... Continue Reading
When European international train travel beats the plane
Travelling through Europe by high speed train isn’t only speedy, it’s inexpensive, comfortable and productive. I recently needed to travel f... Continue Reading
Various factors encourage frequent French ATC strikes
The fact France has three different air traffic controllers’ unions and they don’t always take coordinated industrial action is a key reason... Continue Reading
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