Air transport

Find in this category all the news of air transport. Follow the latest line creations and offers from a growing air market. Low-cost airlines are trying to expand all over the world, challenging national airlines, sometimes a hundred years old.

Air transport is therefore undergoing major changes. In developing countries, aviation continues to grow, particularly in Asia and Africa. New airlines are appearing and trying to use the economic situation in these regions of the world as a launching pad.

However, the environmental impact of aviation is increasingly being decried. Airlines must react to avoid losing many passengers. New technologies are therefore being introduced to improve the comfort, safety and ecological footprint of air transport.

The 10 events that marked air transport in 2019

10) Demonstrations at Hong Kong Airport Several hundred flights had to be cancelled due to large demonstrations at the airport during the summer. This airport hub is vital for Hong Kong and the region as it is a hub from which more than 1000 flights a day depart.

50 years ago, the Concorde took off for the first time

The first test flight The first prototype of the supersonic aircraft is called Concorde 001, registration F-WTSS. A second prototype, registered G-BSST, was released on the following September 19. The aircraft was officially introduced on December 11, 1967. The first test flight took place on March 2, 1969.