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Willie Walsh tire sa révérence à Rio
Dans quelques semaines, Willie Walsh quittera IATA pour prendre la tête d’IndiGo, la compagnie aérienne indienne en pleine accélération internationale. Walsh a toujours cultivé une réputation de franchise, ses années passées à la tête de British Airways, d’IAG puis de IATA en ont donné de nombreux exemples. Son discours d’ouverture...
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SAF à 0,8 %, CORSIA en pénurie : IATA fait les comptes de 5 ans d’engagement Net Zéro
Willie Walsh a dit « décevant ». Marie Owens Thomsen a qualifié les mandats européens de « totalement déconnectés de la réalité » et leur logique « d’irresponsable ». Les mots choisis à Rio hier méritent qu’on s’y arrête et qu’on comprenne ce qui les a produits. 0,8 %. En 2021, les compagnies aériennes mondiales s’engageaient...
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Détroit d’Ormuz : à 188 dollars le baril, l’aviation européenne mesure sa dépendance
En quelques semaines, la fermeture du détroit d’Ormuz a fait doubler le prix du carburant aérien. Plus qu’un épisode de volatilité, c’est une fragilité structurelle de l’approvisionnement européen que la crise iranienne de 2026 a mise à nu et que IATA a positionné au cours de ces discussion en marge...
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Philippine Airlines entre dans oneworld : la réponse est arrivée à Rio
Philippine Airlines n’était membre d’aucune alliance. Aujourd’hui, à Rio, c’est chose faite, ou presque. En marge de l’AGM IATA, la compagnie nationale des Philippines a signé son protocole d’accord avec oneworld et sera le 16e membre de l’alliance, à l’horizon 2027. Il y a treize mois, The Travelers Club posait...
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One Mile at a Time
Easy Promo: Earn 1,000 Bonus Qatar Airways Avios On Your Next Hilton Stay
While not the highest value promotion in the world, here’s an easy opportunity to earn some extra rewards on your next Hilton stay…
Live from a Lounge
Riyadh Air Receives Third Boeing 787 As London Launch Is Brought Forward; New Destinations Unveiled
Riyadh Air’s transformation from an ambitious startup to an operational airline is progressing rapidly. Within days of receiving its first two factory-built Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, Saudi Arabia’s newest full-service carrier has welcomed a third Boeing 787 into its fleet, advanced preparations for its London launch, and revealed more details about...
Travel With Grant
Major Wells Fargo Rewards Program Changes: No More Combined Rewards Accounts, Gifting Rewards, or Automatic Redemptions
Wells Fargo is making several significant changes to its rewards program, including ending combined rewards accounts, eliminating reward gifting, and discontinuing automatic redemptions. While many cardholders may never have used these features, anyone with multiple Wells Fargo cards or plans to transfer points to another cardmember should take notice before...
The Bulkhead Seat
United Superfans Fly to All Seven Hubs in a Single Day
A group of roughly 70 United Airlines enthusiasts and frequent flyers took on one…
Frequent Miler
Hotel review: Hilton Woking, England
After flying back to home to the UK after our trip to Crete, my wife and I stayed in the southeast of England for a few more days. I grew up in Woking and still have friends who live there, so with it being a bank holiday weekend we decided...
Points With a Crew
Amazon Kindle Unlimited 3 Month Free Trial
Amazon is out with an offer for Amazon Kindle Unlimited. The offers vary per person, but a common one is 3 months free. Click here to find out how to ...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Schwartz’s Deli in Montréal in Québec. Restaurant Review.
Receive 1,000 bonus Choice Privileges frequent guest loyalty program points for each stay you book through Choice Privileges RapidBook, and complete your stay at a qualifying rate by October 18, 2013. Unlike Best Western To Go...
View from the Wing
Delta First Class Passenger Finds Vomit In Her Purse, Gets A $50 Voucher And Clorox Wipes
A Delta first class passenger says she woke before landing to find vomit in and on her purse, with her AirPods and belongings damaged. Delta offered a $50 voucher.
Frequent Miler
What’s the single best card for your “player two”? | Ask us Anything Ep87 | 6-3-26
How has SAS Eurobonus award availability been in the months since the Million Mile Madness challenge? What’s the single best card for your “player two”? We answered these questions and more on the Ask Us Anything hosted live on YouTube on June 3rd, 2026. What’s the single best card for...
Travel Codex
Seabourn’s $9,999 Kimberley Deal, Last Chance to See Australia’s Wild Frontier Before it Closes
Luxury expedition cruises love to throw around words like “remote” and “untouched,” but very few places actually deliver outside of the polar regions. The Kimberley is another place that really does delivery. It’s mostly unknown, untouched, and soon will be closing to ships and most tourists. This rugged stretch of...
Your Mileage May Vary
Which U.S. Hotel Brands Still Allow Smoking Rooms?
Most travelers under a certain age have probably never even stayed in a smoking hotel room. But despite decades of smoking bans on airplanes, in restaurants, and in public spaces,…
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Will The Real Mile High Step Please Step Up?
The State Capitol building of Colorado in Denver is famous for its steps — one of which demarcates the distinction of being one mile above sea level, which is one reason why Denver is also known as the Mile High city. Unfortunately, no fewer than three steps have received this...
One Mile at a Time
70 AvGeeks Fly To Seven United Airlines Hubs In One Day, And It Got Messy
Some very passionate aviation geeks had quite the day yesterday, and it probably didn’t go quite as smoothly as they (or the airline) had planned.
View from the Wing
Climate Advisers Want Frequent Flyer Programs Banned—While Real Aviation Emissions Problems Are Ignored
Climate advisers in the U.K. have floated restrictions on frequent flyer rewards as an “easy” way to reduce emissions, and commentators are now using that to explain why British Airways Avios keep getting worse. That gets the story backwards: BA is devaluing because loyalty is profitable, while bigger, fixable aviation...
Economy Class & Beyond
Airplane Art – United Airlnes Boeing 787-9 taking off from London Heathrow Airport
It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have United Airlines Boeing 787-9 taking off from the South Runway at London Heathrow Airport as it begins the journey to North America. United Airlines operates a fleet of 53 Boeing 787-9 aircraft in its widebody fleet. The...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Top Airline Chief Blasts Proprosed Changes to European Passenger Compenation Rules, Says They Are ‘Poster Child of Bad Regulation’
Willie Walsh, the director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), a trade body that represents nearly every major international airline, has slammed proposed changes to generous European passenger compensation rules, saying it has become the “poster child of bad regulation.” Speaking at IATA’s annual conference in Brazil, where...
2PAXfly
INDONESIA: Bali giveth to Australians, and taketh away from influencers
Bali is preparing to make holidays cheaper for Australians by restoring visa-free entry. At the same time, Indonesian immigration authorities are making life more complicated for influencers, content creators and assorted digital nomads by requiring them to obtain work visas. No longer will they be able to treat a tourist...
Points With a Crew
Yes, you will fly that airline again (even if you say you won’t)
Listen, when you say you're "NEVER FLYING (fill in the blank) AIRLINE AGAIN", we all know you're lying. You'll still fly them if the schedule and price are ...
Your Mileage May Vary
Wyndham’s Boutique Hotel Brand Is Still Hiding In Plain Sight
Wyndham may be best known for Days Inn, Super 8 and La Quinta, but there’s a small boutique hotel collection inside its world that still feels oddly easy to miss.…
Frequent Miler
Office Depot/OfficeMax: Buy $300+ Mastercard Gift Cards, Save $15
Office Depot and OfficeMax stores have returned with their profitable gift card deal on Mastercard gift cards. The Deal Buy $300+ Mastercard gift cards at Office Depot/OfficeMax & get $15 off instantly. Key Terms Valid 6/7/26-6/13/26 Limit 10 per household/business (different stores may try to impose various limits that don’t...
Miles To Memories
Hot & Cold – The Points I’m Accumulating and Ignoring Right Now
I'm always earning loyalty points and miles, but what I pick up inevitably changes. These are my hot and cold rewards currencies today.
Travel Codex
Philippine Airlines Joining oneworld Is Big News for Alaska and American Flyers
Oneworld is growing with plans of Philippine Airlines joining the alliance in 2027.  Southeast Asia already has Oneworld airlines, but the Philippines is not well connected to the alliance or any alliance for that matter. Sure, you could connect through Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific, Tokyo on Japan Airlines, or...
View from the Wing
Pilot’s Engine Failed, So He Landed On A Highway—Then Tribal Officials Seized His Plane For Flying Too Low
A private pilot’s engine failed over northern Minnesota, leaving him to choose between a lake, a swamp, or a highway. He picked the safest option and landed on a state road crossing the Red Lake Reservation—only for tribal officials to seize his plane for six months, claiming he had violated...
2PAXfly
QANTAS: Taj hotel discounts for frequent flyers, with future status match
OneWorld executives have been busy. Qantas frequent flyers can now receive discounts at more than 630 Taj and Indian Hotels Company properties, under a new partnership linking the Oneworld airline alliance with the Taj InnerCircle–NeuPass loyalty program. The agreement stretches beyond Taj’s grand palaces and luxury hotels to include everything...
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IATA met la France en examen à la veille de l’AGM 2026
Rafael Schvartzman, Vice-Président régional IATA pour l’Europe, a remis ce matin aux médias son état des lieux de l’aviation continentale, à la veille de l’ouverture officielle de l’Assemblée générale à Rio de Janeiro. La France y figure parmi les marchés les plus préoccupants du continent. Une croissance qui s’essouffle, une...
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Riyadh Air a volé sept mois dans le vide, ses vrais avions viennent d’atterrir.
Depuis sa création en 2023, Riyadh Air avait tout d’une compagnie aérienne : un nom, une livrée, des cabines dévoilées, une commande massive de Boeing 787-9, et même des vols réguliers vers Londres. Ce qu’elle n’avait pas encore, c’était ses propres avions. Ce matin du 5 juin 2026, le manque...
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Un Boeing 787 flambant neuf de Lufthansa s’effondre sur son train avant à Francfort
Le 4 juin 2026, à Francfort, un Boeing 787-9 de Lufthansa immatriculé D-ABPQ s’est affaissé sur son train avant alors qu’il était stationné à sa porte d’embarquement. L’appareil équipé des nouvelles cabines Allegris était entré en service long-courrier le 13 février 2026, il y a quatre mois à peine. Il...
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Flying Blue confie son avenir à Tiffany Funk : celle qui aidait les voyageurs à lui résister
En mai 2026, Air France-KLM a confié la direction de Flying Blue à une femme qui a passé quatre ans à aider les voyageurs à obtenir davantage de leurs miles, face aux programmes de fidélité des compagnies aériennes. Le paradoxe mérite qu’on s’y arrête. Tiffany Funk co-fondait jusqu’ici point.me, une...
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Boeing 777X : la certification repoussée à 2027 selon la FAA
Il y a quelques semaines encore, le scénario semblait enfin tenir. La certification du Boeing 777X avant la fin 2026, des premières livraisons au début de l’année suivante, une entrée en service commerciale quelque part au cours de l’été 2027. Ce calendrier vient de s’effondrer. La certification est désormais attendue...
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Pourquoi les marchés valorisent aujourd’hui différemment les compagnies aériennes
Il y a encore quelques années, voir une compagnie comme Singapore Airlines figurer parmi les transporteurs aériens les plus valorisés au monde semblait presque naturel. Au fil des décennies, certaines compagnies ont dépassé leur simple rôle de transporteur pour devenir de véritables marques mondiales, associées à une certaine idée du...
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L’Union européenne rappelle à l’ordre les compagnies aériennes sur les surcharges carburant
Dans le transport aérien, le carburant n’a jamais été un simple coût d’exploitation. Depuis des décennies, il est l’une des grandes variables de tension du secteur. Une hausse brutale du pétrole peut bouleverser l’équilibre économique d’une route, fragiliser une compagnie ou transformer la rentabilité d’un réseau entier en quelques semaines....
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Air France–KLM fait payer les remboursements sur ses tarifs Flex : que reste-t-il de la flexibilité ?
« Je regarde un Paris–Hong Kong pour août. Le tarif Flex est toujours là, mais le remboursement n’est plus gratuit. Est-ce que cela a encore du sens de réserver ce billet à ce tarif ? ». C’est une question que nous a posée un lecteur et elle résume assez bien le sujet....