Entries by Jean-Louis Baroux

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Aren’t Air Transport Customers Asking for Too Much?

There was a time, admittedly a little long ago, when air travel was expensive, not very comfortable and frequented by wealthy aficionados. This has changed a lot. It has now become a commodity, accessible to the vast majority of populations at least in developed countries. It is now more comfortable no matter what people say […]

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At the Service of Small and Medium-Sized Carriers

From the beginning, air transport was designed to be used in the same way in all countries of theworld with the same constraints but also the same possibilities for all. As early as the ChicagoConference in December 1944, which created the foundations on which air transport was built, andthen with the creation of IATA in […]

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Where is Air Travel Headed?

It is always interesting to read airline advertisements and press releases. In the end, we learn a lotabout the state of mind of the sector and we can guess the major trends to come. I note an essentialone: it seems that instead of a rapprochement between the “low cost” models and traditionalcarriers, there is a […]

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Unpacking the Premises of the Aviation Industry

Sometimes air travel is difficult to understand. Some thunderous practices or announcementsgenerate misunderstandings, at least as far as I am concerned. Here are a few examples. The price of the planesRecently, following his visit to the Middle East, he and Donald Trump’s team may have announced amassive order for Boeing aircraft from Qatar: 160 long-haul […]

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The Best Airline

It’s always hard to name the best airline in the world. What criteria should be used as a basis? Howcan they be controlled? How can we ensure continuity of service? Of course, some classificationsexist and they are made with the best objectivity, at least we can credit them with it. And theneveryone can make up […]

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For Whom is Air Transport Organised?

The creators of modern air travel are either already dead or in the latter part of their lives. Theyhave great difficulty in recognizing it in its present state. Until the end of the 1970s, that is to sayduring the first 35 years of this activity born at the end of the Second World War, it […]

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The First Regular Network in eVTOL

The case is about to be concluded. The American giant UNITED AIRLINES and the leading manufacturer of eVTOLs (Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing) ARCHER are joining forces to create the first scheduled air transport network. It should be built in the coming weeks between Newark Airport in New Jersey and the center of Manhattan […]

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The Helicopter is Not Finished yet

Faced with the powerful offensive of ecologists who find this machine too noisy, too fuel-consuming and above all reserved for the wealthiest, at least in private transport use, we began to imagine the end of this mode of transport, especially since its replacement seemed ready to take over, I am talking about the eVTOLs (Electric […]

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The Unloved of Air Transport

On Monday, March 10, German air transport was almost completely paralyzed following a massive strike by ground workers at airports organized by the powerful Ver.di union. For example, Berlin airport was completely closed, Frankfurt was unable to provide connections, and Munich and Hamburg were also very disrupted. A total of 3,400 flights had to be […]

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The Ambiguous Relationship Between Air Transport and Governments

This is a difficult subject to analyze as the interactions between governments and air transport are complex. This starts with the observation that airspace belongs to the states but that its civilian exploitation is carried out by independent operators, whether public or private. However, the latter are ultimately dependent on the sovereign power, if only […]