La Reunion Archives - Airspace Africa https://airspace-africa.com/tag/la-reunion/ Latest news and insights from the aviation and travel industry in Africa Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:20:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://airspace-africa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-African-Airspace-Logo-Favicon-01-32x32.png La Reunion Archives - Airspace Africa https://airspace-africa.com/tag/la-reunion/ 32 32 Air Austral Honors Reunion Island with “Alle Di Partou” Wines in Leisure Class for Long-Haul Flights https://airspace-africa.com/2023/07/27/air-austral-honors-reunion-island-with-alle-di-partou-wines-in-leisure-class-for-long-haul-flights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-austral-honors-reunion-island-with-alle-di-partou-wines-in-leisure-class-for-long-haul-flights https://airspace-africa.com/2023/07/27/air-austral-honors-reunion-island-with-alle-di-partou-wines-in-leisure-class-for-long-haul-flights/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:20:54 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=10767 Air Austral is proud to pay tribute to the cultural heritage of the island by introducing a special offering for its leisure class passengers on long-haul flights. The Reunionese company “makes it a point of honor to value the talents and excellence that are exported and that radiate” of the island, and as a local [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2023/07/27/air-austral-honors-reunion-island-with-alle-di-partou-wines-in-leisure-class-for-long-haul-flights/feed/ 0 Air Austral Temporarily Suspends Flights to Chennai due to Lack of Regulatory Approval https://airspace-africa.com/2023/04/04/air-austral-temporarily-suspends-flights-to-chennai-due-to-lack-of-regulatory-approval/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-austral-temporarily-suspends-flights-to-chennai-due-to-lack-of-regulatory-approval https://airspace-africa.com/2023/04/04/air-austral-temporarily-suspends-flights-to-chennai-due-to-lack-of-regulatory-approval/#respond Tue, 04 Apr 2023 11:25:45 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=9572 Air Austral, the Reunionese airline, has announced that it is temporarily suspending its route between St. Denis de la Réunion and Chennai, India, due to the lack of regulatory approval from Indian authorities for the full IATA summer schedule. The suspension is effective from the end of March 2023 until further notice. Air Austral’s last [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2023/04/04/air-austral-temporarily-suspends-flights-to-chennai-due-to-lack-of-regulatory-approval/feed/ 0 Air Austral shifts to new governance structure with Supervisory and Management Boards https://airspace-africa.com/2023/03/26/air-austral-shifts-to-new-governance-structure-with-supervisory-and-management-boards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-austral-shifts-to-new-governance-structure-with-supervisory-and-management-boards https://airspace-africa.com/2023/03/26/air-austral-shifts-to-new-governance-structure-with-supervisory-and-management-boards/#respond Sun, 26 Mar 2023 12:21:12 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=9485 Air Austral shareholders held an Extraordinary General Meeting on March 24, 2023, to discuss the future of the company’s governance. They decided to transition from a board of directors to a supervisory board, backed by a management board. The new supervisory board consists of 14 members: 8 from RunAir, which owns 55% of the company, [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2023/03/26/air-austral-shifts-to-new-governance-structure-with-supervisory-and-management-boards/feed/ 0 Air Austral Restructuring Plan Approved: Company Set for Partial Privatization and New Shareholder Takeover https://airspace-africa.com/2023/01/27/air-austral-restructuring-plan-approved-company-set-for-partial-privatization-and-new-shareholder-takeover/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-austral-restructuring-plan-approved-company-set-for-partial-privatization-and-new-shareholder-takeover https://airspace-africa.com/2023/01/27/air-austral-restructuring-plan-approved-company-set-for-partial-privatization-and-new-shareholder-takeover/#respond Fri, 27 Jan 2023 10:54:04 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=8938 Air Austral, the Reunionese airline, has received approval for its restructuring plan from the commercial court of Saint-Denis. The plan, which includes a recapitalization of its shareholder Sematra and the takeover of private shareholders, was given the green light on January 15th, 2023. The company had previously received approval from the European Commission for public [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2023/01/27/air-austral-restructuring-plan-approved-company-set-for-partial-privatization-and-new-shareholder-takeover/feed/ 0 Air Austral Plans Pre-Pandemic Flying Levels For Winter 2022/2023 https://airspace-africa.com/2022/10/10/air-austral-plans-pre-pandemic-flying-levels-for-winter-2022-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-austral-plans-pre-pandemic-flying-levels-for-winter-2022-2023 https://airspace-africa.com/2022/10/10/air-austral-plans-pre-pandemic-flying-levels-for-winter-2022-2023/#respond Mon, 10 Oct 2022 07:04:51 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=8016 Full restoration of its 2019 network is within sight for Reunion-based carrier Air Austral which is restoring its entire pre-COVID flight network for winter 2022/2023 on both medium-haul and long-haul. For the winter season from October 30, 2022, to March 25, 2023, the company based at Saint Denis-Roland Garros airport intends to reach “a 100% [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2022/10/10/air-austral-plans-pre-pandemic-flying-levels-for-winter-2022-2023/feed/ 0 Air Austral Restructuring plan goes to the European Commission https://airspace-africa.com/2022/09/22/air-austral-restructuring-plan-goes-to-the-european-commission/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-austral-restructuring-plan-goes-to-the-european-commission https://airspace-africa.com/2022/09/22/air-austral-restructuring-plan-goes-to-the-european-commission/#respond Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:06:28 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=7815 The rescue of Air Austral — a French airline based in the Indian Ocean territory of Réunion — takes a different turn as it. submitted a restructuring plan, including a fresh cash injection of 55 million euros ($54 million), to the European Commission for approval. The airline had previously sought for a merger with Corsair – [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2022/09/22/air-austral-restructuring-plan-goes-to-the-european-commission/feed/ 0 Air Austral Restores Services to Chennai, India https://airspace-africa.com/2022/04/12/air-austral-restores-services-to-chennai-india/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-austral-restores-services-to-chennai-india https://airspace-africa.com/2022/04/12/air-austral-restores-services-to-chennai-india/#respond Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:37:13 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=6038 Air Austral is gradually returning to normal on its regional flights as it relaunches its link between Reunion and Chennai in India, with up to two flights a week in the heat of summer. From May 6, the French company will offer one flight per week between its base in Saint Denis-Roland Garros and Chennai [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2022/04/12/air-austral-restores-services-to-chennai-india/feed/ 0 Croatia’s ETF Airways flies Reunion – Mayotte service for Corsair https://airspace-africa.com/2022/01/03/croatias-etf-airways-flies-reunion-mayotte-service-for-corsair/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=croatias-etf-airways-flies-reunion-mayotte-service-for-corsair https://airspace-africa.com/2022/01/03/croatias-etf-airways-flies-reunion-mayotte-service-for-corsair/#respond Mon, 03 Jan 2022 15:26:18 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=4844 Croatian ACMI specialist ETF Airways concluded a wet-lease arrangement with France’s Corsair International according to a notification from ETF Airways. The result has seen ETF deploying one of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft with registration 9A-ABC as of December 22, on the island of Reunion, located off the coast of South Africa between Madagascar and Mozambique. [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2022/01/03/croatias-etf-airways-flies-reunion-mayotte-service-for-corsair/feed/ 0 Trade Unions in La Réunion Protest Proposed JV between Air Austral and Corsair https://airspace-africa.com/2021/11/19/trade-unions-in-la-reunion-protest-proposed-jv-between-air-austral-and-corsair/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trade-unions-in-la-reunion-protest-proposed-jv-between-air-austral-and-corsair https://airspace-africa.com/2021/11/19/trade-unions-in-la-reunion-protest-proposed-jv-between-air-austral-and-corsair/#respond Fri, 19 Nov 2021 12:11:47 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=4327 While airline rivals Corsair and Air Austral announced in August that talks were ongoing over a potential joint venture, the process is reportedly facing protests from trade unions in La Réunion, who gathered in front of city hall on Sunday to protest the “forced marriage” between the two carriers, and fearing for their jobs. “Air [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2021/11/19/trade-unions-in-la-reunion-protest-proposed-jv-between-air-austral-and-corsair/feed/ 0 Air Austral Becomes First French A220 Operator in Indian Ocean Region https://airspace-africa.com/2021/07/28/air-austral-becomes-first-french-a220-operator-in-indian-ocean-region/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-austral-becomes-first-french-a220-operator-in-indian-ocean-region https://airspace-africa.com/2021/07/28/air-austral-becomes-first-french-a220-operator-in-indian-ocean-region/#respond Wed, 28 Jul 2021 10:00:35 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=2674 The first of the three Airbus A220s for Indian Ocean Island-based airline, Air Austral of La Réunion, has been delivered from the Airbus A220 Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Mirabel, Canada, as announced by European planemaker, Airbus with the second and third aircraft delivery expected to join Air Austral fleet in the coming days. This [...]

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