Vintage plane takes to the skies to remember Roland Garros

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has transported a vintage Morane-Saulnier H to Reunion to mark a century since the death of Roland Garros. French aviation pioneer Garros, who died on 5 October 1918 was the first person to fly across the Mediterranean Sea when his Morane-Saulnier flew from Frejus in the south of France to […]

Air Austral takes delivery of first 787

Air Austral has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, having ordered two 787-8s in 2015. The aircraft will fly from Boeing’s delivery centre in Everett, Washington state to Roland Garros Airport in Saint-Marie, Reunion Island, a 10,500-mile delivery flight. Boeing says the 787 uses 25 per cent less fuel with 25 per cent […]