Air Austral

Air Austral Strives to Restore Its Prospects As It Submits a Restructuring Plan to the European Commission

The rescue Air Austral — a French airline based in the country’s Indian Ocean territory of Réunion — will not go through a merger with Corsair, also in great financial difficulty after the health crisis, and strongly defended by the French government but fiercely rejected by the elected representatives of the Reunion regional council. The […]

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Air Austral Unions Concerned Over Proposed Joint Venture With Corsair

Last August,  Corsair and Air Austral — two French airlines — announced they had started talks for a possible joint venture between the two companies in a move to improve the financial viability of both their operations. At the same time, both carriers looked to reinforce the connectivity not only between Metropolitan France and the […]

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Air Austral Takes Delivery of First A220-300

Indian Ocean-based French carrier Air Austral of France’s La Réunion has received its first Airbus A220-300 aircraft, delivered from Airbus A220 Final Assembly Line in Mirabel, Canada. The carrier expects the second and third aircraft delivery to join Air Austral fleet in the coming days. Air Austral announced the purchase of the three Airbus A220 […]

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