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Air Austral shareholders “put back in the pot” to the tune of 15 million euros, in November, to enable the company to pass the milestone of the annual cash flow low point, in January-February. In proportion to their respective share in the capital of the company, Sematra injected 6,75 million euros and the Run Air consortium, which brings together the....

Air Austral has built a “winter” program for 2024-2025, corresponding to the international dates of a five-month season from the end of October to the end of March, taking into account both market trends and fleet availability. One of its three Airbus A220s assigned to regional services is, indeed, nailed to the ground. The company....

On October 23, Citalis presented the first electric bus in its fleet. The 12 meter long vehicle can carry 90 passengers and has a range of 250 kilometers on a single charge thanks to its lithium-ion batteries. Built by Mercedes-Benz, it is equipped with the latest generation of batteries which avoid unnecessary energy losses. Its system....

Managers of the Karos carpooling application welcome the latest results obtained, which make Reunion Island the “undisputed champion of carpooling in France”. One in four Reunion Islanders (among employed workers or students) is now registered on Karos. “The establishment of co-financing of journeys by the Region, rising fuel prices, l’inflation,...

Every year, 3,200 additional motorists take the road to work, further congesting the road network around the main employment centers, according to the latest INSEE study on home-work travel. In 2021, 266,700 people traveled to Reunion Island to go to work, i.e. 35,300 more journeys than in 2010. They traveled on average 13,6 kilometers, a...

On October 16, Cinor presented the progress of its Baobab public transport project (West airport bus-Bocage airport bus), 27 kilometers long between the Barachois of Saint-Denis and the French Quarter (Sainte-Suzanne). The project must be completed by 2030, following several major development projects. Park-and-ride lots will be created to encourage motorists to take the....

Connections, the regional development agency, investment and innovation in Reunion, was renamed on October 10 “La Réunion Développement”, in connection with the dynamics of the territorial brand “La Réunion”, initiated by the regional council. “By adopting this new identity, La Réunion Développement intends to strengthen its visibility, as well as its consistency with the overall valorization strategy of La...

Philippe-Alexandre Rebboah was unanimously re-elected as president of the Réunion Trade and Import Union, last October 10. Over the past two years, the SICR recorded an increase of 32% in its members, currently numbering 142. The import sector represents more than 38,000 jobs in Reunion Island, either...

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Grand Port Maritime de La Réunion, Julien Dujardin, and the director of the French Development Agency in Reunion, Marie-Pierre Nicollet, signed on September 19 a financing agreement for an amount of 8 million euros for the purchase and modernization of a floating dock. This equipment, 120 meters long and 32 meters wide...

The increase in business failures remained very marked in Reunion in the 2nd quarter of 2024, according to the latest figures from the Overseas Departments Issuing Institute. It rose to +51,4 %, concerned all sectors and contributes mainly to the overall evolution of liquidations and judicial recovery throughout the Overseas Territories. Between June 2023 and June 2024, the progression of failures...