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Originally scheduled for February 27, the first flight between Durban (South Africa) and Pierrefonds airport is postponed. The South African company Global Aviation Operations and the company Fly Vetiv’Air, who markets these flights, jointly made the announcement in mid-February. “A complete audit of Pierrefonds airport by the Global Aviation Operations team and a thorough assessment of conditions...

According to an INSEE study based on 2022 data, solar water heaters are more widely used in Reunion than in the Antilles and Guyana . That year, six out of ten main residences were equipped with one on the island compared to less than five out of ten in Guadeloupe, four out of ten in Martinique, and two out of ten in Guyana. The equipment....

On February 10, the Region and the State launched a process to bring together local development stakeholders., now grouped together in a shared governance body. Called “Regional Planning Commission”, it is co-chaired by the two public actors and supported by the Regional Land and Urban Development Fund (Frau). It brings together intermunicipalities, the Department, the Association of Mayors as well...

End of January 2026, Air Austral announced the renewal of direct seasonal flights between Reunion and Moroni (Comoros) for the next high season. These flights will take place from July 1 to September 9, once per week, on Wednesday, in order to meet strong demand from Reunion and Comorian customers. They complete....

French bee was voted “brand of the year 2026” in the “low-cost airline” category. The Dubreuil group company participated for the first time in this operation based on a consumer consultation. Created in 1987 and now deployed in nearly 40 countries, the label “elected Brand of the Year” stands out for its approach : a representative panel...

Roland-Garros airport welcomed 2,764,811 local passengers (starting or ending their trip in Reunion), i.e. +4% compared to 2024. Added to this are 60,871 transit passengers. (+13,9 %). Traffic distribution remains structured around three services : those of the metropolis (1,630,089 passengers, 59% you total, +4% in 2025), Indian Ocean (1,045,708 passengers,...

Richard Lorion took over as director of the Réunion Indian Ocean School of Engineering at the start of the January school year. He succeeds François Garde, director of the school from 2021 to 2025. Richard Lorion, lecturer in computer engineering, automation and signal processing and researcher within the Energy-Lab laboratory, had himself directed the IUT of Réunion for ten years....

The Competition Authority will study the proposed takeover of Make Distribution from February 2, which operates the Run Market brand, by the Caillé group. Until this date, stakeholders have the opportunity to make their observations known. Several weeks will still be necessary before the authority makes its opinion known. The Caillé and Make group...

Jean-Marie Le Bourvellec was elected to the position of president of the Technopole de La Réunion association, last November. This 73-year-old engineer was previously president of the Réunion Building and Public Works Federation and the Réunion Association of Information and Communication Technology Professionals.. At the Technopole he is surrounded by an office made up of four....

This is the number of tonnes collected by extended producer responsibility sectors in 2024, according to the annual report presented in December. 63,251 tonnes of REP waste were collected by historical channels (+5% in one year) and 28,100 tonnes through six new sectors : games and toys, ordinary DIY and garden items, thermal, tools....