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After several months of uncertainty, Air Austral took possession of the three A220-300s ordered from Airbus at the end of July. With these 132-seat aircraft, the company is completely renewing its short and medium-haul fleet, previously made up of two Boeing 737-800s and one ATR 72-500. The first commercial flight operated by Airbus is scheduled for August 18, on Mayotte. Air Austral met en...

Hervé Mariton a été élu le 26 mai président de la Fédération des entreprises d’Outre-mer (Fédom), pour cinq ans. Il avait été brièvement ministre de l’Outre-mer en 2007, dans les dernières semaines du second mandat de Jacques Chirac. Il succède à Jean-Pierre Philibert, qui occupait ce poste depuis 2011. Une de ses premières prises de parole a porté sur la nécessité...

Around 23,000 young people aged 25 to 34 were born in Reunion, have completed their studies, and live elsewhere in France, mainly in mainland France. They are significantly more qualified than young natives who remained on the island or returned, according to the same INSEE study. Only 10% have no diploma and 45% have higher education qualifications, either...

The European Parliament voted on May 19, almost unanimously, a favorable opinion on the extension until December 31, 2027 of the dock dues regime. This being the penultimate step before the formalization of the renewal of this system specific to the French Overseas Departments. The final stamp will be given by the European Council later..

In 2020, 1,102 over-indebtedness files were filed in Iédom This number is down 15% over one year, due to travel restrictions during the lockdown period. The amount of debts is less than 16,000 euros for half of the files. Over recent years, le nombre de ménages surendettés réunionnais évolue autour...

In the meeting, as in other French regions, the level of education of the population rises from generation to generation, concludes an INSEE study which, on the island, focused on those born in Reunion and residing there in 2017. Not having a qualifying diploma is a much rarer situation for the younger generations native to....

The territory of the west coast presented the end of May a multi -year program of 26,5 millions d’euros d’investissement dans 15 zones d'activités sur les communes du Port, de Saint-Paul, de La Possession et de Saint-Leu, jusqu'en 2027. Ces zones regroupent 734 entreprises sur près de 232 hectares de foncier, ainsi qu’un patrimoine d’infrastructures conséquent (environ 149 000 m2 de surface...

One in ten Reunion Islanders consider themselves to be in poor or very poor health in 2019. This share is higher than in mainland France, while the population of Reunion is younger. These figures come from the European Health survey conducted by INSEE, in collaboration with the Regional Health Agency. For the first time in 2019, This survey was carried out in mainland France..

This is the increase in the household consumer price index in Reunion, calculated by INSEE for the month of April. This rebound comes after a drop of 0,4% in March. The increase in prices primarily concerns services – particularly recreational services, insurance and air transport –, then manufactured products including clothing, finally the....

Since 2015, students of the Professional License in Communication Professions at the University of Reunion organize the Kalou prizes, a competition of communication agencies which allows the general public to reward advertisements which best represent the Reunionese identity. For the 7th edition, 138 local advertisements were proposed by 11 communication agencies. A jury of professionals...