Martinique Airport: 2025 Review and 2026 Roadmap, between International Connectivity and Green Transition
Martinique Aimé Césaire Airport reports 2.8% growth in 2025, driven by a surge in international traffic (+15% to +37% depending on the regions). However, 2026 marks a turning point: beyond the figures, the entire passenger experience is being transformed, while 15,000 solar panels prepare for the green transition. Nathalie Sébastien and Jean-Michel Lucenay unveiled an […]
Venezuela Airspace Reopening: Strategic Opportunity or High-Risk Bet for Airlines?
After months of disruption triggered by security alerts and regional military tensions, international air connectivity with Venezuela is beginning to return. The first wave of airline announcements and resumptions between February and March 2026 signals not a full recovery, but the start of a controlled re-entry phase into one of Latin America’s most volatile aviation […]
POLMAR 26 as a real-world test of maritime emergency response capacity in the French West Indies
On 10 February 2026, off the coast of Le Carbet and Bellefontaine in Martinique, the French Armed Forces in the Antilles conducted POLMAR 26, a maritime pollution response exercise organized under the ORSEC maritime emergency framework. Beyond the institutional announcement, the real significance of the operation lies in what it demonstrates: not a routine drill, […]