Could coronavirus result in resurgence of flag carriers?
The outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in an unprecedented global crisis. Aviation, the industry that connects the furthest…
Air France-KLM Group
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Learn about Air France-KLM, a Franco-Dutch airline holding company, one of the world’s largest airline groups.
Is Air France-KLM heading towards nationalization?
Like other carriers in Europe, the containment measures to fight the coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic have greatly affected Air…
Air France to temporarily lay off 80% of staff due to coronavirus
Due to the coronavirus Covid-19 epidemic, Ben Smith, CEO of Air France-KLM Group announced it would gradually reduce…
Will coronavirus send the A380 into early retirement?
As the aviation industry is caught in the coronavirus crisis, American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) is accelerating the retirement…
Airline consolidation in Europe: worrying times for the industry
While consolidation looks like a complex and long process that two or more companies undertake for one reason…
Airports take action against Chinese coronavirus spread
Airlines and airports in China and around the world are taking actions to contain the spread of the…
Air France-KLM Group confirms order for 60 Airbus A220-300s
Air France-KLM Group has confirmed its order for 60 Airbus A220-300s. The aircraft will all be operated by…
Richard Branson axes Virgin Atlantic stake sale to Air France-KLM
Virgin Group founder Richard Branson has reportedly backtracked on plans to sell a 31% stake of Virgin Atlantic…
France braces for strikes, 20% of flights cut
The French General Directorate of Civil Aviation required airlines to cut 20% of their flights over French territory…
Air France “has broken operational model” and changes are coming
Over the past few years, the Air France-KLM group has been in its fair share of turmoil. While…
Air France-KLM finances affected by A380 retirement
In its financial results for the third quarter of 2019, Air France-KLM announced a net profit down by…
Passengers stranded after Aigle Azur ceases operations
Aigle Azur will stop its operations from the evening of September 6, 2019. The second biggest French airline,…
Air France-KLM to retire its last A380 by 2022
After months of uncertainty on the fate of the A380, Air France-KLM finally announced it would sell the…
Millennial airline Joon says adieu after 17 months of operations
Only seventeen months after it started operations, Joon, Air France’s subsidiary targeted at millennials, made its last flights.Joon…
KLM to fund the design of radical new “Flying-V” aircraft
For KLM, sustainability in air travel is a big deal. At the recent IATA Annual General Meeting in…
Dutch government invites itself at Air France-KLM capital
In an unexpected move, the Netherlands acquired 12.68% of Air France-KLM capital on February 26, 2019, for a…
EU clears acquisition of 31% of Virgin Atlantic by Air France-KLM
The joint venture of Air France KLM (AFRAF) , Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic pose no threat…
The plot thickens: Ben Smith faces tensions at KLM and Hop!
Tensions are rising within the Air France-KLM group. Employees of KLM are supporting their CEO Pieter Elbers, whose…