All Air France-KLM Group articles
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NewsKLM to take A350 freighters while Air France reinforces A350-900 fleet
Air France-KLM Group has agreed to order four Airbus A350 freighters which its Martinair division will operate for KLM Cargo. The group will also order another three A350-900s for the Air France fleet.
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News
Lufthansa submits bid for ITA Airways as it seeks exclusive talks
Lufthansa has submitted an offer for ITA Airways under which it aims to secure a deal to initially acquire a minority stake in the Italian carrier with an option to take full ownership at a later date.
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Hop chief lands at Transavia France as Stubler takes group decarbonisation role
Transavia France chief executive Nathalie Stubler is take a up a new role as special advisor for Air France-KLM ’s decarbonisation strategy and will be succeeded at the leisure unit by the current head of Air France regional carrier Hop.
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Analysis
Airline share prices weaker at end-2022 versus end-2021 despite demand recovery
Airline share prices ended 2022 down on the same point 12 months earlier, following a challenging year for wider economies around the world
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Podcast
Airline Business Podcast: Standout stories from 2022
Graham and Lewis discuss some of the most interesting developments from the past 12 months
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In depth
How far through recovery are European airlines?
A carrier-by-carrier guide to the progress European airlines continued to make in their recovery from the Covid-19 crisis during the past year and a look at how much further they have to go in 2023.
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In depth
The Airline Business 38: Europe key data indicators from Q3
Key data from the third-quarter earnings season (unless otherwise stated), powered by The Airline Business 38, covering the July-September period for the years 2019-2022 and thereby encompassing the last pre-Covid data and progress since
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Air France-KLM to launch €300m offering to further repay state aid
Air France-KLM is to launch a new €300 million ($311 million) offering in a further step to accelerate the repayment of French state aid it received in response to the the Covid crisis.
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Air France-KLM repays €1bn of state loan early after strong results
Air France-KLM Group has repaid early part of the outstanding state-backed loan granted to support the company during the pandemic.
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Podcast
Airline Business Podcast: Record revenues, cargo concerns, ICAO deal and Latin latest
Graham and Lewis discuss a strong third-quarter results season for airlines in Europe and North America, as constrained capacity met surging demand. They also examine the recent ICAO agreement on emissions and the latest in the Latin American airline industry
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TAP chief welcomes acquisition interest as carrier reports record Q3 revenue
TAP Air Portugal’s chief executive has welcomed the interest from Air France-KLM – and potentially others – in acquiring a stake in the Star Alliance carrier as it reported its highest-ever third-quarter revenue and forecast a “good” full-year performance.
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Air France-KLM eyes TAP, Transavia and territories for growth as ITA deadline nears
Air France-KLM is studying consolidation opportunities in Europe and beyond as the exclusivity period for negotiations on an ITA Airways stake comes to an end, but also cites firm plans to expand within the limits of its current operations.
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Air France-KLM operating profit tops €1bn in Q3 despite Schiphol challenges
Air France-KLM expressed confidence about the winter demand outlook as it reported an operating profit of €1.02 billion ($1.02 billion) for the third quarter of 2022.
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Newsletter
Mixed signals for Europe despite strong traffic recovery
European budget operators Ryanair and Wizz Air outlined the continued strength of air traffic demand in figures for September released this week. The carriers are the first in the region to release traffic data each month and figures for both confirm strong summer demand has continued.
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KLM and Transavia seek to expand unruly passenger data-sharing initiative
Air France-KLM Group carriers KLM and Transavia are to exchange data on disruptive passengers in order to impose mutual penalties irrespective of the airline involved. KLM claims the arrangement is the first in the world to involve such data-sharing, and the operators are seeking to broaden the initiative to other ...
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Air France-KLM alliances chief to head SkyTeam
SkyTeam has named Air France-KLM’s head of alliances Patrick Roux as its new managing director in succession to Kristin Colvile.
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Newsletter
Airline partnership activity intensifies
In January, we posed the question: ‘If 2022 is not the year for new airline partnerships, when will be?’ It seemed logical that the Covid-19 crisis would prompt wounded carriers to see greater value in shoring up their market positions and/or expanding networks via closer relationships with other operators. And ...
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Podcast
Airline Business Podcast: Winter worries, Emirates-United tie-up, Frontier and Blue Air
Graham and Lewis discuss the transition from a positive summer period in terms of demand and - in some cases - profits to an uncertain winter, with a long list of challenges clouding the 2023 outlook.
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News
Transavia France to debut A320neo in 2023 as fleet expands
Transavia France will expand its fleet by 10 aircraft for the 2023 summer season, as the Air France-KLM unit plots growth into markets including Turkey.
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Italy to open exclusive talks with Air France-KLM, Delta consortium over ITA sale
Italy’s finance ministry is to begin exclusive negotiations with a consortium comprising Certares, Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines to take control of Alitalia successor ITA Airways.
